If you're a woman starting a tech company, you need to know these four VC firms

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Anu Duggal, founding partner of Female Founders Fund.

For women hoping to find investors, having at least one woman in the room can be beneficial. Having a fund made up almost entirely of women? Even better.

The good news for female entrepreneurs is that the number of women-focused funds has increased in the last few years.

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In May 2014, we did a search through the portfolios of 27 early to mid-stage VCs in Silicon Valley and 15 in New York and could only find one firm that backs a lot of female founders.

But now, women have their pick of early stage firms. Here are some women-run venture capital funds prioritizing women-run companies.