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Firm partners: Roger Ehrenberg (founder) and Brad Gillespie

Total active startups in portfolio: 34

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 1

Female founder in portfolio: Sonpreet Bhatia of MyCityWay

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 2.9%

Firm partners: Alex Crisses, Deven Parekh, Jeff Horing, Jeff Lieberman, Larry Handen, Michael Triplett, Nikitas Koutoupes, Richard Wells, Ryan Hinkle, Hilary Gosher, Euan Menzies, Peter Sobiloff

Total active startups in portfolio: 91

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 8

Female founder in portfolio: Christina Koshzow (Branding Brand), Claudia Helming (DaWanda), Saki Dodelson and Susan Gertler (Achieve3000), Milda Mitkute (Vinted), Julie Mahloch (Hayneedle), Danae Ringelmann (Indiegogo), Priya Ayer (Anaqua) and Karen Minnick (Evestment)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 8.8%

Firm Managing Directors: Rick Heitzmann, Amish Jani, Lawrence Lenihan, Matt Turck

Total active startups in portfolio: 45

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 5

Female founder in portfolio: Brandi Temple and Emily Hickey (Lolly Wolly Doodle), Shauna Mei (Aha Life), Lily Liu (Public Stuff), Sonpreet Bhatia (MyCityWay)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 8.9%

Firm partners: Fred Wilson (co-founder), Brad Burnham (co-founder), Albert Wenger, Andy Weissman, John Buttrick

Total active startups in portfolio: 48

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 6

Female founder in portfolio: Michelle Zatlyn (CloudFlare), Vicki Cheung (Duolingo), Crystal Hutter (Edmodo), Elizabeth Iorns (Science Exchange), Marleen Vogelaar (Shapeways), Charise Flynn (Dwolla)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 12.5%

Firm partners: Ron Fisher, Kabir Misra, Steve Murray, Joe Medved, Jordan Levy, Ron Schreiber, Josh Guttman

Total active startups in portfolio: 53

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 10

Female founder in portfolio: Maja Drolec (Celtra), Kellee Khalil (Loverly), Kelsey Falter (PopTip), Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson (Gilt Groupe), Gretchen Fleming (Swirl), Aarthi Ramamurthy and Michelle Lam (True & Co), Maxine Bedat and Soraya Durabi (Zady), three founders of three stealth companies

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 18.9%

Firm partners: Howard Morgan, Rob Hayes, Josh Kopelman, Chris Fralic, Phin Barnes, Bill Trenchard, Kent Goldman

Total active startups in portfolio: ~ 147

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 22

Female founder in portfolio: Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp (Birchbox), Chantel Waterbury (Chloe & Isabel), Desiree Vargas Wrigley (GiveForward), Amanda Peyton (Grand St.), Lorna Borenstein (Grokker), Adora Cheung (Homejoy), Molly O’Hearn (Iovation), MaryAnn Bekkedahl (Keep Holdings), Sandra Oh Lin and Yael Pasternak Valek (Kiwi Crate), Kristen Hamilton (Koru), Gina Bianchini (MightyBell), Susan Gregg Koger (ModCloth), Ali Pincus and Susan Feldman (One Kings Lane), Lily Liu (PublicStuff), Lucinda Holt (Real Food Works), Cheryl Swirnow (Sherpaa), Leah Busque (TaskRabbit), Michelle Lam (True & Co), Andrea Barrett, Lynn Perkins and Daisy Downs (UrbanSitter), Deena Varshavskaya (Wanelo), Angela Beesley Starling (Wikia), Lacey Clark (Yapta)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 15%

Firm partners: Steve Goldby (CEO), Bryan Roberts, Mike Tyrrell, Anders Hove, Brian Ascher, Michael Brooks, Anthony Evnin, David Pakman, Steven Goldberg, Bob Kocher, Matt Trevithick, Nick Beim, Ray Rothrock

Total active startups in portfolio: 81

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 13

Female founder in portfolio: Lisa Stone, Jory Des Jardins, Elisa Camahort Page (BlogHer), Nataly Kogan (Happier), Gina Bornino Miller (Ironwood), Kristina Burrow (Sapphire Energy), Vanessa Green (Finsix), Julie Yoo (Kyruux), Lucy Shapiro (Anacor), Michelle Zatlyn (CloudFlare), Andrea Goldsmith (Quantenna Communications) Mary Lynne Hedley (Tesaro), Krisztina Zsebo (Celladon), Amanda Kahlow (6sense), a founder of a stealth company

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 16%

Firm partners: David Hirsch, Marc Michel

Total active startups in portfolio: 31

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 5

Female founder in portfolio: Marlie Liu (RetailNext), Danae Ringelmann (Indiegogo), Kathy Leake (Local Response), Bindu Reddy (MyLikes), Catherine Levene (Artspace)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 16.1%

Firm partners: Stuart Ellman (co-founder), James Robinson (co-founder), James D. Robinson III (co-founder), Will Porteous, Eric Wiesen

Total active startups in portfolio: ~ 74

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 12

Female founder in portfolio: Carly Strife (Bark & Co), Ela Madej (Base), Judy He (Floored), Moda Operandi (Lauren Santo Domingo), Alexa Hirschfeld (Paperless Post), Jessica Brondo and Emily Cole (Admittedly), Christine Lu and Jessica Shu (Affinity China), Alice Cheng (Culinary Agents), Shefali Khanna (DailyLook), Jenn Bai and Rebecca Eydeland (Mingyian), Kegan Schouwenburg (Sols), Carly Zakin and Danielle Weisberg (The Skimm)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 16.2%

Firm partners: Joshua Kushner (founder), Chris Paik, Will Gaybrick

Estimated total active startups in portfolio: ~ 42*

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 7

Female founder in portfolio: Marianne Wu (Honest Buildings), Shan-Lyn Ma (Zola), Angela Kim (Memoir), Ooshma Grg (Gobble), Charise Flynn (Dwolla), Sophia Amoruso (Nasty Gal), Alexa Hirschfeld (Paperless Post)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 16.7%

*Thrive doesn't list its portfolio companies on its website so the data was pulled from Crunchbase. While Kusher didn't say how many active companies are in his portfolio, but noted that "a lot of this data is wrong."

Firm partners: Dana Settle, Alan Patricof, Ian Sigalow, John Elton, Mark Terbeek, Bo Peabody, Paul Bricault

Total active startups in portfolio: 89

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 15

Female founder in portfolio: Daniella Yacobovsky and Amy Jain (BaubleBar), Phaedra Chrousos (Daily Secret), Leonora Valvo (etouches), Judy He (Floored), Dianna Mullins (Glam Media), Kathy Leake (Local Response), Gina Bianchini (Mightybell), Kara Nortman and Soleil Moon Frye (Moonfrye), Olivia Skuza (NuOrder(, Alicia Navarro (Skimlinks), Izzie Lerer (TheDodo), Julie Wainwright (The RealReal), Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power (Who What Wear), Lisa donovan (Maker Studios) and Rebeca Wilson (Saatchi Art)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 16.9%

Firm partners: John Frankel, Alex Katz, David Teten

Total active startups in portfolio: 47

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 8

Female founder in portfolio: Sharmeen Mitha-Sehgal (Appy Couple), Tegan Monique Gaan (Gigit), Danae Ringelmann (Indiegogo), Ariel Garten (InteraXon), Kathy Leake (LocalResponse), Kelly Eidson (Moveline), Karen Bantuveris and Delia Troy (VolunteerSpot), Amaryllis Fox (Mulu)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 17.02%

Firm partners: David Tisch (founder), Adam Rothenberg

Total active startups in portfolio: 100

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 19

Female founder in portfolio: Elena Silenok (Clothia), Jessica Wilpon Kamel (Ed01), Amanda Peyton (Grand St.), Handybook (Weina Scott), Sarah Nahm (Lever), Angela Lee (Memoir), Kelly Eidson (Moveline), Caren Maio (Nestio), Olivia Skuza (NuOrder), Sonia Sahney Nagar (Pickie), Ingrid Sanders (Popexpert), Kelsey Falter (PopTip), Allison Page (Seven Rooms), Jaclyn Shanfeld (Shop Hers), Ainsley Braun (Tinfoil Security), Maxine Bédat and Soraya Darabi (Zady), Payal Kadakia (Classpass), Ellen Johnston (Makr), Corie Hardee (Little Borrowed Dress)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 19%

Firm partners: Ken Lerer, Eric Hippeau, Ben Lerer

Estimated total active startups in portfolio: ~ 131*

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 26

Female founder in portfolio: Pauline Freeman (BalconyTV), Carly Strife (Bark & Co), Daniella Yacobovsky and Amy Jain (BaubleBar), Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp (Birchbox), Brit Morin (Brit + Co), Judy He (Floored), Amanda Hesser, Merrill Stubbs, Charlotte Druckman (Food52), Emily Weiss (Into the Gloss), Mona Bijoor (Joor), MaryAnn Bekkedahl (Keep), Ayah Bdeir (LittleBits), Ellen Johnston (Makr), Angela Kim (Memoir), Candy Chang (Neighborland), Sarah Lacy (Pando), Kelsey Falter (PopTip), Lily Liu (PublicStuff), Kim Taylor and Cecilia Retelle), Elizabeth Iorns (Science Exchange), Izzie Lerer (The Dodo), Allison Stern (Tubular Labs), Cassandra Huysentruyt Grey (Violet Grey), Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power (Who What Wear), Mandy Brown (Editorially), Kaye Puhlmann (Storybird), Randi Zuckerberg

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 19.8%

*We counted 131 active companies on the Lerer Ventures website but the company says it has made more than 200 active investments.

Firm partner: Charlie O'Donnell

Total active startups in portfolio: 13

Total investments in active, female-founded startups: 8

Female founder in portfolio: Angela Ceresnie (Orchard), Ellen Johnston (Makr), Judy He (Floored), Mandy Brown (Editorially), Britta Riley (Windowfarms), Keya Dannenbaum (Versa), founder of a stealth company, Christina Mercando (Ringly)

Percent of female-founded startups in active portfolio: 61.5%

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