Cynthia Ringo and Nancy Pfund are succeeding in a testosterone-filled world by committing to do more than just make money for their investments. Out of 462 venture capital firms in the US, only their company -- San Francisco-based DBL Investors -- is run just by women.
Ringo is a former managing director at Vantage Point Venture Capital and Pfund was previously an investment managing director at Hambrecht & Quist, a boutique acquired by JP Morgan.
Their name comes from "double bottom line" because they want social, as well as financial, returns on their investments
According to a profile in The Mercury News, that investment philosophy has won plaudits from their clients: [ http://bit.ly/p1siin ].
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Author: Shanny Basa
