# Jenny Lefcourt

> Jenny Lefcourt is a General Partner at Freestyle VC, a San Francisco-based seed-stage venture capital firm with $565M+ AUM. A serial entrepreneur who dropped out of Stanford GSB to co-found WeddingChannel.com (backed by Kleiner Perkins), she later co-founded Bella Pictures before transitioning to venture capital in 2014. She has since backed iconic companies including Airtable, Patreon, BetterUp, and Intercom, earned spots on the Forbes Midas Seed List and Forbes 50 Over 50, and co-founded All Raise, the nonprofit accelerating female founders and funders in tech.

- **Role:** General Partner at Freestyle VC
- **Organizations:** Freestyle VC, All Raise, Broadway Angels
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Economics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, MBA (dropped out after first year), Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Forbes Midas Seed List (2022, 2023), Forbes 50 Over 50 (2022), Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance (multiple years)

## Career timeline

- **early 1990s** — Graduated from Wharton School with B.S. in Economics; worked as CPA at Arthur Andersen in New York City
- **~1996** — Backpacked around the world for a year; relocated to Palo Alto, CA
- **1997** — Joined consumer software company; launched its Internet division; lived through company IPO; enrolled at Stanford GSB
- **1998** — Dropped out of Stanford MBA after receiving term sheet from Kleiner Perkins; co-founded WeddingChannel.com with classmate
- **1998-2002** — Co-founder and VP of Marketing & Business Development at WeddingChannel.com; raised tens of millions in VC; merged with Della & James
- **~2002** — WeddingChannel.com sold to The Knot / XOXO; took time off to be with young children
- **2004** — Co-founded Bella Pictures, a national online wedding photography company
- **2004-2010** — Co-founder and VP Marketing & Business Development at Bella Pictures
- **2011** — Bella Pictures sold to CPI Corp
- **2014** — Joined Freestyle Capital as Partner (May 2014)
- **2015** — Promoted to General Partner at Freestyle VC
- **2018** — Co-founded All Raise, nonprofit accelerating female founders and funders in tech
- **2022** — Part of Freestyle Fund VI raise ($130M, largest fund to date); named to Forbes 50 Over 50 and Forbes Midas Seed List

## Achievements

- Forbes Midas Seed List (2022, 2023)
- Forbes 50 Over 50 (2022)
- Barron's 100 Most Influential Women in U.S. Finance (multiple years)
- Business Insider Top Seed 100 (multiple years)
- Business Insider Seed 30: Best Women Early-Stage Investors (2023)
- Forty Over 40 honoree (2016)
- Co-founded WeddingChannel.com, backed by Kleiner Perkins, later acquired by The Knot
- Co-founded Bella Pictures, sold to CPI Corp in 2011
- General Partner at Freestyle VC with $565M+ AUM across 6 funds
- Backed Airtable, Patreon, BetterUp, Intercom, Narvar, Snapdocs, Discord (angel), Minted (angel)
- Co-founded All Raise nonprofit, driving diversity in VC
- Taught entrepreneurship and fundraising at Stanford

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Named to Business Insider Seed 30: Best Women Early-Stage Investors list
- **2022-03** — Freestyle Fund VI closes at $130M, the firm's largest fund to date
- **2022-01** — Named to Forbes 50 Over 50 and Forbes Midas Seed List 2022

## Links

- Website: https://freestyle.vc/team/jenny-lefcourt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennylefcourt/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jennylefcourt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenny.lefcourt/

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Last updated: 2026-05-05