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The First 200

The First 200

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The First 200 is a media platform and podcast documenting entrepreneurs from distinct backgrounds who have raised more than $1 million in venture capital funding.


The first season of the podcast focuses on the first 200 Black women founders in the United States to raise more than $1 million in a single venture round.


We’ll discuss what it actually takes to build a venture-backed company and explored topics including fundraising, leadership, growth, pivots, execution, and the realities of scaling a business when the odds aren’t always in your favor.

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  • Ashlee Wisdom: How Building a Free Community Led to a Venture-Backed Business

    Ashlee Wisdom: How Building a Free Community Led to a Venture-Backed Business
    2026/07/22

    What does it take to build a venture-backed digital health company while transforming healthcare for Black women and women of color?

    In this episode of The First 200, host Amira Rasool sits down with Ashlee Wisdom, Founder and CEO of Health In Her HUE, the digital health platform connecting Black women and women of color with culturally responsive healthcare providers, trusted health content, and community.

    Ashlee has raised $4.2 million in venture capital funding to build a company dedicated to closing healthcare equity gaps and improving health outcomes through technology and community.

    Together, the entrepreneurs discuss building a mission-driven healthcare company, building a community before building your first product, hiring a team that shares your mission, raising more than $4 million in venture capital, and why trust, representation, and culturally responsive care are essential to creating better healthcare outcomes.

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    51 分
  • Crystal Etienne: Why Maintaining Control of Your Business Beats Chasing Rapid Growth

    Crystal Etienne: Why Maintaining Control of Your Business Beats Chasing Rapid Growth
    2026/07/16

    What does it take to build a venture-backed femtech company while challenging the way women experience their periods?

    In this episode of The First 200, host Amira Rasool sits down with Crystal Etienne, Founder and CEO of Ruby Love, the period care apparel company she has raised $18 million in venture capital to build. Through Ruby Love's patented leak-resistant technology, Crystal is redefining period care with swimwear, underwear, and activewear designed to help women and girls feel more comfortable, confident, and unrestricted during their periods.

    Together, the entrepreneurs discuss building a category-defining femtech company, scaling to more than $10 million in revenue before raising venture capital, navigating fundraising in an industry investors once overlooked, why Crystal ultimately bought back her investors shares to regain control of her company, and what it really means to build a business on your own terms.

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    SPONSORED BY THE FOLKLORE
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    58 分
  • Vanessa Rissetto: Why You Should Build for Customers, Not Investors

    Vanessa Rissetto: Why You Should Build for Customers, Not Investors
    2026/07/09

    What does it take to build a venture-backed healthcare company while challenging everything people think they know about nutrition?

    In this episode of The First 200, host Amira Rasool sits down with Vanessa Rissetto, Co-Founder and CEO of Culina Health, the virtual nutrition care platform she has raised $10 million in venture capital to build. As a registered dietitian turned entrepreneur, Vanessa is transforming access to personalized nutrition care while proving that healthcare outcomes improve when providers reflect the communities they serve.

    Together, the entrepreneurs discuss building a healthcare startup, raising venture capital in the digital health space, navigating bias as a Black woman founder, the realities of scaling a mission-driven company, and why representation in healthcare isn't just important, it's essential to improving patient outcomes.

    FOLLOW THE FIRST 200
    Website: thefirst200.com
    Instagram: @firsttwohundred
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    50 分
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