Here's what people are saying about our portfolio of brands, our firm, and previous portfolio companies of our investing team.
March 10, 2021
In the dizzying world of investing, stocks seem to steamroll forward. And in 2021, the popular collections of stocks called indexes are all up, up, up. Over the last 12 months leading to early March, that means 21% for the Dow, 29% for the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq's astounding 54% run. And yet, tens of millions of Americans in the real economy have been battered. While investing is always good, doing so with an eye on reality is better. There are multiple reasons why stocks have seen such gains—and no guarantee how long that might continue. *Managing Partner Elizabeth Edwards shares her insights. Read the full article.*
Read MoreMarch 8, 2021
Statistically, women-led and owned businesses make more money but they’re still woefully underfunded, especially when it comes to venture capital. And, unfortunately, those stats aren’t improving year-over-year. A recent report published by Fortune discovered that companies founded by women received less VC investment in 2020 than in 2019. By the numbers, female-founded companies raised $3.31 billion in VC in 2020, or 2.2% of the year’s total sum, compared to $3.5 billion and 2.6% in 2019. So, we reached out to eight women in the venture capital industry and asked them to share their best fundraising advice for female founders—and they didn’t hold back. *[Managing Partner Elizabeth Edwards](https://h.ventures/elizabeth-edwards) shares her advice. Read the full article.*
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2021
Entreprenista interviews [Managing Partner Elizabeth Edwards](https://h.ventures/elizabeth-edwards) over her career, entrepreneurship, and her outlook for the future.
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2021
A venture capital firm geared toward investing in consumer goods companies has hit a fundraising milestone. H Venture Partners, the [Cincinnati VC firm](https://h.ventures/) run by [founder Elizabeth Edwards](https://h.ventures/elizabeth-edwards) and partner Madeleine Ludlow, announced Tuesday it has reached $10 million in assets under management to round out 2020. Image: Jenn Prine Photography
Read MoreJuly 25, 2019
Fernando Machado is one of the most acclaimed CMOs working today. He is the only person to be awarded the Brandweek Genius of the year twice. He was the CMO of Dove during their rebeauty campaign. Mr. Machado is currently serves as the groundbreaking CMO of fast [food](https://h.ventures/food-beverage-venture-capital) giant, Burger King. In this episode Fernando discusses the importance of creativity when it comes to building a powerful marketing campaign.
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