Episode 82: Elizabeth Galbut - Co-Founder and Managing Partner at SoGal Ventures

Welcome to Episode 82 of The VentureFizz Podcast, the flagship podcast from the leading authority for jobs & careers in the tech industry. For this episode of our podcast, I interviewed Elizabeth Galbut, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at SoGal Ventures. Elizabeth has founded two venture capital firms. While attending business school, she founded A-Level Capital, the first student-led VC firm powered by John Hopkins students. Her current firm, SoGal Ventures is the first female-led millennial VC firm. They focus on investing in diverse founding teams that are trying to solve major problems in the consumer or healthcare industry. Elizabeth and her Co-Founder & Partner, Pocket Sun, have invested in over 50 companies including EverlyWell, Function of Beauty, Little Spoon, and many more. In this episode of our podcast, we cover lots of topics, like: -Advice for founders on getting media attention. -Elizabeth’s early professional background and the story of how A-Level Capital came to be. -What led her down the path of starting SoGal Ventures, as well as all the details behind the firm and what they are targeting for investments. -The importance of diversity in entrepreneurship. -How Elizabeth manages her time. -Plus, a lot more. Did you know that we have a weekly digest email that has all the “must know” information about the NY tech scene? It is one email a week that will keep you plugged in. Go to venturefizz.com/email to sign up. Lastly, if you like the show, please remember to subscribe to and review us on iTunes, or your podcast player of choice!