THE FACTS
Companies with female founders perform 63% better than those of their male peers. Companies with diverse founding teams return 30% more cash on the median to investors. Yet, while women and underrepresented groups represent 70% of the population, last year they received less than 3% of the venture capital funding.
THE VISION
Juno Equity is committed to addressing that funding gap. We believe in the power of female-led, diverse leadership teams to drive greater returns and we want to help you get your start.
THE MISSION
Our mission began with the goal of addressing the economic inequities for women founders. It has grown with the understanding that helping to launch the visionary and transformative ideas of underrepresented founders is both an investment opportunity and essential step towards reaching economic parity.
THE DEAL
If you are a passionate founder with the insight and drive to build a transformative, high growth business but need help raising capital and building your network, we would love to hear from you. We have a particular (although not exclusive) interest in tech enabled ideas that improve our overall health and wellness.
Believing in the power of female-led, diverse leadership teams to drive greater returns, Jennifer Epstein founded Juno Equity in 2018 to make seed round investments in female-founded companies, largely in the consumer, tech and sports industries. In addition to Juno Equity, Jennifer is also a co-founder of Wildlife Hospitality, the creator of 3 award-winning, highly successful restaurant concepts in the Boston area. Prior to founding Wildlife Hospitality, Jennifer was an attorney at Goodwin responsible for a broad spectrum of corporate transactions representing both private and publicly held and emerging growth companies with a particular focus on intellectual property and technology matters. She started her career in New York City as an entertainment lawyer.
Born and raised in Boston, Jennifer is an avid Boston sports fan. Her family became co-owners and managing partners of the Boston Celtics in 2002. Outside of her business ventures, Jennifer is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston where she has established a fund for women artists, a founding member of the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation Advisory Board at Mass General Brigham, and a Member of the Now + There Advisory Board and Triennial Task Force. Jennifer is a passionate entrepreneur galvanized by the idea of advancing women in the entrepreneurial sphere. She is energized by the arts, driven by social justice and cares about her community and the city of Boston.
