Zeal Capital Partners
Stefanie Thomas is a Partner of Zeal Capital Partners, Stefanie is responsible for spearheading the firm's strategic growth in pre-seed investments. She oversees the firm’s expanded commitment to Inclusive Investing™ through the $50m Barclays Black Formation Investments (BBFI) mmandate. This is a pioneering pre-seed investment platform backed by Barclays and managed by Zeal Capital Partners to propel the next generation of diverse led businesses by providing critical early-stage capital and support to select high-growth technology companies. She also serves on Zeal’s Investment Committee. Prior to joining Zeal, she served as a founding member and investor at Impact America Fund (IAF) and helped grow the investment company from $7 million to $110 million assets under management with a thesis of driving economic power to communities of color. She co-founded the entrepreneurship platform for women, Women Who Launch, after noticing the lack of startup communities available to support aspiring women founders. She received her MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and her B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.