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Donna Harris

VC, angel investor, entrepreneur. CEO Builders + Backers; Cofounder 1776 / GP 1776 Ventures. Seed 25: best female early-stage investors

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $10,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Founder & CEO

    2017

    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.

  • 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.

2013

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Managing Director

    2011 - 2013

  • Board Member

    2011 - 2012

2010 - 2011

  • CEO

    2010 - 2011

  • Vice Chair, CMO

    2010 - 2010

  • Chief Operating Officer

    2006 - 2010

  • President and CEO

    2000 - 2005