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I’m not investing in women to check a box or fill a quota.
I’m investing in them because I believe they are among the most overlooked sources of alpha in the market today.
Time and time again, women-led companies have outperformed on capital efficiency, resilience, and vision. Yet, they remain undercapitalized—not because of a lack of ability, but a lack of belief from traditional capital systems.
I back women because they’re best in class.
Because they build differently—grounded in grit, purpose, and long-term thinking.
Because they lead with both audacity and accountability.
This isn’t philanthropy. It’s performance with purpose.
And the returns—economic and societal—speak for themselves.
- Sarah Chen-Spellings
Named Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and Forbes Under 30 VC.
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A trusted adviser to women in wealth, Sarah partners with family offices, institutional investors, and venture funds to shape portfolios with purpose.
As co-founder of Beyond The Billion, she helped mobilize over $1 billion into female-founded companies – with partner funds backing unicorns like Canva and Airwallex – proving that inclusion and returns go hand in hand.
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Sarah is a force for change – known for bringing together capital, talent, and ideas to spark movements that reshape the future.
From building entrepreneurial ecosystems to leading global investor coalitions, she catalyses systems-level shifts that move women from the margins to the mainstream of innovation and investment.
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A natural communicator who grew up on television, Sarah merges capital and culture to shape the global narrative on women, wealth, and innovation. As a sought-after keynote speaker, moderator, and host of Billion Dollar Moves, she turns stories into strategy – creating a platform where capital meets conversation.
Trusted by governments and brands alike, her podcast is a platform where strategy, storytelling, and capital collide – equipping listeners with the real playbook behind billion-dollar outcomes.



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“In my capacity as Advisor to Sime Darby’s ventures team, l’ve had the pleasure to work closely with Sarah who drives a lot of the investments work in the team. Sarah continues to impress me with her positive and professional attitude and approach in her work, with demonstrated in-depth, practical knowledge of the business.
She is a rare combination of an analytical, strategic mind with a true talent for negotiation and stakeholder management. Representing a strategic investor, Sarah goes the extra mile whether it’s in working in the investee companies in business development or project financing work. It is without a doubt that Sarah will be an asset to any organization she works with.”
“Sarah is a force to be reckoned with. We worked together on a strategy to bring innovation to a large corporate, back when engagement by the corporate with startups was still very nascent. I saw first hand, Sarah’s strategic thinking combined with excellent execution ability, her deep diligence in evaluating investments combined with top relationship management – which frankly, is a profile hard to come by.
She is one that is able to look at a problem set, maneuver any framework, manage stakeholders, and come to a solution that everyone around the table can then back. She is a leader, and I’m confident, will do great things.”
“We’ve worked with Sarah & her team to promote investing in and from Helsinki, leveraging ad spots and a sponsored a series of episodes showcasing our nation’s best unicorn founders and funders.
Sarah’s compelling storytelling combined with her targeted reach has resulted in an oversubscribed program for international investors. This was our second year working with her and we are excited to continue working with her.”
While l’ve only known Sarah Chen for a short period of time, very quickly I knew this was the kind of young leader I wanted to spend more time with and support as I saw her dive head first to work at addressing access to capital, building a diverse and inclusive future via venture capital, at a global scale.
I am particularly impressed by the DecaBillion+ initiative which I am part of, where she and her team have brought together Chief Investment Officers of some of the largest and most influential foundations and endowments including Rockefeller, Kresge and W.K.K. Kellogg with the aim of mobilizing capital by enlisting the support of institutional and private investors.
While l’ve only known Sarah Chen for a short period of time, very quickly I knew this was the kind of young leader I wanted to spend more time with and support as I saw her dive head first to work at addressing access to capital, building a diverse and inclusive future via venture capital, at a global scale.
I am particularly impressed by the DecaBillion+ initiative which I am part of, where she and her team have brought together Chief Investment Officers of some of the largest and most influential foundations and endowments including Rockefeller, Kresge and W.K.K. Kellogg with the aim of mobilizing capital by enlisting the support of institutional and private investors.
Sarah Chen-Spellings brought her signature energy and commanding presence to Biban 2024, making her the ideal host and moderator alongside the Shark, Robert Herjavec. Her deep insights into investing in innovation and women-led ventures resonated powerfully with our audience of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and global investors. With her polished media expertise and natural ability to engage across cultures, she elevated the event, ensuring impactful takeaways and amplifying our reach across platforms. We were honored to have a globally renowned name join our stage, and we are excited to continue to work with her to drive entrepreneurship in our country and beyond.
We at Mastercard are delighted to be working with Beyond the Billion to address the massive gender venture funding gap holding women innovators back. Shelly, Sarah and their team have done an excellent job of raising awareness about this issue and creating a network of VCs pledged to do more by investing into female-founded startups to address the problem. Working with our team, they seamlessly created an impactful dialogue based on Mastercard’s gender balance narrative.
Sarah Chen is such a dynamic, engaging speaker and she was the perfect opener for our stage at the April 2019 4GameChangers in Vienna, Austria. She truly has a strong presence, and her material truly resonated with our audience of senior technology leaders, entrepreneurs and investors, many of whom told us how inspired they were by her message on investing in women as a business strategy. With her media background, she was a naturally enthusiastic guest on our talk shows and post-event interviews, ultimately scoring our event a full spread on Forbes – which gave us additional exposure!
Sarah is one-of-a-kind: her work in venture and women in leadership, her depth of knowledge in her areas of expertise, and ability to present an argument to a large international audience and immediately win them over, truly impressed us at the Goethe-Institut. She was also an engaging facilitator at our Kultursymposium, a gathering of over 500 thought leaders from the world of science, culture, politics, economics and journalism. She has character, wit and presence – and is the speaker you’d want at your event.