Comparison · 13 material differences
All Raise vs Golden Seeds
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Verified September 2026
Networking organization
Verified September 2026 All Raise
Women and nonbinary investors working at venture capital firms, at associate level or above
Investment community
Golden Seeds
Accredited investors who want to invest in early-stage companies founded or led by women
What the records say
- Role or title: All Raise: Must work at a venture firm at associate level or above; Golden Seeds: No published role or title.
- Accredited-investor status: All Raise: No published accredited-investor status; Golden Seeds: SEC accredited investor status is the only requirement to request a membership agreement; members must confirm their accredited status annually.
- Gender: All Raise: Open to women and nonbinary investors; Golden Seeds: No published gender.
- Annual dues: All Raise: $0 a year; Golden Seeds: Golden Seeds confirms ongoing annual dues but does not publish the amount..
Side by side
| All Raise | Golden Seeds | |
|---|---|---|
| Profile | ||
| Type | Networking organization | Investment community |
| Founded | 2018 (Launched in April 2018 by Cowboy Ventures' Aileen Lee together with a group of senior women investors, reported at the time as 34 co-founders) | 2004 (Founded by Stephanie Hanbury-Brown, who remains Managing Director of Golden Seeds and Managing Partner of the Golden Seeds Fund.) |
| Headquarters | United States | New York, United States |
| Geographic footprint | United States; the community is national and largely virtual, with in-person events and an annual summit | Nine chapters in the United States, with members in 28 states, Washington DC and internationally |
| Members | 1,300as of September 2026 | 300as of September 2026 |
| Chapters | Not applicable: All Raise has no chapter structure | 9 |
| Primary audience | Women and nonbinary investors working at venture capital firms, at associate level or above | Accredited investors who want to invest in early-stage companies founded or led by women |
| Typical member | Members are investment professionals at venture firms (associate level and above) rather than founders or operators. All Raise's wider programming (such as its founder-facing work) reaches a broader audience, but community membership itself is restricted to investors. | Members are SEC accredited investors from varied professional backgrounds who share a stated commitment to advancing women entrepreneurs. Members must confirm their accredited status annually. |
| Qualification | ||
| Role or title | Must work at a venture firm at associate level or aboveExcludes founders, operators and those below associate levelverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published role or title |
| Accredited-investor status | No published accredited-investor status | SEC accredited investor status is the only requirement to request a membership agreement; members must confirm their accredited status annuallyverified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Gender | Open to women and nonbinary investorsverified September 2026 · source ↗ | No published gender |
| Invitation required | No | No |
| Sponsor required | No | No |
| Application process | Eligible investors apply through All Raise's digital portal at portal.allraise.org. There is no fee and no published sponsorship or interview requirement; the eligibility statement (woman or nonbinary, at a venture firm, associate level or above) is the only stated gate. | Newcomers to angel investing are directed first to a one-hour virtual open house where current members describe the experience. The next step is attending a forum meeting to observe the investment process and meet members. A prospective member then requests an invitation through the investor forums page, or contacts the membership team directly, and receives a membership agreement on confirming SEC accredited investor status. |
| Selectivity | Not publicly disclosed: All Raise publishes eligibility criteria but no acceptance data | Not publicly disclosed. Golden Seeds publishes no acceptance data; the only stated gate is accredited-investor status. |
| Cost | ||
| Annual dues | $0 a yearCommunity membership is free; All Raise states there is no membership costverified September 2026 · source ↗ | Golden Seeds confirms ongoing annual dues but does not publish the amount.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Initiation fee | All Raise is donor- and partner-funded rather than dues-funded. | Golden Seeds states that membership consists of a one-time initiation fee and ongoing annual dues, but does not publish the amount.verified September 2026 · source ↗ |
| Programme fee | Not publicly disclosed: fees for the VC cohort programmes and the VC Summit are not published on the pages checkedverified September 2026 | Golden Seeds confirms that both an initiation fee and annual dues exist but publishes neither amount. |
| Membership term | Not documented | Annual |
| Structure | ||
| Meeting frequency | Virtual events, roundtables and speaker series through the year, plus the annual All Raise VC Summit | Monthly chapter pitch meetings, plus investor forums, open houses and an annual summit |
| Peer forums | Cohort programmes for venture investors alongside an open community platform; no confidential small-group forum system is published | Chapter forums with company pitches and member-led due diligence teams; member-managed annual funds run alongside direct investment |
| Confidentiality | Could not be independently verified: no published confidentiality policy was found | Not publicly disclosed |
| Time commitment | Not documented | Not documented |
| Organized as | Virtual, Event-focused, Cohort-based | Chapter-based, Event-focused, Virtual |
| Confidential peer forums | Partial | Partial |
| Local chapters | No | Yes |
| Virtual membership | Yes | Yes |
| Online community | Yes | Partial |
| Member directory | Partial | Not documented |
| Events | Yes | Yes |
| Programming | ||
| Educational programming | Partial | Yes |
| Leadership development | Yes | Partial |
| Retreats | No | No |
| Travel | No | No |
| Family programming | No | No |
| Spouse and partner programming | No | No |
| Next-generation programming | Partial | No |
| Investment discussions | Yes | Yes |
| Investment opportunities | No | Yes |
| Philanthropic component | No | No |
| Networking emphasis | High | High |
| Social emphasis | Medium | Medium |
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