Jo Ann Corkran, Golden Seeds

Jo Ann Corkran serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Golden Seeds LLC. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.

About Jo Ann Corkran

Jo Ann Corkran serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of Golden Seeds LLC, an angel investment consortium founded in 2005 that focuses on early-stage women-led businesses, and she is also a General Partner in the Golden Seeds Venture Fund and related funds. Her investment thesis targets high-potential, early-stage companies with gender-diverse management and founding teams, spanning sectors including technology, healthcare, consumer products, and financial services across the United States. Corkran typically invests in the $250,000 to $2.0 million range with a sweet spot around $1 million, operating within Golden Seeds’ network of over 300 angel investors. She serves on the boards of portfolio companies Work Truck Solutions and Elise AI Technologies, which represent notable examples of her investment activity. A distinctive point of view she champions is that women-led startups generate more business and drive gender equity through profit-driven investment in innovative female-founded companies. Corkran brings over 30 years of financial industry experience, having previously worked as a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Asset Management

Jo Ann Corkran at a glance

Role
Managing Partner
Organization
Golden Seeds
Location
New York, New York, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
Focus areas
E-Commerce
Investments recorded
1

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Jo Ann Corkran at Golden Seeds (New York, New York, United States) — sector focus: E-Commerce.
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Jo Ann Corkran is based in New York, New York, United States.

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