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The Investor With Joel PalathinkalKate Brodock: W FundIn this episode, Joel Palathinkal and guest Kate Brodock of W Fund, explore venture capital with a focus on underrepresented founders. Kate discusses launching a VC fund and building a community at scale. Topics include early-stage founders' needs, accelerator structuring, and virtual vs. in-person event dynamics. They cover strategies for engaging limited partners, diligence criteria, and investment opportunities. Case studies of innovative companies are highlighted, followed by audience questions on community building, mental health in startups, and the future of marketplaces. The episode wraps up with insights on targeting LPs and challenges for first-time fund managers.
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2025-08-251h 01
Wealthing PodcastShaping the Future of Tech: Equity, Capital, and Bold Moves with Kate Brodock Ep. 27In this inspiring and energizing episode of the Wealthing Podcast, host Alicia Castillo Holley sits down with Kate Brodock—CEO of SWITCH and General Partner at The W Fund—for a candid conversation on reshaping the future of tech through gender equity, venture capital, and decisive leadership. Kate shares her two-decade journey in the startup world, from leading a global 60+ chapter organization focused on women in tech, to building SWITCH into a powerful global ecosystem advancing representation in innovation. As a seasoned operator and investor, she opens up about the urgent need to rethink how capital is allo...
2025-08-2025 min
The Spotlight – A Women Speak CRE PodcastThriving with Kindness and Excellence: Jen Hill's JourneyThriving with Kindness and Excellence: Jen Hill's Journey In this episode of the Spotlight: A Women Speak CRE Podcast, host Allison S. Weiss engages in a deep conversation with Jen Hill, a distinguished leader with a 27-year career at one of CRE’s largest and most prestigious firms. Jen shares her passion for culture, strategy, and execution, drawing from her extensive experience across a wide variety of verticals and asset classes within JLL. Jen emphasizes the importance of curiosity, relationship-building, and introspection in career growth, alongside her distinctive leadership style that balances kindness with high sta...
2025-07-1759 min
The Diligent Observer PodcastEpisode 31: "Less Than 2% of VC Funding" | SWITCH CEO Kate Brodock on Untapped Founder Talent, The Arbitrage Opportunity in Women-Led Ventures, and Equipping New Angel InvestorsInsights from a twenty-year tech ecosystem veteran creating pathways for women angel investorsToday's episode explores 3 ideas that caught my attention: Capital distribution defies logic - Kate highlighted that less than 2% of VC funding goes to women-led teams, yet data shows they're 3x better at capital efficiency. Wild. Education activates capital - Confidence gaps, not capability gaps, often prevent qualified individuals from angel investing. Her focus on education first, then group formation, flips the traditional model brilliantly as this is something I’ve seen many investor communities struggle with. Unconscious bias has m...
2025-04-1541 min
Worthy for Thirty: Where stories of leaders doing good while doing well are told!Ep. 25 Salim Holder, CEO & Co-Founder, 4th Ave Market, Aubrey Flynn, CEO & Founder, GOALS Ventures & Kate Brodock, CEO, Switch & GP, W FundHappy Monday Everyone -Memorial Day weekend starts this Friday the unofficial, official start of summer.Diversity is an important part of Worthy for Thirty. I love speaking with and championing founders who are not only smart, tenacious, and building world-class products and services yet most importantly, serving their communities. As a minority or female founder, they’re taking their profits and reinvesting them back into the communities they serve. The panelists I had on this episode are also building the bench of future minority and female founders by the work and examples th...
2023-05-2250 min
Worthy for Thirty: Where stories of leaders doing good while doing well are told!Ep. 18: Phil Schermer, Founder & CEO, Project Healthy Minds & Aria Finger, Chief of Staff, Reid HoffmanGood Morning Everyone -Mental health is a prevalent issue in the US which has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most Americans who experience mental health issue symptoms are less likely to identify what they’re going through and experiencing based on stigma and that is compounded with not knowing where to turn. Who can I speak to? What resources are available to me? Is this covered my insurance? Is my employer aware of mental health and its impact on my and the overall company’s productivity? Many of these questions and topi...
2023-02-0332 min
Founding Women08: Kate BrodockToday, we welcome Kate Brodock to our show. Kate is the CEO of Switch (formerly Women 2.0), a global brand for women in tech that’s working to create a society where gender parity, diversity and inclusion are the norm. She’s General Partner at The W Fund, which aggregates capital and deploys funds to women and diverse-led tech startups. She is also an active – and respected – voice on Twitter in the startup sphere.
Kate brings her 20+ years of experience to the show, and offers sharp advice on a variety of topics: how women can step into their economic...
2022-11-2147 min
Meta Business, Innovation and Technology PodcastDiversity - How Building With Empathy Positively Impacts All StakeholdersThis episode is all about empathy: what it is, how we can improve it, and the advantages it brings to everyone it touches. To discuss this topic, podcast host, Jessica Liao, is joined by Kate Brodock, CEO of Switch and General Partner of W Fund; Judith Martinez, Founder of InHerShoes Inc. and Social Impact Practitioner; and Corey Ponder, Creative, Curation, and Programs, Meta Content and Community Partnerships. Judith kicks off the discussion by outlining various types of empathy. She also describes how different stakeholders can be exposed to different types of empathy in the workplace.
2022-08-0936 min
TrailBlazers ImpactHow to Advocate for Women Tech Founders | Kate BrodockKate Brodock has played a huge part in advocating for gender equity and diversity in the tech space by funding women-owned tech startups. She shares a lot of tips and advice she has acquired through her more than 15-year career. Kate Brodock is Founding Partner of W Fund, a VC investing in underrepresented-led tech startups, and CEO of Women 2.0. She has lived in the tech startup world for over 15 years and has played an active leadership role in the women in tech ecosystem for over a decade, having previously led a global organization focused on women in technology and e...
2021-08-0348 min
The Investor With Joel PalathinkalChat with Kate Brodock, Founding Partner at W FundJoin Joel Palathinkal and Kate Brodock as they dive into Kate's journey in tech startups and her efforts in representation. They discuss her launch of W Fund, strategies for scalable community building, and support for early-stage founders. The episode covers designing accelerator programs, engaging global communities, and managing LP feedback. Discover how to leverage unique strengths to attract LPs, the role of community feedback in investments, and promising sectors. They also address ethical boundaries, founder qualities, mental health challenges, product-market fit, future marketplace trends, and traits LPs seek in fund managers.
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2021-07-021h 01
Capitalist (Ad)VenturesEp 4: Kate Brodock (W Fund)Kate is CEO of Women 2.0 and Founding Partner of W Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in women- and diverse-led tech startups.
She’s lived in the tech startup world for over 15 years, and has played an active leadership role in the women in tech ecosystem for over a decade, having led a global, 60+ chapter organization focused on women in technology and entrepreneurship as its President for several years.
She’s also an EIR at LaunchNY, and a long-time mentor for Techstars. She was recently CMO of untapt, an AI-driven tech talent marketplace based in NYC...
2021-03-1950 min
LAUNCH Podcast with Allison Michels#93 LAUNCH: Women 2.0 with Kate Brodock“Be okay with not doing what everyone else thinks you should do.” - Kate Brodock
In this episode, Allison Liddle interviews Kate Brodock. Kate is CEO of Women 2.0 and Founding Partner of W Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in women and diverse-led start-ups. Kate has lived in the tech start-up world for over 15 years and has played an active leadership role in the tech ecosystem for over a decade. Kate and Allison discuss Women 2.0 and W Fund, women in leadership, gaining confidence, overcoming challenges, and so much more. This is a packed episode of awesomeness.
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2021-03-1126 min
PrimeTime VCFuture of A.I., Rolling Funds, VC's on Politics, Virtual Kitchens & More || EP. 3Check us out on TechCrunchPlease Support our Partners as they support us!Thank you First Republic Bank, "Banking for Innovators" and Robert Hughes Thank you E2Generations, "We Solve Problems that Live on Excel" and Kyle EddinsThank you Thomas Dale and BREX, their corporate credit cards come without a personal guarantee, higher credit limits, and the best rewards program available. Brex also provides a free, easy-to-use cash management account to replace your bank account. PrimeTime VC and Pitch Madness startups get $5K in AWS credits, 3% back on Apple, and pr...
2020-10-1536 min
Working MomsWorking Moms: Kate BrodockKate Brodock is the CEO of Women 2.0 and a Founding Partner at W Fund investing in female and minority founder-led startups. Kate lives in Upstate New York with her husband and two kids.
In this episode, I talk to Kate about working from home/working for herself, managing the everyday guilt as a working mom, financial choices, frameworks for time management and productivity, raising kids in rural America vs big cities, motherhood penalty vs fatherhood bonus, and advice for moms who feel burned out or unappreciated at work!
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2020-08-0243 min
BEYOND BARRIERSEpisode 72: Empowering Female Founders With Women 2.0 CEO Kate BrodockMuch has been researched and written about the lack of women in the tech sector, whether it's representation at major tech companies, as start-up founders, or as investors. What can be done to make the tech world a more inclusive space for women? In this episode, we feature Kate Brodock, CEO at Women 2.0 and Founding Partner of W Fund. Kate has played an active leadership role in the women in tech ecosystem for over a decade. She led a global organization focused on women in technology and entrepreneurship as its President for several years. She is passionate...
2020-07-2949 min
Elevate Your BrandElevate Your Brand with Kate Brodock of Women 2.0Kate Brodock is CEO of Women 2.0 and Founding Partner at W Fund. She’s lived in the tech startup world for over 15 years and has played an active leadership role in the women in tech ecosystem for over a decade. She's spoken at and been featured in numerous places, including SXSWi, Collision Conference, Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored, IBT, MSNBC, and TechCrunch.Laurel Mintz, founder and CEO of award-winning marketing agency Elevate My Brand, explores some of the most exciting new and growing brands in Los Angeles and the US at large. Each week, the Elevate Your Brand podcast features an e...
2020-07-2136 min
Perception GapsEpisode 5: A Closer Look at the Gender Pay GapWomen take low paying jobs. Women don’t advocate for themselves. The gender pay gap isn’t real. These are some of the myths that persist about gender pay gap. But why does the gap really exist? It’s complicated. Join host Samantha Laine Perfas, along with guests economist Claudia Goldin, Women 2.0 CEO Kate Brodock, and professor Patricia Deyton.
2018-11-1100 min
Sports and SpiritsSports and Spirits Episode 34Great show this week with a really great interview. After Matt and Hank open the show Hank sits down for a round table discussion on women in the tech and whiskey industry. We have some heavy hitters talking about the challenges women face and how both of those industries parallel each other in terms of what women go through to be accepted. Along with that we will mix in a tasting and discussion about two products from the Glenfiddich line. Some craft beer talk as well. After that it's back to sports talk. Matt and Hank talk a...
2017-05-1100 min
SpotLight on SuccessSpotLight on Success: Kate BrodockKate is Founder and Principal of the Other Side Group. Her expertise is in marketing strategy, new media marketing, and brand management. She works with clients to develop solid marketing strategy plans, bridging traditional and new marketing concepts to enhance brand image and take marketing programs to the next level.
During her tenure in Product Marketing at Bose Corporation, she was responsible for marketing of the Lifestyle product line, customer satisfaction analysis, and implementation and analysis of promotional efforts. Prior to attending graduate school, she held an associate position at Ignition Ventures, a small technology transfer firm in Cambridge MA...
2010-02-0530 min