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About
Barbara Clarke is an early-stage investor in Boston and the Northeast who backs women-, POC-, and LGBTQ-led companies. She is a lead investor across several Portfolia funds and a founding member of Astia Angels, serving on Astia's national investment board. She has a background as an economist and entrepreneur, with senior leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, and holds a BA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University and an MA in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University.
Invests in
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Investments
Led
PoshlyRenovoRXTenacity
Investor
Portfolia Inc.
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Rising Tide
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Barbara Clarke?
- Barbara Clarke is an early-stage investor in Boston and the Northeast who backs women-, POC-, and LGBTQ-led companies. She is a lead investor across several Portfolia funds and a founding member of Astia Angels, serving on Astia's national investment board. She has a background as an economist and entrepreneur, with senior leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers and KPMG, and holds a BA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University and an MA in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University.
- Where does Barbara Clarke work?
- Barbara Clarke is General Partner at Rising Tide.
- What does Barbara Clarke invest in?
- Barbara Clarke invests in Climate Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good.
- What companies has Barbara Clarke invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Poshly, RenovoRX, Tenacity, Portfolia Inc..
- Does Barbara Clarke lead rounds?
- Yes — Barbara Clarke has led 3 tracked investments.





