The latest from BBGV

The second quarter reinforced the venture market’s recovery. Investment and fundraising remained strong, while improving IPO and M&A activity offered encouraging signs that liquidity is beginning to return. AI continued to drive much of the market’s momentum, though investment and fundraising remained concentrated among a relatively small number of companies and funds. BBGV's Nisha Dua was interviewed for her perspective on how emerging managers can win in today's market.

TIME recognized Spring Health for building beyond the employer benefit into something more durable: a platform designed to keep members connected to the right care as their jobs, insurance, and clinical needs change. The recognition comes as Spring Health marks its 10th year – and one of the most defining periods in its history

Best way to kick off the week: BBG Ventures teamed up with Kristin McDonald (Eniac Ventures) and Susannah Shipton (AlleyCorp) for a Founder Curious breakfast in NYC, with support from Silicon Valley Bank. Rebecca Schwartz (Tabs) and Natan Wise (Conduit Health

Collection services offer convenience, but most garments are shredded into low-grade stuffing or sent abroad to an uncertain fate.

BBGV recognised in Business Insider's sixth annual Seed 40 which spotlights the women who have proven they can spot breakout founders before the rest of the market catches on — and help steer those fledgling businesses toward becoming market leaders.

Astō Consumer Partners and Align Ventures led a $105 million minority funding round for Starfaced.

In Full Coverage, Priya Rao reports on two of the industry’s favourite young brands: Starface and Fara Homidi.

Last Friday, BBG Ventures kicked off the first Founder Curious breakfast of 2026 in NYC.

Spring Health co-founders April Koh, CEO (left), and President Adam Chekroud, Ph.D., launched the company in 2016. The company offers therapy and mental health coaching through health plans and employers. (Spring Health)

Investment Group Includes Roster of Business Leaders Linnea Roberts, Jenny Just, Susan Lyne, Jen Mackesy, Ellie Rubenstein, and Sports Icons Mia Hamm & Abby Wambach

The funding will support the company’s expansion and technology development.

By Carol Magalhães Isaacs, BBG Ventures

What we learned about disrupting the status quo in legacy industries from Matt at Adaptive, a new look for BBGV's newsletter, and Max Home's $5M seed round.

How to go from building for someone else to building your own - a tactical field guide for founder-curious operators

Lessons from Dr. Sarah Buchner, CEO and Founder of Trunk Tools

In Conversation: Matt Calvano (CEO and co-founder of Adaptive)

Topline Pro, a startup using AI to automate operations for home services companies, raised a $27 million Series B round led by Northzone, it tells Axios exclusively.

Congratulations to Nick Ornitz, Shannon Kay and the Topline Pro team on their $27 million Series B raise!

By Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua

In Conversation: Trey (CEO and co-founder of Tennr)

Consumer AI-Native Products Today: On the Newly Possible, Personalization, Moat and Getting Funded (Part 1)

Early-stage investors take some of the biggest — and boldest — swings in venture capital.

By Susan Lyne, BBG Ventures

By Claire Biernacki & Carol Magalhães Isaacs, BBG Ventures

New York-based BBG Ventures has raised a new $60 million fund.

October 30, 2024

By Claire Biernacki, BBG Ventures

BBG Ventures was founded in 2014—an era when investors were first starting to pay attention to the untapped potential of female founders and their businesses.

Symbium is transforming the citizen-government experience, starting with permitting.

The Big Apple's venture capital scene is as strong as ever. And though the Bay Area still nudges out New York's ecosystem in size and funding, the city's investors and their influence continues to grow and thrive, despite a down year overall.

By Amber Quiñones & Drew Silverman

Where FF Are Building Today

By Amber Quiñones, BBG Ventures

Job Title: Platform Associate

In 2014, Susan Lyne left her perch as CEO of AOL’s brand group after less than two years with a mission in mind. Teaming up with her chief of staff Nisha Dua, the pair launched BBG Ventures, a firm dedicated to backing consumer startups with at least one woman on their founding teams.

Nisha Dua, Melinda French Gates and Fatima Gross Graves.