Paige Hendrix Buckner: CEO at All Raise

About this episode

In this episode, Erica Wenger interviews Paige Hendrix Buckner, CEO of All Raise, discussing her journey and the importance of diversity in the venture capital ecosystem.

This week, we chat with Paige Hendrix Buckner! Paige is the CEO of All Raise, a nonprofit working to accelerate the success of women and non-binary venture capitalists and reshape the culture of the venture ecosystem. She previously served as All Raise’s Chief of Staff and Interim CEO before stepping into the role full time. Before joining All Raise, Paige was the COO of Founder Gym, the largest online program training underrepresented founders on how to raise venture capital. Her career spans public service, entrepreneurship, and community building. She started at Teach For America, later became Policy Director for Multnomah County in Oregon, and went on to found her own venture, ClientJoy. She also developed the TIE Young Entrepreneurs program and was a founding board member of XXcelerate, initiatives focused on helping the next generation of entrepreneurs and women founders succeed. Paige has been featured in publications like Bloomberg, Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and TechCrunch, where she shares insights on venture capital, diversity in tech, and why building a more inclusive ecosystem is critical to innovation and long-term success. ✨ This episode is presented by Brex…

People in this episode

Host: Erica Wenger

Guest: Paige Hendrix Buckner

Topics covered

• venture capital
• women in business
• nonprofit organizations
• entrepreneurship
• diversity in tech
• community building

Keywords

• venture capital
• women founders
• non-binary venture capitalists
• entrepreneurship
• inclusion
• community building
• diversity

Sponsors

Brex, RocketReach, Gusto, OpenPhone, Athena

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: All Raise, Founder Gym, Teach For America, ClientJoy, XXcelerate, Bloomberg, Forbes, Fortune, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch

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