Leslie Feinzaig
Leslie Feinzaig | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1979 |
| Education | University of London Harvard University |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Eliécer Feinzaig Mintz (cousin) |
Leslie Feinzaig (born c. 1979) is a Costa Rican-American venture capitalist and technologist who is the founder and chief executive officer of the Graham & Walker venture fund. She founded the Seattle Female Founders Alliance and an accelerator in support of women entrepreneurs.
Early life and education
Feinzaig was born c. 1979 in San José, Costa Rica.[1][2] Her Jewish grandparents fled Poland at the onset of the Holocaust.[2] Feinzaig's grandfather was denied entry at Ellis Island due to the Immigration Act of 1924 and eventually settled in Costa Rica.[2] She was raised in Costa Rica where she worked as a store manager and a call center employee.[3] Feinzaig completed a bachelor's degree at the London School of Economics.[1] In 2005, she enrolled at Harvard Business School, earning a M.B.A. on a full scholarship.[2]
Career
Feinzaig is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technologist.[4] On a H-1B visa, she worked for Microsoft during the Great Recession.[2][5] Feinzaig left Microsoft upon receiving her green card in 2013.[2] She also worked at Big Fish Games and Julep.[1] In 2016, she created Venture Kits, a Seattle-based subscription company that sells entrepreneurial educational children's toys.[1][6] In February 2017, Feinzaig founded the Seattle Female Founders Alliance for female founders of venture-scale startups.[7][2] In 2018, she founded Ready Set Raise, an equity-free accelerator for women.[8] As of 2024, Feinzaig is a managing director of the Graham & Walker venture fund.[9] During the 2024 United States presidential election, she was a primary organizer of VCsForKamala.[9]
Personal life
Feinzaig is married and has two children.[1] They reside in Seattle, Washington.[1] Costa Rican legislator Eliécer Feinzaig Mintz is her cousin.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Stiffler, Lisa (May 18, 2018). "Working Geek: Female Founders Alliance CEO Leslie Feinzaig wants to help women score capital". Geek Wire. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Deutch, Gabby (2022-04-27). "The VC who believes investing in women is good business". Jewish Insider. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ "Seattle VC Profile: Leslie Feinzaig, Female Founders Alliance". Ascend.vc. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ "About". Graham & Walker. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ Nickelsburg, Monica (December 31, 2017). "Watch: The immigrant's journey, told by 3 foreign-born technologists who want to change the world". Geek Wire. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ↑ Nickelsburg, Monica (May 10, 2017). "Pitches, pictures, and more from the Seattle Female Founders Alliance launch party". Geek Wire. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ↑ Lerman, Rachel (2017-05-20). "Seattle startup founder sought a business partner, got a women's alliance instead". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ Mascarenhas, Natasha (2020-10-19). "Ready Set Raise, an accelerator for women built by women, announces third class". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Schleifer, Theodore; Isaac, Mike; Griffith, Erin (2024-07-31). "More Than 100 Silicon Valley Investors Pledge to Support Kamala Harris". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- Living people
- Businesspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- 21st-century Costa Rican women
- 21st-century American businesswomen
- Costa Rican businesspeople
- American venture capitalists
- Women venture capitalists
- American women company founders
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Harvard Business School alumni
- Costa Rican emigrants to the United States
- 21st-century American Jews
- Jewish women in business
- Costa Rican Jews
- American people of Costa Rican-Jewish descent
- American people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Costa Rican people of Polish-Jewish descent
- Businesspeople from Seattle
- American women chief executives