Donna Harris

Venture Partner at Praxis

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Overview

Donna Harris is a prominent VC, angel investor, and entrepreneur, currently serving as the CEO of Builders + Backers and a Co-founder of 1776 Ventures. She has been recognized as one of the best female early-stage investors and has made significant contributions to the startup ecosystem through her roles at Startup America Partnership and Global Entrepreneurship Network. Highlights of Donna's career include her leadership in founding Builders + Backers and her involvement in co-founding 1776 Ventures, showcasing her expertise in strategic planning, business development, and venture capital investment.

Work Experience

B+

Builders + Backers

Founder & CEO
2017 - Current
Builders + Backers invests in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building global-scale ventures to power an entirely different future - one where technology creates value for many instead of capturing it for a few. Through proprietary programming, Builders + Backers also inspires and equips people to best seize the opportunities of our digital era - from experimentation and solving problems in their local communities to starting new ventures that could scale. By backing the most creative builders across the country, we can shape the digital future to be one in which more people participate and thrive.

IDEA Accelerator is an accelerator program that runs cohorts and supports startups with non-dilutive Pebble Funds.

buildersandbackers.com

Global Entrepreneurship Network

Board Member
2013
The Global Entrepreneurship Network operates a platform of projects and programs in 180+ countries aimed at making it easier for anyone, anywhere to start and scale a business.

1776

Cofounder
2013
76 Forward exists to create a world where anyone with the entrepreneurial drive can gain equal access to the resources needed to foster innovation and solve real world problems.

// Praxis //

Venture Partner
2018
Praxis is a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship, supporting founders, funders, and innovators motivated by their faith to love their neighbors and build things that can renew culture.

Praxis is a 501c3 venture group that equips entrepreneurs motivated by their faith to create cultural and societal impact.

Raised $3,200,000.00 from Firework Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Emerson Collective.

praxislabs.org