American businesswoman (born 1971)
Kerry Rupp is an American businesswoman.[1] [2] [3] She has previously served as a chief executive officer of DreamIt.[4]
Rupp invests in women-led startups related to health and the environment through her firm.[5]
She also serves as a director of Texas 4000 for Cancer.[6]
Early life [ edit ]
Born in 1971 in Boston, Rupp received her early education from a high school in the Chicago area.[4]
She holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Duke University .[4] In 1999, she graduated with a master's in business administration degree from Harvard Business School .[4] [7]
In 2010, Rupp became part of DreamIt and later served its chief executive officer till 2015.[8] She has also worked as a faculty member for the National Science Foundation .[9]
In 2016, she joined True Wealth Ventures which invests in women-led startups, where she serves as a general partner.[10] [11]
She was also the founder of Holiday Golightly, a travel agency.[8]
References [ edit ]
^ Zakrzewski, Cat (February 13, 2018). "True Wealth Ventures On Mission to Back Women" . Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
^ "Follow the money: North Texas tech companies raised nearly $264M in September" . NTXINNO . Kevin Cummings. 2021.
^ N'Duka, Amanda (February 7, 2017). "SXSW 2017: Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Bob Odenkirk, Seth Rogen & More Set As Featured Speakers" .
^ a b c d "Women behind Texas' True Wealth Ventures discuss closing startup gender gap, female founder advice" . The Dallas Morning News . December 19, 2016.
^ "An Artist Sees Data So Powerful It Can Help Us Pick Better Friends" . NPR . Ashley Cullens. 2018.
^ "4,000-mile charity bike ride to fight cancer to run through El Paso" . El Paso News . Tatiana Favela. June 4, 2021.
^ "WE RISE - Recruiting - Harvard Business School" . www.hbs.edu . April White. 2020.
^ a b Coster, Helen. "DreamIt Aims To Accelerate New Business Development" . Forbes .
^ "For women in Austin tech, silence isn't golden when facing ingrained sexism" . Austin Business Journal . Mike Cronin. 2017.
^ Chang, Ellen. "Why more women-led venture capital firms will improve startup investments" . TheStreet .
^ "10 people poised to make an impact in the New Year: Austin's People to Watch in 2018" . Austin Business Journal . ABJ Staff. 2018.