Betsy Fore She/Her/Hers
CEO, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor
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Betsy Fore is the Founding Partner of Velveteen Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in the future of children and the planet for the next seven generations. A member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe, she made history as the first Native American woman to raise a Series A funding round of more than $20 million.
She is the author of Built on Purpose (HarperCollins Business), a guide for leaders determined to make a meaningful impact by building with purpose, conviction, and what she calls a "Deep Inner Why."
Betsy has spoken at Google, CES, the World Economic Forum, TEDx, Grace Hopper, SOCAP, and the Women's Venture Summit, and has served as a judge for the MIT Startup Competition. Her leadership has earned recognition from Entrepreneur's 100 Women of Impact, Chief's Top 50 Executives in the New Era of Leadership, Cosmopolitan's New C-Suite, Blueprint Capital Advisors' Power100, and Forbes 30 Under 30.
In addition to leading Velveteen Ventures, Betsy is an investment partner at XFactor Ventures, one of the most active investors in women-founded companies, and a venture partner at LongJump, a founder-led fund focused on underrepresented entrepreneurs. She currently serves on four boards and has invested in more than 140 companies.
