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Diversity and Inclusion

CTA Innovation For All Fund

According to data from Pitchbook, all-women teams in the U.S. received just $1.9 billion of the $85 billion total invested by venture capitalists last year, which is equal to about 2.2 percent of the total pot. Additionally, the average deal size for a woman-led company in 2017 was just over $5 million. For a male-led company, that number is a little less than $12 million.

At CTA we firmly hold that we are in a race for talent. It is imperative that we take full advantage of the diverse talent the U.S. has to offer to compete and the most successful and innovative companies will be those led by diverse teams.  

It's as critical that we don't miss out on the innovation the next unicorn startup has to offer because they lacked investment. Women and underrepresented founders do not attract the same level of venture funding as other founders. That's why CTA has invested $10 million, and at CES 2025 announced an additional $5 million in funding, into venture firms and funds focused on funding underrepresented founders, entrepreneurs, and diverse leadership teams.

Current Investments

For the technology industry to continue to evolve and grow, there needs to be equal access to venture funding for women and underrepresented founders.

Base Ventures

Base Ventures is a seed-stage fund investing in technology companies to turn access into opportunity for investors, founders, and the next disruptive idea.

Collab Capital

Collab Capital was built to invest financial, human, and network capital to effectively support, grow, and sustain Black-owned innovative businesses.

Founders First Capital Partners

Founders First Capital Partners invests in service-based companies led by women, ethnic minorities, military veterans, inclusive teams and businesses located in low- to moderate-income areas.

Harlem Capital Partners

Harlem Capital Partners is a New York-based minority-owned early-stage venture capital firm with a mission to change the face of entrepreneurship by investing in 1,000 diverse founders over the next 20 years.

MaC Venture Capital

MaC Venture Capital is a seed stage VC firm that invests in talented and uniquely qualified entrepreneurs to create the next generation of technology and consumer products.

Plum Alley

Plum Alley invests in advanced technology and healthcare companies that will improve our lives and the planet.

Rethink Impact

Rethink Impact funds female leaders using technology to solve the world’s biggest problems.

SoGal Ventures

SoGal Ventures is the first female-led, millennial venture capital firm and invests in early stage diverse founding teams in the U.S. and Asia.

TFX Capital

TFX Capital is an early-stage technology venture capital firm focused on partnering with former US military and national security veterans who have a passion for solving real-world problems.​ TFX Capital invests in early-stage technology solutions that make our nation more secure and our society stronger.

Zane Venture Fund

Zane Venture Fund is a Southeast-based early-stage venture fund, whose mission is to accelerate the diverse founding teams, that are building connective technologies for future economies.​ 

How to Apply

Venture firms and funds that invest in Innovation For All are encouraged to complete the online application below. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.