Kerry Rupp (businesswoman)

American businesswoman (born 1971)

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Kerry Rupp

Born| 1971

Boston

Nationality| American
Alma mater| Duke University
Harvard Business School
Occupation| Businesswoman

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]

## Career[edit]

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]

1. ^ Zakrzewski, Cat (February 13, 2018). "True Wealth Ventures On Mission to Back Women". Wall Street Journal - via www.wsj.com.
2. ^ "Follow the money: North Texas tech companies raised nearly $264M in September". NTXINNO. Kevin Cummings. 2021.
3. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (February 7, 2017). "SXSW 2017: Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Bob Odenkirk, Seth Rogen & More Set As Featured Speakers".
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ "An Artist Sees Data So Powerful It Can Help Us Pick Better Friends". NPR. Ashley Cullens. 2018.
6. ^ "4,000-mile charity bike ride to fight cancer to run through El Paso". El Paso News. Tatiana Favela. June 4, 2021.
7. ^ "WE RISE - Recruiting - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. April White. 2020.
8. ^ a b Coster, Helen. "DreamIt Aims To Accelerate New Business Development". Forbes.
9. ^ "For women in Austin tech, silence isn't golden when facing ingrained sexism". Austin Business Journal. Mike Cronin. 2017.
10. ^ Chang, Ellen. "Why more women-led venture capital firms will improve startup investments". TheStreet.
11. ^ "10 people poised to make an impact in the New Year: Austin's People to Watch in 2018". Austin Business Journal. ABJ Staff. 2018.