Melinda Gates, top women founders back F3


Female Founders Fund (F3) has closed its sophomore fund.

The New York-based venture group amassed $27 million — five times the size of the first fund.

In addition to closing a new fund, the seed stage venture fund touted its dedication to women entrepreneurs by unveiling a "Who's Who" list of women who have backed the fund.

F3 brought in eight strategic institutional partners to support the firm's work going forward, including investor Melinda Gates, the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates…

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