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Citrine is excited to once again partner with DC Startup Week, connecting investors, innovators, entrepreneurs, and changemakers in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Join us on Thursday, October 19 for an afternoon focused on Female Founders and Funders, featuring a panel on Women Investing in Women, coordinated by us! There will be a happy hour immediately following the panel.

Event Details:
📅 Oct. 19, 2023
⏰ 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET
📍 International Square Conference Center, Washington, D.C.
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On July 18, Citrine Angels hosted a happy hour and educational workshop at Hera Hub DC. Over 30 members and guests joined for an informative workshop from Dr. Louise Klein on “Assessing Entrepreneurial Leaders.”

Citrine co-founder Allyson Redpath opened the event with a brief introduction to the history of Citrine Angels. Having moved here from New York and noticed women were sidelined in venture-backable angel investing, she created Citrine to give female founders and funders a space to grow a…

Please join Citrine Angels for a workshop on July 18 featuring business psychologist Dr. Louise Yochee Klein. This event is open to members and those interested in learning more about Citrine Angels! Members are automatically registered, and others in the angel investment ecosystem can request an invitation by registering at this link.

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On April 19th, Citrine Angels, in partnership with Blu Venture Investors, held a happy hour and panel discussion at Refraction DC. Members gathered to learn more about the intricate processes that occur after an angel investment is made, including how to optimize taxes and how to stay engaged in follow-on rounds. The event was moderated by Citrine Board Member Dr. Kimberly Lumpkins, Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Featured panelists included Kim Nguye…

Kristalee Montemayor Overdahl joined Citrine Angels as one its founding members in 2019 and currently co-chairs our governance committee. An avid traveler and an entrepreneur herself as the founder of Virescent Group LLC, learn why she chooses to make time to invest in the next generation of female founders. 

When did you join Citrine Angels?
I joined Citrine Angels at the launch in 2019 after meeting Allyson Redpath at a Chicago Booth Women’s luncheon a couple years before. She was passionate t…

In 2022, Citrine Angels turned three years old, and we gained a host of new members! We are thrilled to welcome these diverse and knowledgeable women to our organization. Each of them is strengthening Citrine through their unique skill sets. 

Want to join us? Learn more about becoming a Citrine Angel here.

Learn more about them below:

Archana Mehta

Archana Mehta is the founder and CEO of AM Strategies, Inc. Archana brings her expertise in B2B and B2C communications and client engagements t…

It’s January, and for many of us, that means it’s time to look back on 2022 as we forge ahead into 2023. 

Deal flow, one of the focal points of the Citrine Angels organization, was certainly a high point for us last year. Our Deal Flow Committee – headed by chair Michelle Olenoski and ably assisted by fellows Vivian Chu and HanhLinh Ho Tran – brought our members exciting new angel investment opportunities throughout the year. 

In total, we invested more than $220K in five diverse women-founded…

Tasha Crawford-Jones, founder of Twenty39, is a longtime member of Citrine Angels and one of our board representatives. Learn more about her, and her best advice for new angel investors, below!

Why did you join Citrine Angels?

I joined Citrine Angels at the very beginning to learn more about angel investing and have access to better opportunities than I was seeing on my own. I also wanted to support women founders and thought Citrine would be a good group to do that with. I had met many women …

On December 1, Citrine Angels held our annual Appreciation Celebration last night. It was wonderful seeing so many members, potential members, sponsors and portfolio companies in attendance. We were also proud to honor Blu Ventures Investors with an award of support.

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Traction for Healium continues to grow exponentially, with the company regularly in the news as a key meditation tool. The NFL Players’ Association recently awarded H…