Artemis Fund

Overview

Artemis Fund is a women-led venture capital firm based in Houston, Texas, dedicated to leading seed rounds for diverse tech founders in sectors such as fintech, commerce, and the care economy. Established in 2019 by General Partners Stephanie Campbell, Diana Murakhovskaya, and Founding Partner Leslie Goldman Tepper, the firm aims to address the systemic underfunding of women-led ventures by providing capital and support to early-stage companies led by women and people of color. In September 2024, Artemis closed its second fund at $36 million, more than doubling the size of its first fund. The firm's investment strategy focuses on sectors like fintech, commerce enablement, and the care economy, aiming to drive economic mobility and prosperity for underserved communities. The portfolio includes over 20 companies, with more than 60% led by Black, Latinx, or immigrant founders. Artemis is committed to fostering more female venture capitalists and has an associate program to support this initiative. Artemis Fund is backed by prominent institutional investors, including Amazon, Bank of America, Bank of Montreal, Churchill Asset Management, Commonwealth of Virginia, Nuveen, Texas Capital Bank, and TIAA. The firm has invested in companies such as DressX, Naborforce, UNest, and Goodfynd, demonstrating its commitment to supporting diverse founders solving significant challenges in their respective industries.

Investment Focus

• Diverse founding teams
• Early-stage companies
• Focus on fintech, commerce, or care economy sectors

Portfolio Companies