Interview with Neal St Anthony of the Star Tribune brings visibility to Sofia Fund and its partners’ long and successful involvement in investing in women led companies.
Sofia Fund Partners Maintain Their Focus on Women-Led Firms…
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Looking Concussion in the Eye
A recent post in the April/ May Issue of MIT Review discusses the science Uzma Samadani used as she sought to find a way to measure improvements in her severely, brain-injured patients. The ability to capture a large amount of data from tracking not only eye movement but restrictions on range of motion in the eye led to the EyeBox product being developed by Oculogica, one of Sofia Fund’s portfolio companies.…
Sofia Fund Invests in Joylux, Inc
Minneapolis, MN, May 3, 2018 — Sofia Fund, a leading angel investment firm focused on high-growth, women-led early stage companies, today announced it has invested in Joylux, Inc., the Seattle-based women’s intimate health and wellness company.
The Sofia Fund investment was part of Joylux’s recent Series A financing round, which closes Aug.…
Sofia Fund Makes Third Investment in Cognition Therapeutics
Sofia Fund recently announced its third investment in Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (CogRx), a Pittsburgh-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and manufactures innovative therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurocognitive disorders.
The Sofia Fund investment was part of Cognition Therapeutic’s most recent financing round, through which the company hopes to raise up to $5 million.…
Angels Tell the Truth: What Makes a New Company Fundable
By Cathy Connett, CEO and Managing Partner, Sofia Fund
There’s more than $100 billion dollars currently being invested annually by venture capitalists, private equity firms and angel investors. Why do some businesses get a piece of the action and others don’t?…
Getting a Read on Brain Function
Very interesting article in the StarTribune about HCMC’s neurosurgeon Dr. Uzma Samadani and the technology she is developing to assess brain function in real time. The technology is licensed to Oculogica, a company she co-founded, and is embodied in their device called the Eyebox.…
Center for Venture Research: The Angel Investor Market in 2015: A Buyer’s Market
According to a report just published by the Center of Venture Research summarizing the 2015 Angel Investor Market, the market in 2015 had a slight increase in investment dollars and in the deal size. Total investments in 2015 were $24.6 billion, an increase of 1.9% over 2014, according to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire.…
Sofia Angel II Fund Surpasses Investor Goals Raising $5.5 M
Press Release July 27, 2015
Today marks a significant achievement in bringing new monies into early stage companies. The Sofia Fund, which invests in women-led, growth companies and is led by a group of experienced investors, has tapped into an investor community passionate about Sofia’s mission.…
Female Run Venture Firms Alter the Status Quo
The Sofia Fund team knows from their long personal history in angel investing that the addition of women investors will help accelerate the funding of women led growth companies. We are excited to see the progress being made with women founded Venture Capital firms.…
Sofia Fund to Invest in Women Led Ventures
The Sofia Fund has raised $3.925M from men, women, and couples to invest in women led growth businesses primarily located in MN and the Midwest. in this interview, Cathy Connett and Barb Stinnett share the motivation that has driven the creation of this fund by Dee Thibodeau, Joy Lindsay, Lisa Crump, Barb and Cathy .…