We’re here to do one thing well: support founders with big ideas to go the distance.
BBG Ventures is one of the most active investors in underrepresented founders in the US. We’ve made knowing a diverse ecosystem of founders our career, our calling, and our KPIs.
Been there, ran that.
Meet the team behind your team.
Been there, ran that.
Meet the team behind your team.






Susan has held leadership positions at companies of all sizes and stages, from startups to public companies, media to eCommerce, Editor-in-Chief to CEO. Decades of learning and leading at Disney, ABC (where she greenlit shows like Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy), Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Gilt.com and AOL’s Brand Group reinforced a conviction that women are the key drivers of economic growth and cultural change -- and in 2014 she made the leap to launch BBG Ventures with Nisha. With four daughters, three sisters, and scores of smart women in her orbit, her biggest wins have come from listening to, building for and betting on women.
Nisha’s career path isn’t entirely linear, but she’s always ended up where she was meant to be. A former M&A lawyer, and management consultant at Bain, she joined Susan Lyne in 2013 to run strategy & operations for the AOL Brand Group. As her side hustle she opted to run AOL’s millennial celebrity gossip site, indulging a passion for content & social. In 2015, she founded BUILT BY GIRLS, harnessing the power of software and the crowd to make professionals in tech accessible to girls all across the country – and along the way, finding inspiration for what would become BBG Ventures. Her other titles include karate black belt, favorite aunt, new mum and aspirational daily meditator.
Claire is a Partner at BBG Ventures, where she focuses primarily on healthcare and vertical AI. She joined BBGV as the first investment team member in Fund I while completing her MBA at Columbia Business School.
During her time at Columbia, Claire worked at Lerer Hippeau and gained operating experience at early-stage startups including Studs and Koio. She also served as Co-President of the Columbia Venture Club.
Prior to business school, she was on the investment teams at Pomona Capital and Cult Capital, after starting her career in investment banking at Bank of America.
A former ballet dancer, Claire traded in pointe shoes for running shoes—you can often find her running up the West Side Highway to the sweet sounds of country music.
Carol joined BBG Ventures as an Investment Associate after spending 7 years at Goldman Sachs, most recently working in the M&A/Soft Catalyst Special Situations Group. She is originally from Brasil and was a LatinxVC fellow in 2022, transitioning to a career in VC shortly after. Carol is passionate about Health & Wellness—both as an investment area of interest and as a hobby. When Carol is not hiking, running, or cycling; she loves traveling, as a polyglot who speaks five languages.
Addison joined BBG Ventures as our first VP, Finance & Operations after a two-decade career in similar roles, learning and working alongside the founding teams of General Catalyst, Thrive Capital, and Remus Capital. Addison’s soccer career took him to Babson College where he was not only captain of the soccer team twice but, most importantly, his eyes were opened to the world of innovation and entrepreneurship. When Addison is not traveling between Boston and Manhattan, he enjoys spending time in the mountains or on the coast of New England with his family, including his many nephews and nieces. Addison never says no to a round of golf and is thoroughly convinced that if he truly works hard enough on the golf course, the PGA Tour is within his reach.
While Daniella’s career has taken a few unexpected turns, one thing has stayed constant: her drive to build what works and nurture relationships that matter. She’s worn many hats over nearly two decades: from supporting attorneys at top law firms, to leading operations at high-growth startups such as Ahalife & FlyCleaners, and supporting investment teams at Founder Collective. She’s the behind-the-scenes force keeping the wheels turning—and the people connected.
Her other titles include proud mom of three (two biological, one bonus son), documentary enthusiast, true crime buff, and firm believer that the best memories are made with loved ones.
The shoulders for a new generation of giants.
Progress doesn’t take place in a vacuum. It happens when the conditions are right.
BBG Ventures was founded to capture alpha from underestimated entrepreneurs addressing overlooked opportunities. Our investment thesis – that founders who inherently understand their target market have a competitive advantage – led us to focus initially on women building for women. But demographic and social shifts are rapidly changing the face of America - creating what we call The Polyculture - and that spurred us to expand our mandate to a broader definition of underestimated founders, including age, income and race as well as gender (see Investing in the Polycultural Future of America). We focus on areas where returns and impact meet: Healthcare Transformation, Future of Work and Learning, Financial Inclusion, Energy Resiliency, Vertical AI, and Overlooked Consumers.
This is a unique moment. Like cloud and mobile before it, wide-spread access to open-source AI tools will enable a new generation of polycultural founders to create more efficient, targeted, and personalized solutions to problems that were too costly, too gnarly, or too complex to solve until now. Founders with both lived and learned experience within underserved sectors of the population will drive many of the most impactful and valuable companies of the coming decade. We’re here to give them that first investment.
The way we work
Make change and make money. Hand in hand. Venture capital kindles the future. We want to make it matter.
Diversity is personal to us. We started BBG Ventures because the problems we face today can’t be solved by same-same thinking.
All in and high conviction. We lead or co-lead rounds and help find the right investors to round out your syndicate.
Here for you on the regular. We’ll meet up frequently as part of a Year One Sprint to get you leverage where you need it – from brand strategy and business model to recruiting and PR.
Connections get you there faster. We’ll share the network we’ve built over decades – friends and allies, both old and new.
Always think ahead. As you set milestones, we’ll help shape a compelling story and find the right investors for your next chapter.
Tough love. Founders need support, but they also need honesty, feedback, and the occasional reality check.
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