Alicia Robb
Chief Executive Officer at Next Wave Impact LLC
Profile
Alicia Robb is the Founder and CEO of Next Wave Impact and the Managing Partner of two early-stage venture funds.
She is also the Research Director at Cruelty Free Investing and a Research Fellow at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
She was previously a Senior Fellow with the Kauffman Foundation for more than a decade.
Alicia received her M.S.
and Ph.D.
in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
She previously worked as an economist with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and the Office of Economic Research in the SBA.
She is a prolific author on the topics of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial finance.
In addition to numerous journal articles and book chapters, she is the co-author of A Rising Tide: Financing Strategies for Women-Owned Businesses and The Next Wave: Financing and Investing Strategies for Growth-Oriented Women Entrepreneurs published by Stanford University Press, as well as Race and Entrepreneurial Success published by MIT Press.
She teaches workshops on angel investing and investor readiness around the globe.
She is an active angel investor, a limited partner in three early-stage venture funds, a mentor to various young firms, and a board member for several groups, including the Deming Center Venture Fund, the Kachuwa Impact Fund, Good Food Institute, Luvin Arms Animal Sanctuary, and Vegan Investors.
Alicia was awarded the prestigious Hans Severiens Award in 2020, ACA’s annual award recognizing one individual’s work in advancing the field of angel investing.
Alicia Robb active positions
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Next Wave Impact LLC
Next Wave Impact LLC Investment ManagersFinance Next Wave Impact LLC (Next Wave Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Alicia Robb. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Chief Executive Officer | 2015-04-30 |
The Deming Center Venture Fund (Venture Capital)
The Deming Center Venture Fund (Venture Capital) Investment ManagersFinance The Deming Center Venture Fund(Venture Capital) (DCVF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. | Director/Board Member | - |
Kachuwa Impact Fund | Director/Board Member | - |
The Good Food Institute Corp.
The Good Food Institute Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Good Food Institute Corp. creates a healthy, humane, and sustainable food supply. It offers global food insecurity, environmental degradation, antibiotic resistance, and needless suffering. The company was founded by Bruce Friedrich and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Alicia Robb
St. Mary's University | Undergraduate Degree |
UNC School of Law | Graduate Degree |
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The Deming Center Venture Fund (Venture Capital)
The Deming Center Venture Fund (Venture Capital) Investment ManagersFinance The Deming Center Venture Fund(Venture Capital) (DCVF) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado. | Finance |
Next Wave Impact LLC
Next Wave Impact LLC Investment ManagersFinance Next Wave Impact LLC (Next Wave Impact) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Alicia Robb. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. | Finance |
The Good Food Institute Corp.
The Good Food Institute Corp. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Good Food Institute Corp. creates a healthy, humane, and sustainable food supply. It offers global food insecurity, environmental degradation, antibiotic resistance, and needless suffering. The company was founded by Bruce Friedrich and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Commercial Services |
Kachuwa Impact Fund |
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