welcome to the belle capital usa website

Big Companies Start Small

BELLE Capital USA Mission

BELLE Capital USA is an early stage fund that invests in high growth companies in underserved capital markets across the USA. We seek to provide a premier source of human and financial capital to the underserved market of women-led companies. We believe our market positioning will provide us with both high quality deal flow and attractive investment terms.

Women-led or owned companies are the fastest growing sector of new company creation, and women now own nearly half of all privately held US businesses. Studies by the Kauffman Foundation and leading universities have shown that venture-backed companies led by a woman typically produce higher revenues and launch on a third less capital than their male counterparts. Despite a record of greater capital efficiency and a lower failure rate than companies run by all men, women-led companies receive less than 12% of venture capital invested, and substantially less angel capital as well.

Research supports our experienced-based belief that diverse leadership teams comprised of women and men produce superior results. Women entrepreneurs have told us that if they have a choice, they would prefer to have women investors and additional top female talent on their boards of directors and advisory councils.

BELLE Capital USA's objective is to achieve a top quartile rate of return for our LPs. We plan to invest in between 10 to 15 high growth companies. Post investment, we roll up our sleeves to help our portfolio companies prepare for high value exits by recruiting top female management and board talent, and by working closely with founders and senior management to achieve rapid growth and profitability.

Our Fund's charter LPs are successful women entrepreneurs and executives who have domain experience in our target markets, proven leadership and operating experience and extensive senior contacts at global companies. BELLE Capital USA's management and investment teams are augmented by top advisory council members willing to assist our portfolio companies. BELLE Capital USA seeks to provide a trusted, learning environment for LPs and founders alike, and to encourage more women to become early stage investors. Women own 50% of the wealth yet do less than 10% of early stage investing. If just 20% of women's capital currently sitting on the sidelines could be converted to investing in early stage companies, it would transform the early stage funding landscape in the USA.

NEWS

NopSec and Qualys Partner to Offer Enhanced Security and Compliance Analytics

New Security Findings--Apple Isn't Immune And Fixing Takes Too Long

List of Female Angel and Early-Stage Investors in Tech

Cardialen Raises Additional $1.5 million

UNopsec Selected for 20 Most Promising Security Companies for 2015

US Bancorp Invests in Finomial Platform

The Top Angels in Tech

20 Lesser Known Angels Crushing it

7 Things Investors Love To See

Do Women Entrepreneurs Invest Differently From Men?

How Belle Capital USA invests in women-run tech startups

Current Motor Rolls Out 'Mini-Fleet' Solar Station And Electric Scooters

President Obama praises Current Motor board member & strategic assembly partner, Andra Rush

Current Motor in MotorWeek

Finomial Finomial Helps Hedge Funds Deploy in the Cloud

Finomial's Automated Solution to Help Relieve FATCA burden

NopSec recognized as 2013 "Emerging Security Vendor" by CRN Magazine

Lessons From a Startup That Got Away

The New Girls Network: Building A Bigger Pie For High-Growth Women-Led Companies

Human Capital, the Doorway to Financial Capital

Betting on Women in STEM

7 Things Investors Love To See

BELLE Managing Director Lauren Flanagan and Advisor Ingrid Vanderveldt Named to 40 Women Over 40 to Watch

Dell's Secret Weapon, Entrepreneur-in-Residence and BELLE advisor, Ingrid Vanderveldt

Current Motor at NAIAS, Detroit Auto Show

Car Talk
Detroit 2013: It's Not Always Easy Being Green

examiner.com
NAIAS 2013: Current Motor Company Scooters

Midwest Energy News
At Detroit auto show, electric vehicles still make a splash

Current Motor's Partnership with Dakkota Integrated Systems Powers Growth Engine

SPINS Acquires Third Solutions

Epson Partners with Third Solutions

Detroit Free Press
Tart Cherry Industry Touts Health Benefits

Lauren Flanagan named to BusinessWeek's Top 25 Angels in Tech