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The Fund That Bet Its Whole Pitch on the People, Not the Money
Four operators who never quit their day jobs built a venture fund where the check is the smallest thing in the room. The real asset is a rolodex of 100+ people who have already done the job.
Maxine Minter
Maxine Minter is Australia's first solo female General Partner at a venture capital fund, and the Founder & GP of Co Ventures - a $5M pre-seed fund dedicated to backing software-led companies with at least one Australian founder building for global scale. Based in San Francisco, she started her career as a tech lawyer, pivoted into startup founding and operating, and began angel investing with $2,500 cheques before raising her own fund. She co-hosts the 'First Cheque' podcast with Cheryl Mack, champions a 'belief capital' philosophy, and has built a portfolio with over 50% women founders.