The Seed 40: The best women early-stage investors of 2024

Early-stage investing is a delicate dance. It demands an understanding of markets, a knack for recognizing potential, and sheer tenacity to weather the cyclical storms of the startup world.

Now in its fourth year, our Seed 40 list illuminates the women who have mastered this craft. They are on the front lines, locking arms with visionary founders to transform ideas into full-fledged businesses, often putting money and support behind those builders before others see the opportunity.

"The greatest service you can do for someone is seeing the potential in them when they don't see it themselves," says Shruti Gandhi, founder and general partner of Array Ventures and one of our top-ranked investors.

This list is compiled using data analysis supplied by Termina, a software platform spun out of Tribe Capital.

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Correction: May 7, 2024 — An earlier version of this list misstated the amount of Staircase Ventures' first fund. It is $34 million.

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