Jane Cooper Talks Women in Entrepreneurship on “Out to Lunch”
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Flamingo Funders cofounder Jane Cooper recently had the chance to reflect on our mission and progress on the podcast “It’s New Orleans: Out to Lunch”.
Host Peter Ricchiuti opened the conversation with a sobering statistic: while women make up nearly half of the U.S. population and own 42% of businesses, only 20–25% of entrepreneurs are women. Even more startling, women-led startups receive just 2% of all venture capital funding. These numbers are exactly why we created Flamingo Funders.
As an angel investor and as an entrepreneur in her own right, Jane reflects on the unique challenges of early stage investing and explains why we’re laser-focused on increasing access to capital for women entrepreneurs.
In conversation with Tiffany Langlinais of Freret Napoleon, she elaborates on what it means to build a community where women entrepreneurs don’t just survive—they thrive.
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About Jane Cooper
Jane has been a serial entrepreneur and healthcare executive for over 25 years, and a wine and spirits store owner since 2015. She cofounded Flamingo Founders in 2022 to cultivate female entrepreneurs in New Orleans – one investment at a time. She also serves as an adjunct Professor at Tulane University.
About “Out to Lunch”
It's New Orleans: Out to Lunch is a weekly business podcast and radio show hosted by economist and Tulane University finance professor Peter Ricchiuti. Since its inception in 2012, the show has become a staple in the New Orleans business community. It offers an informal yet insightful platform where entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators discuss their ventures and the unique challenges and opportunities of doing business in the Crescent City.
