SoGal Ventures is redefining the next generation of diverse founders and funders.
As the first female-led millennial venture capital firm,
SoGal Ventures represents how far our generation has come, and how deep our impact on the world can be. We believe in the power of diversity, borderless business, and human-centric design.
We invest in early stage diverse founding teams in the U.S. and Asia,
and aim to be the strongest ally for our portfolio companies.
Powered by the SoGal Ecosystem across 40+ cities around the world,
we are galvanizing a brand new demographic - millennial & Gen Z women and minorities -
to take central stage in entrepreneurship and creation.
This will change EVERYTHING. With that in mind,
we invest in the future of how we live, work, and stay healthy.
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Meet The Founders
Pocket Sun (@pocketysun)
Founding Partner
Pocket Sun founded SoGal, one of world's largest communities of diverse entrepreneurs and investors with 40+ chapters worldwide. She has extensive experience working with startups and corporations across the US, China, and Southeast Asia. She has been on the cover of Forbes Asia magazine as a 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital, selected as LinkedIn Top 10 Voices in VC & Entrepreneurship, and interviewed by BBC, CNBC, Fortune, CCTV, Inc., Harper's BAZAAR, etc.
Pocket has been a featured speaker at the most prestigious conferences around the world, including Microsoft CEO Summit, Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit, and TEDx. She holds a Master of Science degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from University of Southern California.
Elizabeth Galbut (@design4innov8)
Founding Partner
Elizabeth Galbut is a venture capitalist and business designer. Prior to finishing business school, she founded A-Level Capital, the first student-led venture capital firm powered by Johns Hopkins students. Previously, Elizabeth was a strategy & operations consultant at Deloitte Consulting focusing on large healthcare clients. Outside of her client-facing work, she contributed to business development efforts that led to over $200M of new work. She is an honoree in the 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 in Venture Capital list.
Elizabeth holds a MBA/MA Design Leadership Dual degree from Johns Hopkins University and Maryland Institute college of Art. She is also a proud alumnus of Georgetown University and London School of Economics.
Investments
The two managing partners have invested in 50+ startups with world-class founders in the US, Asia Pacific and Europe, and supported their rapid and sustainable global growth.
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