All Raise Announces Launch of Miami Chapter
The Nonprofit on a Mission to Build an Equitable Tech Ecosystem Brings Its Programs and Community to the Magic City Under the Leadership of 13 Powerful Tech Leaders
Miami, FL — January 31, 2023 — All Raise, the nonprofit organization on a mission to accelerate the success of female and non-binary founders, investors, and operators to build a more prosperous, equitable future, today announces the launch of its Miami chapter in partnership with GET Cities. All Raise’s Miami chapter will arm female and non-binary leaders with access, guidance, and support to advance their professional growth. The Miami chapter joins existing chapters in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
All Raise is a nonprofit born out of a grassroots movement in 2017, All Raise’s programs arm women with the tools and networks to advance their professional growth. All Raise is a community of 24,000+ iconic founders/CEOs, operators and investors across the country. All Raise has two primary goals: doubling the percentage of female checkwriters to 18% by 2028, and increasing the amount of early-stage funding going to female founders to 23% by 2030.
What makes All Raise stand out is the caliber of founders, funders, and operators who contribute their time, energy, and dollars in furthering the organization’s mission. No other nonprofit has been able to mobilize such a powerful group of tech leaders who are committed to change and bring them around the same table. All Raise has raised a total of $15 million to pursue its mission.
“Miami is a booming tech city witnessing massive growth at the moment,“ said Alexandra Pinckney, Director of Marketing at All Raise. “This city is integral to All Raise and GET Cities’ joint goal to build an equitable future because Miami is a global gateway that connects many founders and investors from the global majority and it is also our first chapter city where the population is not predominantly white male. A successful All Raise Miami Chapter means we are directly redistributing access, capital, and power to Black and Latinx women and non-binary people — traditionally underrepresented tech leaders. Miami will be a real life case study of the innovation and capital we generate when we create pathways to success for those who are historically left out.”
Miami is the logical next chapter for All Raise. Miami-based female founders are making progress in the VC ecosystem and are incredibly influential. According to Pitchbook’s fourth annual “All In: Female Founders in the U.S. VC Ecosystem” report, South Florida technology startups with at least one woman founder captured $596 million across 66 deals during the first three quarters of 2022. That’s more than half of the $922 million invested in female-founded startups across the state during the same period. However, also in 2022, South Florida companies with mixed-gender teams raised more capital than all-female teams. Startups with a male and female founder secured $564 million across 51 deals, compared to $32 million across 15 deals for companies solely founded by women.
Alongside the launch, All Raise also introduced the impressive members of its Miami Steering Committee who will help drive awareness and programs for female and non-binary founders, investors, and operators in the greater Miami area.
Here are the dynamic members and ambassadors of All Raise’s Miami Steering Committee:
All Raise Miami SteerCo Members
- Sharon Holm, Founder and CEO of Sisterverse
- Marilu Livermore, Partner & Chief Growth Officer at Founders Circle Capital
- Maria Derchi Russo, VP, Platform and Community at Florida Funders
- Natalia Martinez-Kalinina, Sr. Innovation Strategist and Organizational Psychologist; Formerly Cambridge Innovation Center
- Jeanine Suah, Founding Partner at Rezilyent Capital; Expert-in-residence at Brex
- Ali Aly, VC Associate at Black Venture Capital Consortium
- Alexis Alston, Principal at Lightship Capital
- Chisom A’Marie, Vice President/Investor at New Voices Fund
- Sindhya Valloppillil, Co-founder/CEO of Skin Dossier
- Roya Pakzad, Co-founder & Partner at Feminade Inc.
All Raise Miami SteerCo Ambassadors
- Laura Maydón, Co-founder and Partner of Ascendo Venture Capital
- Jody Thelander, Founder & CEO of J. Thelander Consulting
- Camille Manso, Principal at Silicon Foundry
To celebrate this launch, All Raise hosted an event last night at Superblue Miami that connected nearly 300 founders, investors, operators, and advocates committed to accelerating the success of women and non-binary persons in the Miami startup and VC ecosystems. The event included a warm welcome from All Raise executives as well as a panel discussion that featured Francesca de Quesada Covey (Partner, TheVentureCity), Carolyn Groobey (Board Member & Investor, New World Angels), Beatriz Ayala Muniz (Founder & CEO, Musicasa) and LaToya Stirrup, (CEO/Co-Founder of KAZMALEJE) alongside interactive activations, ample networking, and other VIP guests.
About All Raise:
All Raise is the nonprofit organization on a mission to accelerate the success of female and non-binary founders and investors to build a more prosperous, equitable future. All Raise was born out of a grassroots movement in 2017 and arms female and non-binary leaders with access, guidance, and support to advance their professional growth. All Raise is a community of 24,000+ iconic founders/CEOs, operators and investors across the country. All Raise has two primary goals: doubling the percentage of female checkwriters to 18% by 2028, and increasing the amount of early-stage funding going to female founders to 23% by 2030. The organization is headquartered in the Bay Area with local chapters in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Miami.
