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The Two Percent

Historically less than 2% of venture capital funding has gone to female founded companies. Hosted by founding partner Anu Duggal, The Two Percent by Female Founders Fund is dedicated to highlighting stories of powerful CEO’s, founders, investors and industry leaders who are changing this dynamic, both as female founders and female funders.

08/03/2024

Transforming Media Landscapes with Time CEO Jessica Sibley

To close out season five, Anu is joined by Jessica Sibley, the innovative CEO of TIME, and a leading figure in the dynamic world of media. They dive into Jess’s remarkable impact at TIME one year into the role – including transformative digital strategies, and the brand's expansion into new territories, including live events, branded content, and more!

39 min
01/03/2024

Democratizing Dessert with Christina Tosi of Milk Bar

Anu is joined by Christina Tosi, the James Beard award-winning pastry chef and founder of Milk Bar, the iconic bakery and dessert brand with a cult-like following. Christina shares insights into her unique approach to innovation, team culture, building a brand that resonates deeply with consumers, and the strategic decisions behind Milk Bar’s expansion into the online sphere and supermarkets.

46 min
16/02/2024

The Story Behind Briogeo's Clean Beauty Exit with Nancy Twine

Anu sits down with Nancy Twine, the founder and CEO of Briogeo, an award-winning clean hair care line. They discuss the journey that took Nancy from the finance industry to becoming the youngest black woman to launch a product line at Sephora, as well as the biggest lessons she learned along the way. Nancy shares her experience navigating the acquisition process, a framework for defining and creating clean beauty products, and the strategy behind her newest venture – nancytwine.com, focused on sharing content and resources to support female entrepreneurs throughout their journey.

44 min
09/02/2024

Building The Wrinkle Cream of Haircare with Allison Conrad of Arey

In this episode of The Two Percent, Anu is joined by Allison Conrad, founder of Arey – the ‘wrinkle cream of haircare’. Allison shares the personal journey that led her to found Arey, the science behind graying hair, the challenges in pioneering a new category in the haircare industry, and her strategy in delivering a science-backed product that not only works but provides an exceptional customer experience.

40 min
02/02/2024

Building a Modern Birthing Experience with Oula’s Adrianne & Elaine

This episode of The Two Percent podcast features Adrianne Nickerson and Elaine Purcell, who are on a mission to revolutionize maternity care as the co-founders of Oula. Their discussion delves into the problems with the current maternity care system in the U.S, the role of technology in maternity care, the importance of a personalized patient experience, and their vision for Oula's future. This episode is a must-listen for healthcare professionals, expecting mothers, and anyone interested in the advances of maternity care.

46 min
26/01/2024

Taking Instacart Public with Fidji Simo

In this season premiere of The Two Percent, Anu engages in a captivating conversation with Fidji Simo, CEO and Chair of Instacart. Born in France to a family of fishermen, Fidji shares the journey that led her to Silicon Valley, where she started her career at eBay and Facebook before joining Instacart to lead the company in 2021. The episode delves into Fidji’s people leadership philosophy, her experience taking Instacart public, role as a co-founder of Metrodora Institute, and more.

34 min
31/10/2022

How Michelle Cordeiro Grant Built a Bra Empire by Throwing Out The Rulebook

To close out Season 4 Anu sits down with Michelle Cordeiro Grant, founder of Lively, a community and ‘leisurée’ brand inspiring women to live passionately, purposefully, and confidently. In this episode Michelle shares insights from her experiences building an empire by breaking all the rules, putting community before company, and successfully navigating the acquisition process as a three year old start up.

34 min
24/10/2022

Reimagining the Ointment Aisle from a Gen Z POV with Olamide Olowe of Topicals

Today’s guest is Olamide Olowe, Co-Founder & CEO of Topicals – the Gen-Z brand reimagining the ointment aisle with effective science-backed products and mental health advocacy – and the youngest Black woman to raise over $2M in funding. Olamide shares how she built a go-to-market strategy around her own experiences with chronic skin conditions, why storytelling is the greatest growth hack, and her best community building lessons for consumer brands.

40 min

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Introducing The 2%

Founding Partner, Anu Duggal introduces The 2% by Female Founders Fund. The series features deep dives with iconic female tech leaders like Whitney Wolfe Herd, Anne Wojcicki, Sima Sistani to get to the stories you won’t hear anywhere else. The 2% debuts on 10/22.

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Historically less than 2% of venture capital funding has gone to female founded companies. Hosted by founding partner Anu Duggal, The Two Percent by Female Founders Fund is dedicated to highlighting stories of powerful CEO’s, founders, investors and industry leaders who are changing this dynamic, both as female founders and female funders.

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Female Founders Fund
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2020 - 2024
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