First Close Partners
Betsy Zimmerman is a Co-Founder and General Partner at First Close Partners since November 2020, and has served as Managing Partner at GrapeArborVC since 2009. Betsy holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Haverford College.
First Close Partners
First Close Partners backs venture funds owned by underrepresented managers (“URMs”) -- especially to help them get to a “first close.” The company invests in venture capital firms owned and operated by URMs who are people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and members of other groups that have been historicallyunderrepresented, especially (but not solely) in the venture capital industry. The venture capital funds into which they have invested are predominantly located in the US, Europe, and Africa.