Halogen Ventures

Halogen Ventures hosted an incredible State of Women Breakfast in Birmingham, Alabama. A packed house of brilliant, driven women came together to talk business, leadership, and the very real impact and change women are making across industries. A huge thank you to the incredible Tricia Wallwork, CEO of Milo's Tea Company, Inc. for joining us for a fireside chat. Tricia has led one of the most remarkable growth stories in business, growing Milo’s from a beloved Birmingham family business, founded in 1946, into the #1 tea brand in America, now valued at $1.7 billion!!! Thank you to everyone who joined us today! We are inspired by all of you. Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg Julia Richter

We have made over 100 investments in female founded businesses. Full stop. 6 are unicorns to date. And many more are on their way! We were very much underestimated in the beginning but people are paying attention now. To all of you out there raising funds, just keep working towards your goals. Put one step in front of the next. And don't get me wrong, we still have a lot to do. I am not going to sugarcoat this announcement. I had SO many of those early meetings with potential investors who spent 2+ hours with me and then said 'This is too small a market, women aren't starting companies' and then almost in the same sentence asked me to meet with their daughters as a mentor, and funny enough, their portfolios don't reflect that same conviction, or track record. Don't get me wrong, I love meeting with daughters but it always felt ironic if they weren't investing and didn't believe in the mission. I want to remind everyone right now that everything is better with equality at the forefront. Businesses, politics, education, healthcare. Everything. I'm so proud of my team and most of all our insanely incredible founders who are the real rockstars here! Here's to the next 100! #halogenvc #jesseDraper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg Julia Richter #venturecapital #femalefounders #womeninbusiness

Halogen Ventures is heading to Dothan, Alabama on April 16 for the inaugural Wiregrass Pitch Competition at the newly opened Wiregrass Innovation Center. Entrepreneurs will pitch live to a room of investors, operators, and ecosystem partners. This event is presented in partnership with BIO Alabama and the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. It’s an event you won’t want to miss! We’d love to see you there! RSVP here: https://luma.com/5fj94cdb Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg Julia Richter

Our portfolio company Trust & Will just released their 2026 Estate Planning Report and the findings are worth a read! Trust & Will makes it simple and affordable for families to create wills, trusts, and the documents that protect the people they love. Check out the full report below.👇🏼

Meet Deepica Mutyala, Founder & CEO of Live Tinted — an inclusive beauty brand focusing on innovative multi-use products catered to a wide spectrum of skin tones, especially those overlooked by traditional beauty brands. Live Tinted is the first South East Asian brand to launch at Ulta Beauty. Deepica grew up as a South Asian girl in Texas who never saw herself in a beauty ad. That experience never left her. So she built the brand she always needed. Today, Live Tinted's Skin Tint sells every two minutes. That's what happens when you build something people have been waiting their whole lives to find. See her full story in the carousel below, the challenges, the milestones, and the advice she has for founders. Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg #HalogenVC #FemaleFounders #LiveTinted #FounderStory

A few updates we're excited to share from across the Halogen Ventures portfolio: · Babylist, the trusted registry and platform for growing families, is approaching $1 billion in sales and eyeing an IPO. Founder & CEO Natalie Gordon was also named a CNBC 2026 Changemaker and earned Babylist the #1 spot in Corporate Social Responsibility on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list · it's electric, the EV charging company that unlocks unused urban power by partnering with property owners to expand charging access while generating passive income, expanded to Washington D.C. · Metropolis Technologies, the AI-powered parking and mobility platform, was named one of America's Best Startup Employers of 2026 by Forbes and Statista · YSE Beauty, Molly Sims' skincare brand built for women 35+, appointed its first CEO ahead of a full SEPHORA U.S. expansion · Trust & Will, the leading digital estate planning platform, was named one of America's Best Startup Employers of 2026 by Forbes and Statista and one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies of 2026 · Venus Aerospace, the aerospace company developing next-generation propulsion technology for ultra-fast global travel and defense applications, was named a finalist for the 2025 Robert J. Collier Trophy — one of the most prestigious honors in American aerospace · Felicia Curcuru, founder and CEO of Binti, the child welfare technology platform modernizing foster care across 37 states, was named a CNBC 2026 Changemaker and one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times #FutureOfFamily #PortfolioNews #FemaleFounders #WomenInTech #HalogenVentures Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg

Halogen Ventures hosted a Founders & Funders Lunch in Seattle! Alongside our partners Natalie Steck, MBA at Silicon Valley Bank, Kerra J. Melvin at DLA Piper, and Sarina Regehr at Pilot.com, we brought together a room of founders, investors, and operators for an exciting conversation on the latest trends in AI and where we see opportunity ahead in the Pacific Northwest ecosystem. Grateful to everyone who joined us for a productive and fun event! Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg #HalogenVC #VentureCapital #FemaleFounders #Founders #Startup #Seattle

This week the Halogen Ventures team hosted an investor breakfast in San Diego! We had a room full of incredible people! The energy in the room reminded us why building community is at the core of what we do. Great conversations, new connections, and plenty of San Diego sunshine. A special thank you to our portfolio companies YSE Beauty, Vivoo, Thirdlove, Lil Luv Dog, and WTHN for providing products for our guests. Thank you to Richard Bull at DLA Piper and Ashley Fairon at Silicon Valley Bank for partnering with us. And thank you to everyone who showed up and made it a great morning! #halogenvc Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg Julia Richter

Today Halogen Ventures is announcing their 100th investment in female founded businesses! Today, we have 100 investments, six unicorns, $15 billion+ in market value, a portfolio that is 100% female-founded and 85% female CEO-led. "If you don't like the way the world looks right now, invest in women." — Jesse Draper, Founding Partner 🤍 Full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gGjJidHS Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg

Seven founders from the Halogen Ventures portfolio have been named to the Inc. 2026 Female Founders 500. • Felicia Curcuru — Binti, • Kristie D'Ambrosio-Correll — Dacora Motors, • Natalie Gordon — Babylist, • Tiya Gordon — it's electric, • Siran Cao — Mirza, • Sarah "Sassie" Duggleby — Venus Aerospace, • Kara Egan — Teal Health. Inc. Magazine Female Founders 500 recognizes the women building and scaling some of the most important companies in the country. To have seven of our founders on this list is something we don't take lightly. These are builders who are reshaping childcare, clean energy, aerospace, women's health, beauty, and beyond. Congratulations to all seven. We are so proud to back you. 🤍 Jesse Draper Ashley Balla Jennifer Kwan Mandelbaum Adriana Gadala-Maria Ochi Jolie Goldberg