23 women in venture capital who made partner or higher at firms like Khosla Ventures and GV in 2023

• The venture capital industry is overwhelmingly male.
• But more firms made moves to close the gender gap in 2023 by hiring and promoting women to partners.
• The new check-writers include Khosla Ventures’ Alice Brooks and Founders Fund’s Jennifer Campbell.

Startups and venture capital are still overwhelmingly boy’s clubs — but each year, more and female investors are claiming their seat at the table.

In many ways, progress has remained slow, especially as investors tighten their purse strings and founders brace for a “mass extinction event.” According to PitchBook data, women accounted for 16% of general partners at VC firms that hold more than $50 million in assets in 2022, the most recent year for which data was available.

Business Insider is recognizing the women in venture capital who made partner or general partner for the first time in 2023. Our list does not include the many women striking out on their own to raise micro funds, or female angel investors.

You can read more about Europe’s new female partners here.

In 2023, GV and Khosla Ventures each notably hired multiple female partners, while other firms including LRVHealth, Menlo Ventures, and Founders Fund all added women to their check-writing ranks.

Let us know who we missed — investing partners or general partners only, please — by contacting Samantha Stokes at [email protected] or Madeline Renbarger at [email protected].