About Us
VC 414 is a 100% women- and 50% Latina-led early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our General Partners have spent 40 combined years in leadership roles across broad areas of economic empowerment including government and nonprofit leadership, higher education, financial services, angel and corporate venture investment.
Our Vision
Our vision is to be the foundation of a movement to use venture capital to catalyze a more inclusive and prosperous future.
Our mission
Our mission is to empower courageous entrepreneurs who are advancing socioeconomic prosperity. This could be who they are, where they are from, or what they are building. The common denominator is that they are disrupting the marketplace with innovation, creativity and grit.
We strive to achieve above market rate returns without sacrificing what called us to action: the fact that women, Latinx, Black, LGBTQ+, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, Veterans, and founders from non-tech hubs are not receiving adequate investment from venture capitalists, despite evidence of strong performance.
We believe these creative and industrious participants in our economy are driving the next generation of successful venture-backed companies.
Our Values
Be visionary. Be courageous. Be scrappy.
Be conscientious. Be adventurous.
Our Mantra
Good Vibes Only!
WHY?
Reason #1
Despite evidence that companies with female founders perform 63% better, and women being 85% of consumer purchasing power, they only received 2% of venture capital in 2022.
Reason #2
Diverse teams have been shown to have better financial outcomes by 30% but only 2.6% of venture capital goes to LatinX and Black founders.
Reason #3
When U.S. VC firms increased their number of female partners, they saw 9.7% more profitable exits but only 4.9% of VC partners are female, and of that percentage, women of color make up less than 1%.