{"podcast":{"title":"Invest In Her with Catherine Gray","slug":"invest-in-her-with-catherine-gray-465315","podcast_index_feed_id":465315,"rss_url":"https://lltshow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.sheangelinvestors.com/invest-in-her-podcast/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/d/3/3/fd33d5248caea540d959afa2a1bf1c87/Invest_In_Her_logo_-_orange_1500_x_1500_px.png","author":"She Angel Investors","episode_count":503,"summary":"INVEST IN HER podcast, hosted by founder of She Angel Investors, Catherine Gray- features phenomenal female founders and funders. The podcast is part of a multimedia platform to connect women with funding resources. If you are a woman seeking funding, this podcast is for you. You will learn about the various ways to get funded, meet guests who you can connect with, learn how to overcome obstacles, and discover how funding can be made simple for female founders to understand and to access. Host Catherine Gray is a Film Producer, Author and Tedx Speaker and champions the funding of women who are tremendously underfunded- receiving less of 2% of venture capital funding. Each week the show has on guests that are female angel investors and general partners who are women that have started their own fund- and have a focus on funding women, LGBTQ and Bipoc. She also showcases women business owners who are seeking funding. The show is all about education and connection- providing investment resources for women looking to launch or scale their business. Listeners are female entrepreneurs who want to connect with resources- which can include funding, coaching, accelerators, mentorship, event…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:20:47.555237+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/invest-in-her-with-catherine-gray-465315"},"episode":{"title":"Inside Alumni Ventures with Laura Rippy and host Catherine Gray Ep. 483","slug":"inside-alumni-ventures-with-laura-rippy-and-host-catherine-gray-ep-483","published_at":"2026-04-01T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/invest-in-her-with-catherine-gray-465315/inside-alumni-ventures-with-laura-rippy-and-host-catherine-gray-ep-483","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/invest-in-her-with-catherine-gray-465315","url":"https://lltshow.libsyn.com/inside-alumni-ventures-with-laura-rippy-and-host-catherine-gray-ep-483","audio_url":"https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/lltshow/Laura_Rippy.mp3?dest-id=1403306","summary":"Catherine Gray, host of the Invest In Her Podcast, interviews Laura Rippy, Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures, where she leads multiple funds, including The Yard Ventures (Harvard), Green D Ventures (Dartmouth), the Women's Fund, and the U.S. Strategic Tech Fund. Laura was ranked the #1 Woman Early Stage Investor in 2025 by Business Insider. A three-time CEO and seasoned executive, she has led and scaled numerous tech startups across Boston, Seattle, and Dallas-Fort Worth, and brings deep experience from her time at Microsoft. With a background in strategy consulting during Germany's economic unification and degrees from Harvard Business School and Dartmouth College, Laura brings a uniquely global and operationally grounded perspective to venture investing. In this episode, Laura shares her journey from operator to top-ranked venture investor and unpacks what truly differentiates successful founders in today's competitive landscape. She and Catherine discuss the evolving venture capital ecosystem, the importance of access and education for women entering investing, and how Alumni Ventures is democratizing venture capital by opening doors to a broader investor base. Laura also offers insight into evaluating early-stage opportunities, building high-performing teams, and the critical role of pattern recognition and conviction in investing. The conversation highlights both the challenges and opportunities for women in venture, reinforcing the importance of visibility, community, and strategic capital in driving long-term impact. Websites Mentioned https://www.showherthemoneymovie.com www.sheangelinvestors.com Follow Us On Social Facebook @sheangelinvestors Twitter (X) @sheangelsinvest Instagram @sheangelinvestors & @catherinegray_investinher LinkedIn @cat…","meta_description":"Catherine Gray, host of the Invest In Her Podcast, interviews Laura Rippy, Managing Partner and Board Member at Alumni Ventures, where she leads multiple…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1662,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/invest-in-her-with-catherine-gray-465315/episodes/inside-alumni-ventures-with-laura-rippy-and-host-catherine-gray-ep-483/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/invest-in-her-with-catherine-gray-465315/inside-alumni-ventures-with-laura-rippy-and-host-catherine-gray-ep-483.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}