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Halogen Ventures, Led By Jesse Draper, Find $10.4M For First Fund

Santa Monica-based Halogen Ventures, a brand new, female-focused venture capital fund which is focused on consumer technology, has raised $10.4M as part of its first fund, Halogen Ventures LP. The fund was founded by Jesse Draper--the daughter of venture capitalist Tim Draper--who has invested in such firms as Laurel & Wolf, Carbo38, Naya Health, HopSkipDrive, The Flex Company, and Sugarfina. She's also well known for the TV series "The Valley Girl Show". The fund says it makes early stage venture capital investments in female founded consumer technology companies.