Sharon Vosmek
Managing Partner at Astia
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner
2007 - Current
Astia levels the playing field for women entrepreneurs by providing access to capital and networks for the companies they lead.
COO
2005 - 2007
Astia invests in women-led companies across various sectors.
Investor & Board Observer
2017
Catch+Release streamlines sourcing/licensing online content for ads, from discovery to legal clearance.
Raised $31,279,994.00 from Roller Labs Ventures.
Investor & Board Observer
2022
CNote enables corporations, foundations, and individuals to investment and make deposits into underserved communities.
Raised $25,611,385.00 from Astia, BankTech Ventures, The Artemis Fund, Commerce Ventures, BLD Brands, Rebalance Capital, Hatzimemos / Libby, Golden Seeds, CityRock Venture Partners and American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact.
Investor & Board Observer
2021
Pallet is a social purpose corporation that builds equal opportunity access to housing and employment.
Raised $19,066,737.00 from JFF Ventures, Astia, DBL Partners and Citi Impact Fund.
Investor
2023
AOA Dx is a biotech company developing cancer diagnostics in the field of women’s health.
Raised $24,500,000.00 from Gore Range Capital, LabCorp Venture Fund, Good Growth Capital, Astia, The Helm, RH Capital, LongeVC, VU Venture Partners, Cancer Fund and Adaptive Capital Partners.
Investor
2016
Ellevest provides an engaging investing experience to help women meet their financial goals in life.
Raised $153,411,327.00 from Diverse Angels, Salesforce Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, Stardust Equity, Halogen Ventures, Allianz Life Insurance, New York Ventures, Ann Berry, Pivotal Ventures and PayPal Ventures.
Investor
2021
Goalsetter is a family-focused financial education and wealth-building platform provider making learning about finance fun and interactive.
Raised $39,670,500.00 from Seae Ventures, Astia, Webster Bank, Reseda Group, Partnership Fund for New York City, MassMutual Catalyst Fund, Edward Jones, InTouch Credit Union, Fiserv and Reseda Group.
Investor
2021
Candesant Biomedical develops treatment for excessive sweating and hyperhidrosis.
Raised $44,133,432.00 from KCK Medtech, Correlation Ventures, Polaris Partners and Astia.
Investor
2020
Full Harvest is a B2B marketplace for ugly and surplus produce that helps reduce food waste.
Raised $39,500,000.00 from Rabobank Food & Agri Innovation Fund, Japan Airlines (JAL), Portfolia, Doon Capital, Citi Impact Fund, Cultivian Sandbox Ventures, TELUS Ventures, Spark Capital, Stardust capital and Radicle Growth.
Investor
2023
Repurpose is a consumer packaged goods company used to make plant-based compostable products as an alternative to disposable plasticware.