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Learn which startups Copper Wire Ventures invests in, what size check sizes they write, and who their partners are (e.g. Jessica Millstone).
Key people at Copper Wire Ventures.
Copper Wire Ventures is dedicated to helping women entrepreneurs with patient, strategic capital for their technology-driven companies, products, and services.
Key people at Copper Wire Ventures.
Copper Wire Ventures is a micro venture capital firm dedicated to providing early-stage, patient, and strategic capital to women-led technology companies, primarily focusing on innovations in the future of learning and work. Their investment philosophy centers on supporting women entrepreneurs from the earliest stages—often as the first investor—to help them achieve growth milestones and attract additional investors. While their core sector is education technology, they also consider crossover tech-enabled sectors such as fintech, cybersecurity, and enterprise software. By fostering diversity and gender equity in tech, Copper Wire Ventures plays a vital role in empowering female founders and shaping the startup ecosystem around education and workplace innovation[1][2][3][4].
Founded by Jessica Millstone, a veteran with over 25 years of experience in tech organizations within the education space, Copper Wire Ventures emerged from a shared mission with a family office to increase venture funding for women founders. This mission was driven by the stark reality that only 2.7% of venture capital went to women-led startups in 2019, a figure that worsened in 2020. The firm was created to address this gap by making direct early-stage investments in dynamic female-led companies, especially in education technology, a sector that saw accelerated opportunity due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on traditional education models. Copper Wire Ventures has since evolved into a key player supporting women entrepreneurs with capital and strategic guidance to scale their businesses[3][2].
Copper Wire Ventures rides the growing trend of increasing diversity and gender equity in venture capital and technology entrepreneurship. The timing is critical as the education sector undergoes rapid transformation driven by digital innovation and the pandemic-induced shift to remote and lifelong learning. Market forces such as the rising demand for scalable edtech solutions and the broader push for inclusive investment practices favor Copper Wire’s thesis. By focusing on women-led startups in future-of-learning and work technologies, the firm not only fills a funding gap but also influences the ecosystem by promoting diverse leadership and innovation in traditionally underfunded sectors[1][3][2].
Looking ahead, Copper Wire Ventures is poised to deepen its impact by continuing to back early-stage women entrepreneurs in education and adjacent tech sectors. Trends such as AI-driven personalized learning, remote work technologies, and digital workforce development will likely shape their investment focus. As the firm scales its portfolio and strengthens co-investment partnerships, its influence in promoting gender equity and shaping the future of learning and work ecosystems is expected to grow, reinforcing its role as a catalyst for change in venture capital and technology innovation[3][2].
