The Perkins Fund

The Perkins Fund was founded in 2016 by industry veteran Sonja Hoel Perkins and invests in high-technology companies addressing unmet market needs through a combination of technology, marketing and hard work. The fund typically invests in less than ten percent of a funding round and selectively takes board seats, though it says it more often provides value through fundraising support, market positioning and general business strategy rather than a formal board role. Over half of the founders it has backed are women, compared with an industry average the fund puts at under fifteen percent, and around thirty percent of founders have been backed by Perkins more than once. The fund invests across seed, startup and later stages.