# Trish Costello

> Trish Costello is the founder and CEO of Portfolia and co-founder, first CEO and CEO Emeritus of Kauffman Fellows. Her work connects venture capital education with collaborative investing, bringing women’s capital, professional expertise and market knowledge into the financing of private companies.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Portfolia
- **Organizations:** Portfolia, Kauffman Fellows, Kauffman Foundation, CVE Capital Corp, Babson College, National Science Foundation, SHE-CAN, The Motley Fool Foundation
- **From:** Pittsburg, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, Pittsburg State University, MBA in Executive Management, Rockhurst University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Kauffman Fellows and served as its first CEO; remains CEO Emeritus., Founded Portfolia, a collaborative venture fund business designed for women investors., Founding president of CVE Capital Corp, a holding company associated with a $1.7 billion venture capital fund of funds.

## Career timeline

- **1978** — Earned a BA at Pittsburg State University; served as student body president.
- **1994** — Co-founded Kauffman Fellows at the Kauffman Foundation and became its first CEO.
- **2007** — Became founding president of CVE Capital Corp.
- **2008-2009** — Directed the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College.
- **2014** — Founded Portfolia.
- **2021-2023** — Served on The Motley Fool Foundation board.
- **2023** — Joined a SHE-CAN college mentor team supporting a Cambodian scholar.
- **2024** — Participated in the SEC’s 43rd Annual Small Business Forum.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Kauffman Fellows and served as its first CEO; remains CEO Emeritus.
- Founded Portfolia, a collaborative venture fund business designed for women investors.
- Founding president of CVE Capital Corp, a holding company associated with a $1.7 billion venture capital fund of funds.
- Named to Entrepreneur magazine’s inaugural 100 Most Innovative Women Entrepreneurs in 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Posted about creating investing rules that use women’s skills, pointing to thousands of women investing and adding value.
- **2026-10** — Portfolia’s homepage reports more than 2,200 women investors across 48 US states and 20 countries; its Opportunity Fund is accepting commitments.

## Links

- Website: https://www.portfolia.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishcostello1
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/trishcostello1

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Last updated: 2026-10-09