Julie Castro Abrams

Julie Castro Abrams

Managing Partner atHow Women InvestCalifornia

Julie Castro Abrams is a gender and racial justice activist. She serves as Managing Partner at How Women Invest and works to increase economic access for women.

What Julie can write

Writes checks of$100K to $500K
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BMostly follows a lead
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

How Women Invest writes $100K to $500K checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: How Women Invest.

Focus

gender justiceracial justiceeconomic access

Also at How Women Invest

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Who is Julie Castro Abrams?

Julie Castro Abrams is a gender and racial justice activist. She serves as Managing Partner at How Women Invest and works to increase economic access for women.

How much does Julie Castro Abrams invest?

Julie Castro Abrams invests through How Women Invest, which writes checks of $100K to $500K at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Julie Castro Abrams?

A warm intro from a founder How Women Invest backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

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