Trish Costello founded the Kauffman Fellows Program in 1994 and led a $1.7B fund of funds. She founded Portfolia in 2013, focusing on women's expertise as a competitive advantage.
What Trish can write
Portfolia writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Portfolia.Career
- Kauffman Fellows Program · Founder1994
- Portfolia · Founder & CEONow
- Kauffman Foundation
- Kauffman Fellows Program1994
- Center for Venture Education · Founding CEO and CEO Emeritus
- CVE Capital Corp · Founding President
- Portfolia · founder and CEONow
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Who is Trish Costello?
Trish Costello founded the Kauffman Fellows Program in 1994 and led a $1.7B fund of funds. She founded Portfolia in 2013, focusing on women's expertise as a competitive advantage.
How much does Trish Costello invest?
Trish Costello invests through Portfolia, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Trish Costello do before Portfolia?
Founder at Kauffman Fellows Program; Kauffman Foundation; Kauffman Fellows Program; Founding CEO and CEO Emeritus at Center for Venture Education; Founding President at CVE Capital Corp.
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