Where does Theresia Gouw work?

Theresia Gouw is Founding Partner at Acrew Capital and Board director at Tremus and Board director at ForeScout Technologies, Inc. and Board director at ArthurAI.

What boards does Theresia Gouw sit on?

Theresia Gouw holds tracked board seats at ArthurAI, Daily Muse, ForeScout Technologies, Inc., Glympse Bio, HYCU Holdings, Tremus, Tremus.

What companies has Theresia Gouw invested in?

Investments tracked here include Cato Networks, Crew, Deserve, Exabeam, ForeScout Technologies, Inc., PredictHQ, Shieldx, The Muse, Astro, Facebook, Forescout, Hotel Tonight, and 6 more.

Where did Theresia Gouw go to school?

Theresia Gouw studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Brown University (ScB, Engineering); Brown University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE).

What awards has Theresia Gouw received?

Gouw was named to Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women list. Gouw was named one of the 40 most influential minds in tech by Time Magazine. Gouw was named to the Carnegie Corporation's annual Distinguished Immigrants list. Forbes described Gouw as America's first female billionaire venture capitalist in 2025.

Does Theresia Gouw lead rounds?

Yes — Theresia Gouw has led 8 tracked investments.

Theresia Gouw

InvestorFounder

Founding Partner at Acrew Capital · Co-Founder at Aspect Ventures · Investment Advisory Committee; Founding Partner, Acrew Capital at Westbound Equity Partners · Board director at Tremus · Board director at ForeScout Technologies, Inc. · +1 more

Palo Alto, CA

Midas 2011 Midas 2012 · #70 Midas 2013 · #82 Midas 2014 · #98 Midas 2016 · #92 Midas 2017 · #74 Midas 2018 · #89 Midas 2019 · #65 Midas 2020 · #72

About

Theresia Gouw became Accel's first female partner during 15 years at the firm, then co-founded Aspect Ventures in 2014 and Acrew Capital in 2019, which now manages about $1.7 billion. Her early bets included Trulia, Imperva and Forter, and Forbes has recognized her as venture capital's first woman billionaire. She is a seven-time Midas List honoree and chairs the education nonprofit DonorsChoose.

Invests in

ConsumerCybersecurityData & InfrastructureFintechFuture of Work

Beyond investing

Founded: Gouw co-founded the SaaS company Release Software with Stanford business school classmates. Gouw co-founded Aspect Ventures in 2014 with Jennifer Fonstad. Gouw co-founded Acrew Capital in 2019 with Lauren Kolodny, Vishal Lugani, Asad Khaliq and Mark Kraynak.
Education: Studied at Brown University (ScB, Engineering, 1990) Studied at Stanford Graduate School of Business (MBA, 1996)
Boards: Gouw serves as vice-chair of the board of DonorsChoose. Gouw serves as Treasurer of Brown University's Corporation board. Gouw is a member of the Global Leadership Circle of ONE.org. Gouw serves on the Castilleja School board. Gouw serves on the Stanford GSB Advisory Council and DAPER investment fund.
Communities: Gouw co-teaches a course on Venture Capital at the Stanford GSB.
Awards: Gouw was named to Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women list. Gouw was named one of the 40 most influential minds in tech by Time Magazine. Gouw was named to the Carnegie Corporation's annual Distinguished Immigrants list. Forbes described Gouw as America's first female billionaire venture capitalist in 2025.
Hobbies: Gouw is a former figure skater who once perfected the double flip jump and enjoys watching sports with her children.
Family: Gouw was born in Indonesia to parents of Chinese descent and immigrated to the United States at age three; she lives in Palo Alto and has two children. Gouw has said she learned mathematics by watching Buffalo Bills football games with her father.
More: In 2024 Gouw was part of a consortium of venture capital and private equity executives that purchased a minority stake in the Buffalo Bills.

From Theresia's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Tremus

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Tremus's investors · 2

Aspect VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015 Pelion Venture PartnersSalt Lake City · $1M – $20M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Tremus

Kalpesh KapadiaExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at ForeScout Technologies, Inc.

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ForeScout Technologies, Inc.'s investors · 9

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks · since 2015 Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2015 Aspect VenturesPalo Alto · since 2015 Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2015 Cross Creek AdvisorsSalt Lake City · since 2015 Founders Circle CapitalSan Francisco · since 2015 Owl Capitalsince 2015 Toba CapitalIrvine · $1M – $10M checks · since 2015 Vintage Investment PartnersHerzliya Pituach · since 2015

Co-founders at ForeScout Technologies, Inc.

Yehezkel YeshurunDirector

Board director at ArthurAI

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ArthurAI's investors · 5

Acrew CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $15M checks · since 2022 GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checks Work-BenchNew York · $1M – $3M checks

Co-founders at ArthurAI

Adam WenchelExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Acrew CapitalFounding Partnercurrent2019 — presentSilicon Valley
Aspect VenturesFounding Partner2014 — 2019Silicon Valley
Accel PartnersManaging Partner1999 — 2014
Release SoftwareVP Business Development1996 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area
Bain & CompanyConsultant1994 — 1996San Francisco Bay Area & Boston

Education

Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
Brown UniversityScB, Engineering
Brown UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE
Brown UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE

Skills & more

Start-ups41Mobile Applications20Business Strategy9Online Advertising22Business Development34Venture Capital43Entrepreneurship42Investments19Mergers & Acquisitions5Corporate Development15Angel Investing7Private Equity10

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Strategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementStrategy

From Theresia's professional profile.

Deals · 7

ArthurAIBoard seat

via Acrew Capital · filed Nov 2022 · $32.9M raise

HYCU HoldingsBoard seat

via Acrew Capital · filed Jun 2022 · $33.6M raise

Glympse BioBoard seat

via Aspect Ventures · filed Jul 2021 · $46.7M raise

Glympse BioBoard seat

via Acrew Capital · filed Jul 2021 · $46.7M raise

TremusBoard seat

via Aspect Ventures · filed Jan 2018 · $13.4M raise

Daily MuseBoard seat

via Aspect Ventures · filed Jun 2016 · $16M raise

ForeScout Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via Aspect Ventures · filed Dec 2015 · $135M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Cato Networks CrewDeserveExabeamPredictHQShieldxThe Muse

Investor

AstroFacebookForescoutHotel TonightHotelTonightImpervaJasper DesignKosmixLearnvest Trulia

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.

Podcasts & interviews

featuring Theresia Gouw

Leading venture capitalist Theresia Gouw on diversifying the entrepreneurial landscape

Washington Post Live

Theresia Gouw: The 50 Over 50 Interview

forbes.com

Theresia Gouw: Diverse Teams Make Better Decisions | Endgame #63

Gita Wirjawan

'Diversity Increases ROE': Founders Theresia Gouw, Heather Fernandez Talk Venture Capital Inequities

ForbesWomen

Colleagues at Acrew Capital

Aliisa Rosenthal

General Partner at Acrew Capital

Andrew McKinzie

Investor at Acrew Capital

Angela Azem

VP of Operations at Acrew Capital

Ariel McCann

Administrative Operations Assistant & Office Manager at Acrew Capital

Asad Khaliq

Founding Partner at Acrew Capital

Ashley Morello

Executive Assistant at Acrew Capital

Brody Gardner

Assistant Controller at Acrew Capital

Charlee Evans

Executive Assistant at Acrew Capital

Network8

Andrew McKinzieScout

Investor at Acrew Capital

Enrique SalemScout

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures

Mike VolpiScout

Investor at Index Ventures

Ravi MhatreScout

Partner and Co-Founder at Lightspeed Venture Partners

Charlie Liao

Investor at aCrew Capital

Kayla Bu

Investor at aCrew Capital

Kendra Ragatz

Partner at Acrew Capital

Kerry Whorton Cooper

Venture Advisor at Acrew Capital

Investors connected to Theresia in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Theresia Gouw?: Theresia Gouw became Accel's first female partner during 15 years at the firm, then co-founded Aspect Ventures in 2014 and Acrew Capital in 2019, which now manages about $1.7 billion. Her early bets included Trulia, Imperva and Forter, and Forbes has recognized her as venture capital's first woman billionaire. She is a seven-time Midas List honoree and chairs the education nonprofit DonorsChoose.
Where does Theresia Gouw work?: Theresia Gouw is Founding Partner at Acrew Capital and Board director at Tremus and Board director at ForeScout Technologies, Inc. and Board director at ArthurAI.
What does Theresia Gouw invest in?: Theresia Gouw invests in Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, Future of Work.
What boards does Theresia Gouw sit on?: Theresia Gouw holds tracked board seats at ArthurAI, Daily Muse, ForeScout Technologies, Inc., Glympse Bio, HYCU Holdings, Tremus, Tremus.
What companies has Theresia Gouw invested in?: Investments tracked here include Cato Networks, Crew, Deserve, Exabeam, ForeScout Technologies, Inc., PredictHQ, Shieldx, The Muse, Astro, Facebook, Forescout, Hotel Tonight, and 6 more.
Where did Theresia Gouw go to school?: Theresia Gouw studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); Brown University (ScB, Engineering); Brown University (Bachelor of Engineering - BE).
What awards has Theresia Gouw received?: Gouw was named to Forbes' 100 Most Powerful Women list. Gouw was named one of the 40 most influential minds in tech by Time Magazine. Gouw was named to the Carnegie Corporation's annual Distinguished Immigrants list. Forbes described Gouw as America's first female billionaire venture capitalist in 2025.
Does Theresia Gouw lead rounds?: Yes — Theresia Gouw has led 8 tracked investments.