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Liz Leahy

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Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Advisory Board Member at Georgetown Entrepreneurship
📍 New York, New York, United States

Liz Leahy is the Founding Partner of Purple Sage Ventures, an early-stage fund with a focus on diverse and underrepresented founders. A passionate advisor, she is the Pitch Coach in Residence at Columbia Universitys Startup Lab and chairs the Georgetown Angel Investor Network. Liz holds an MBA from Columbia and a BA from Georgetown.

Outside of her venture capital work, Liz is a dedicated mentor to students and emerging entrepreneurs, maintaining deep ties to her alma maters. Her community involvement includes supporting local New York City parks, such as the Riverside Park Conservancy.

She served as a co-teaching practitioner for the "Lean Launchpad" class alongside Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Blank.

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Experience
34 Years
Current Role
Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Advisory Board Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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Early-Stage Investing
Her firm, Purple Sage Ventures, focuses on seed and seed-plus rounds for startups that innovate supply chains, increase productivity, and reimagine wellness.
Supporting Diverse Founders
She is a vocal champion for equality in funding, and her venture fund was specifically launched to invest in underrepresented founders who are often undervalued.
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Career

Work history

9-2022
Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative Advisory Board Member
Georgetown Entrepreneurship
2-2021
Founder & Managing Partner
Purple Sage Ventures
9-2020
Pitch Coach In Residence Columbia University Startup Lab
Columbia University in the City of New York
1-2019
Board Chair and Founding Member
Georgetown Angel Investor Network
2-2014
Lang Center Entrepreneurship & VC Practitioner
Columbia Business School
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Leahy, Elizabeth - Georgetown Entrepreneurship. Featured in Georgetown Entrepreneurship
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Venture Feature: Liz Leahy, ’96CBS Founder of Purple Sage Ventures. Featured in Columbia Entrepreneurship
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Education
MBA
Columbia Business School
BA
Georgetown University
Princeton
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
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