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Venture capital alone hasn’t funded some of the largest companies. One of today’s most successful tech entrepreneurs was funded by massive infusions of investment from the federal government — Elon Musk received $4.9 billion in public subsidies for his companies, including SpaceX and Tesla.

Four Dynamic Areas of Growth, a first-of-its-kind report that puts the size of the care economy at $648 billion, making it $138 billion larger than the US pharmaceutical industry and larger than the US hotel, car manufacturing, and social networking industries combine.

The nursing shortage is the most visible example of the enormous labor shortages across care economy careers. But the problem is much bigger. Care workers–physicians, home health aides, early childhood care workers, physician assistants, and more–face critical challenges as a result of America’s immense care gap that may soon touch every corner of the American economy.

Springbank investor, Brian, and Kesar from Upfront Ventures moved from product to venture last year and want to help others do the same. They interviewed 8 partners at top VC funds/co-investors across the US to learn how they were able to make the switch and make the most of their product backgrounds to be better in venture.

Listen to our co-founder and partner, Elana Berkowitz, discuss opportunities to keep women in the workforce right now, how Springbank is disrupting the way we think about caregiving, and what’s being overlooked when it comes to women’s health and investment today.

Springbank Founding Partner Courtney Leimkuhler joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow to discuss how the companies in their portfolio are building the infrastructure to close the gender gap -- addressing the long-overlooked needs of women, caregivers, and working families.