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Women Angel Investor

What a difference a year makes!  In 2011, the Pipeline Fellowship  began as a single program in New York to train ten women to become angel investors and support women social entrepreneurs.  In 2012, the Pipeline Fellowship is expanding to include two locations, four programs, and will train forty women.  How many organizations can say they are experiencing a 400% increase in their first year!

According to founder Natalia Oberti Noguerra, “The Pipeline Fellowship is committed to increasing diversity in the angel investing community and training a new generation of angels to invest for good.  The Pipeline Fellowship is hoping to have an impact on the enormous disconnect between the number of businesses being started by women and the number of women receiving venture capital – a vital source of funding for start-up businesses.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Women Angel Investors on the Rise