🚀 Terry Burns Launches Type Capital
FemWealth Issue #159
Happy Sunday, FemWealth Friends,
In the Spotlight 🚀
Terri Burns, formerly GV’s youngest-ever partner at 26 and first Black female partner, announced the launch of Type Capital, an early-stage VC firm.
“Not being super caught up in this ecosystem of heat that is really popular right now is the path to winning, and also the path to more collaboration and respect from founders.” - Terri Burns, Founding Partner at Type Capital (via Fortune)
Based in the US, the firm aims to back Pre-Seed and Seed startups in areas including digital consumer and AI.
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