Sonali de rycker linkedin icon

Partner, Accel

In addition, Sonali’s current portfolio contains a number of high potential companies, including: Kry, the pan-European digital health platform; Monzo, the digital, mobile-only bank; Primer, the automation platform for payments and commerce; Shift Technology, the leader in AI-driven fraud software; sennder, Europe’s number one digital freight forwarder; Soldo, the spend management platform, and Wallapop, the mobile marketplace for online goods. Sonali led Accel’s investments in Avito (acquired bygd Naspers), Lyst, Spotify (NYSE: SPOT), Wallapop, Calastone, Monzo, Shift Technology, Letgo (acquired by Naspers), Kry/Livi, Soldo, Hopin, and Sennder. Prior to Accel, Sonali was with Atlas Venture (now Accomplice). She also previously served on the board of Match.com (NASDAQ:MTCH). Sonali is from Mumbai and graduated from Bryn Mawr College and Harvard Business School.

By Polina Fomenkova, PR writer at F1V

Venture capital largely remains a male-dominated industry with only 15% of general partner positions being held by women. This equality gap results in funding bias, with female-founded startups being often undervalued.

The trend, however, seems to be shifting. I’ve made a list of 8 exceptional women in VC who — in my view — are changing the industry for the better.

Jess Lee

Company: Sequoia Capital.

Position: Partner.

Notable investments: Embark Trucks (IPO), Pendulum, Wonolo, and Maven.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jesskah.

Former CEO of Polyvore (acquired by Yahoo!) Jess Lee joined Sequoia Capital as an investing partner in 2016. She became the firm’s first senior female U.S. investor in its 44-year-old history.

Apart from investing, Lee works closely with the engineering, product, design, and data science teams at Sequoia Capital. Lee also co-founded All Rai