Erica Duignan Minnihan
InvestorManaging Partner at Reign Ventures
New York City Metropolitan Area
Writes $10K – $1M checks
About
Erica Duignan Minnihan launched angel networks, designing one to be digital-only to avoid social-club dynamics, and pairs Wall Street-trained valuation skills with mandatory two-hour onboarding teaching cap-table and funding mechanics.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerFintechSaaS
Experience
- Reign VenturesCo-Founder & General Partnercurrent2013 — presentNew York City
- U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionMember, Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committeecurrent2025 — present
- U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionChairwoman, SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee2023 — 2025
- Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellowcurrent2022 — present
- National Science Foundation (NSF)Convergence Accelerator Mentorcurrent2021 — present
- Guttmacher InstituteBoard Member2018 — 2021New York, New York
- 1000 AngelsFounder & Managing Partner2015 — 2021New York, New York
- CoFoundersLabManaging Partner - Accelerator2015 — 2017New York
- DreamIt VenturesManaging Director2014 — 2015New York City
- STAR Angel NetworkExecutive Director2012 — 2013New York
- Healthy Mama Enterprises, Inc.CEO2009 — 2012
- Golden SeedsExecutive Director2006 — 2008New York, New York, United States
- Cantor FitzgeraldAssociate2004 — 2005
- Katonah CapitalSummer Associate2003
- Credit SuisseAnalyst2000 — 2002
- CitigroupAnalyst1998 — 1999
Skills & more
Investments99Venture Capital99Valuation63Entrepreneurship99Investment Banking34Equities21Business Strategy37Start-ups70Entrepreneur8Financial Modeling17Due Diligence32Trading14
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Corporate FinanceAngel InvestingCorporate DevelopmentPrivate EquityLeveraged FinanceMutual FundsFixed Income- Institutional LP Readiness Intensive — Kauffman Fellows
From Erica's professional profile.
Colleagues at Reign Ventures
Allison Paz
Investor at Reign Ventures
Clifford Schorer
Investor at Reign Ventures
Erica Duignan
General Partner at Reign Ventures
Meli Chamorro
Investor at Reign Ventures
Melissa Bradley
Investor at Reign Ventures
Monique Idlett
Investor at Reign Ventures
Monique Idlett-Mosley
Managing Partner at Reign Ventures
Rochelle Stewart
Investor at Reign Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Erica Duignan Minnihan?
- Erica Duignan Minnihan launched angel networks, designing one to be digital-only to avoid social-club dynamics, and pairs Wall Street-trained valuation skills with mandatory two-hour onboarding teaching cap-table and funding mechanics.
- Where does Erica Duignan Minnihan work?
- Erica Duignan Minnihan is Managing Partner at Reign Ventures.
- What does Erica Duignan Minnihan invest in?
- Erica Duignan Minnihan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Erica Duignan Minnihan write?
- Erica Duignan Minnihan typically writes checks of $10K – $1M.
- Where did Erica Duignan Minnihan go to school?
- Erica Duignan Minnihan studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance); UCLA (BS, Business Economics); Terra Linda High School.
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