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All Raise
Women and nonbinary investors working at venture capital firms, at associate level or above
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Founding: 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
All Raise is a United States non-profit working to increase the number of women and nonbinary people making investment decisions in venture capital. It was launched in April 2018 by Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures with a group of senior women investors, and is registered as a 501(c)(3) with EIN 83-0566054. Its community numbers more than 1,300 women and nonbinary investors. Membership is free (the organisation says the only cost of admission is participation) and is restricted to women and nonbinary investors at venture firms at associate level or above; applications go through an online portal. Members get access to virtual events, volunteer opportunities, a digital platform and a peer network. Alongside the community, All Raise runs VC cohort programmes and an annual VC Summit, and publishes data on the share of women in venture decision-making roles. It reports that the proportion of women decision-makers at US venture firms doubled from 9% to 18% by 2025, three years ahead of a 2028 target it had set, and puts the current figure at 18% at firms above $50 million in assets and 20% at smaller firms.
How it works
An eligible investor applies through the All Raise portal at no cost. Once accepted, activity happens on a digital platform and through virtual events, roundtables and speaker series, plus volunteer opportunities. Cohort programmes and the annual VC Summit run alongside the open community. Funding comes from donations and partners rather than member dues.
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.
Membership requirements
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| Criterion | Published requirement | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Open to women and nonbinary investors | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ |
| Role or title | Must work at a venture firm at associate level or above | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ |
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Initiation fees are paid once on joining; dues recur. Chapter dues, retreats, travel and events are usually additional and are listed separately when the organization discloses them. Figures are as published or reported on the date shown, not quotations.
| Cost | First year | Three years | Provenance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual duesa year | $0 | $0 | Verified September 2026High confidenceSource ↗ | |
| Programme fee | Not publicly disclosed: fees for the VC cohort programmes and the VC Summit are not published on the pages checked | |||
| Estimated total, disclosed figures only | $0 | $0 | Not counted: Programme fee. | |
Structure and programming
Independent context
All Raise is narrower than its public profile suggests: the free community is for investors at venture firms only, from associate level up, so founders and operators who encounter the brand through its founder-facing work cannot join it. What it offers is peer network and visibility rather than capital or deal flow. The organisation is unusually data-led for a network of this kind and publishes the metric it is judged on, including hitting its 2028 decision-maker target three years early, a rare instance of a diversity organisation reporting against a stated number. Practical detail is thin on the public site: it does not publish a headquarters, staff size, budget, cohort sizes or acceptance rates, and the join page describes no vetting step beyond the eligibility statement. Best read as a free, national investor community with a strong research output.
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Site-wide change log →- milestoneLaunched publicly by Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures with a group of senior women investors, reported as 34 co-founders ↗
- milestoneReported that the share of women decision-makers at US venture firms had doubled from 9% to 18%, three years ahead of its 2028 goal ↗
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Sources
- All Raise — Home, All Raise. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
- About — All Raise, All Raise. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 1
- Community — All Raise, All Raise. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 2
- All Raise wants to increase the amount of venture funding female founders receive, TechCrunch, April 2018. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 6
- All Raise female VCs team up with female founders across the U.S., VentureBeat, April 2018. Accessed 6 September 2026.tier 6
Source tiers follow the published hierarchy: 1 official site · 2 official membership materials · 3 application documents · 4 annual reports · 5 government filings · 6 reliable business publications · 7 credible interviews · 8 other reputable secondary sources. Sources and data policy.
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