Katie Andresen

We invest in founders who are reshaping outdated industries. We believe in a world where top tier fintech products help the 99% grow their wealth and build businesses. Where everyday people have transparent, efficient, and attentive healthcare experiences. Where managers and front-line employees in legacy industries have tools that save time, increase transparency, and take minutes to learn (vertical SaaS).

We invest in founders who are reshaping outdated industries. We believe in a world where top tier fintech products help the 99% grow their wealth and build businesses. Where everyday people have transparent, efficient, and attentive healthcare experiences. Where managers and front-line employees in legacy industries have tools that save time, increase transparency, and take minutes to learn (vertical SaaS).

Every company has a mission. Whats ours? To empower every person and every organization to achieve more. We believe technology can and should be a force for good and that meaningful innovation contributes to a brighter world in the future and today. Our culture doesn’t just encourage curiosity; it embraces it. Each day we make progress together by showing up as our authentic selves. We show up with a learn-it-all mentality. We show up cheering on others, knowing their success doesnt diminish our own. We show up every day open to learning our own biases, changing our behavior, and inviting in differences. Because impact matters. Microsoft operates in 190 countries and is made up of approximately 228,000 passionate employees worldwide.

Better Ventures is a venture capital firm that provides funding and support to companies creating scalable solutions to some of the world’s biggest challenges. We believe in the power of technology to address the big issues of our time, from job creation to education to environmental sustainability. Given the magnitude of the world’s problems and the enormous market opportunities they represent, it takes the best and brightest minds armed with the best resources to address them. These are the people we seek to back – entrepreneurs committed to using the tools and methodologies of the modern technology startup to address big global challenges. Were thinking big and expecting big results, and so are the entrepreneurs we back. Better Ventures is the evolution of Hub Ventures, a successful startup accelerator for entrepreneurs building a better world.

Backstage Capital is a venture capital fund investing in the best startups led by underrepresented founders in the U.S.

All Raise is a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the success of women and nonbinary investors, reshaping culture, capital flows, and decision-making power within venture capital. Founded in 2017 out of a grassroots movement, All Raise equips investors with the access, guidance, and community needed to advance their professional growth. By expanding who makes funding decisions, we unlock stronger returns and market-shaping innovation — building a more equitable and prosperous future for all.