Capital F closes $17M debut fund with goal to back the future of the ‘female economy’
Capital F, an all-female-led venture capital firm, has closed a $17 million debut fund to invest in the 'female economy.' The firm focuses on women's health, digital commerce, and AI tools, with a strong emphasis on increasing female participation in venture capital.
Why it matters
The fund highlights a shift toward targeted investment strategies that address specific market demands driven by women and aims to diversify the VC landscape.
Capital F , one of the few all-female-led VC firms, announced Wednesday the $17 million close of its debut fund.
The firm backs companies building in the “female economy” — or the markets where women drive demand. That mainly falls into three buckets for the firm, Margaret Coblentz, the firm’s co-founder, told TechCrunch — women’s health, digital commerce, and AI tools. The latter is increasingly important since “women are disproportionately the victims of trust and safety violations,” Dawn Dobras, the co-founder of Capital F, added.
Coblentz and Dobras spent the last 30 years running companies together. Dobras was notably the CEO of the clean beauty retailer Credo Beauty and spent a decade at Gap before moving on to the clothing retailer Charlotte Russe. Coblentz also worked at Charlotte Russe before launching her own luxury knitwear brand, which eventually exited.
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