# Monique Woodard at #Angels > Monique Woodard, Founding Partner & Managing Director at #Angels. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Monique Woodard Founding Partner & Managing Director at [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 6 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At 500 Global - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=monique-woodard)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=monique-woodard) ## The firm [**500 Global** Angel · US **87** cheques in 12 months **2140** all time **5** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Gemist](https://millionrounds.com/company/gemist) - [Mented Cosmetics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mented-cosmetics) - [O.School](https://millionrounds.com/startup/o-school) - 500 Startups - Court Buddy ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Cake Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cake-ventures)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2021 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at 500 Global - [**Christine Tsai** Chief Executive Officer & Founding Partner *15 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christine-tsai) - [**Parker Thompson** Partner *11 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/parker-thompson) - [**Ted Rheingold** Special Advisor *10 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ted-rheingold) - [**Khailee Ng** Managing Partner *5 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/khailee-ng) - [**Bedy Yang** Managing Partner *4 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bedy-yang) - [**Anna Raptis** Investor at 500 Startups Latin America *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/anna-raptis) - [**Patrick Lor** Director and Secretary *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/patrick-lor) - [**Christine Herron** Mentor *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/christine-herron) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 2 Oct 2024 · 51 min Monique Woodard, Fund of Funds Panel & The Pro-Rata Yacht! | E2018 With [Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) Mentions [Ben Choi](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-choi)[Michael Downing](https://millionrounds.com/person/michael-downing) About this episode This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you're ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Gusto. Gusto is easy online payroll, benefits,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 31 Dec 2022 · 47 min Replay - The "Three Layer Cake" Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for the Aging Population, & How a Solo GP Can Do it All (Monique Woodard) With [Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) About this episode On this special replay episode, Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures joins Nick to discuss The "Three Layer Cake" Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for the Aging Population, & How a Solo GP Can Do it All. In this episode, we cover: The thesis at Cake… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 11 Feb 2022 · 1h 27m Peloton's new CEO + Cake Ventures' Monique Woodard Angel S6 E5 | E1383 With [Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) Mentions [Barry McCarthy](https://millionrounds.com/person/barry-mccarthy) About this episode In the opening news segment, Molly and Jason break down the news around Peloton's new CEO, Barry McCarthy, including the open letter he sent to the company, his background and principles for success (2:05). Then, Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures joins for Episode 5 of Season 6 of Angel (32:50).… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 6 Jul 2021 · 42 min Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures on the 3 layers of the Cake that comprise her thesis, what she learned at Lightspeed and 500 startups, fundraising during a pandemic, and diversity in the seed. With [Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. We’re so pleased to bring you my discussion with Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures, a seed-stage firm investing in demographic change. To date, Monique has invested in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 15 Mar 2021 · 47 min 273. The "Three Layer Cake" Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for the Aging Population, & How a Solo GP Can Do it All (Monique Woodard) With [Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) About this episode Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures joins Nick to discuss The "Three Layer Cake" Fund, How Personal Experience Drives Your Investment Lens, The Future of Tech for the Aging Population, & How a Solo GP Can Do it All. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VC What's the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 22 Feb 2020 · 1h 26m E1030: News Roundtable! Zapier CEO Wade Foster & Early-Stage Investor Monique Woodard on Tech Journalists vs. Founders/VCs, Twitter's fake news detection, Kickstarter union, Blue Apron plummeting, Lambda School controversy & more! With [Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard)[Wade Foster](https://millionrounds.com/person/mr-wade-foster) Their book [The Ultimate Guide to Remote Work](https://millionrounds.com/person/mr-wade-foster#books) About this episode 0:36 Jason intros Monique & Wade 8:29 Tech Journalists vs. Founders/VCs 14:48 Is link-baiting press a systemic, societal issue? 19:21 Future of Founders/VCs controlling their own voice via podcasts, email newsletters, etc. 23:59 SpaceX sending passengers into space in late 2021, early 2022 28:02… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Monique Woodard in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Pitch](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-pitch) · 18 Feb 2026 · 40 min #178 CosmicBrain AI: How to Train Your Robot Mentions [Immad Akhund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immad-akhund)[Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) About this episode Anto has been obsessed with robots since he was 7. Now, he's building a company where anyone can train a robot with just a pair of VR glasses. Will he make our laundry folding robot dreams come true, or is the world not quite ready for Anto's futuristic vision? This is The Pitch for CosmicBrain AI.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Pitch](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-pitch) · 19 Nov 2025 · 47 min #175 Above Health: The Allergy Clinic of the Future Mentions [Immad Akhund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immad-akhund)[Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) About this episode Hardware is… easy now?! That’s what Matt Truebe said when he pitched three devices and a plan to help families with food allergies and asthma. He has tons of experience, but between telehealth and hardware, is this business just too complicated for the VCs? This is The Pitch for Above Health.… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Pitch](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-pitch) · 22 Oct 2025 · 42 min #171 Doctours: VC Funded Hair Transplants?! Mentions [Immad Akhund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immad-akhund)[Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) About this episode Medical tourism saved his brother's life. Now Girum wants to create a marketplace where every American can travel to find the care they need. Will the investors see his vision when his first market is... hair transplants? This is The Pitch for Doctours. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Pitch](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-pitch) · 8 Oct 2025 · 53 min #169 Mappa: Can Voice AI Find You a Job… or a Date? Mentions [Immad Akhund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/immad-akhund)[Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard) About this episode Sarah Lucena built Mappa to decode the hidden signals in your voice, revealing who you are and where you belong. From jobs to relationships, she believes your voice holds the key to every connection. Will the investors back this bold Brazilian founder or are they not the right match for her? This is… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 14 Oct 2021 · 13 min Investor Stories 214: Why I Passed (Basu Trivedi, Chuang, Woodard, Sun) Mentions [Alfred Chuang](https://millionrounds.com/person/alfred-chuang)[Ben Sun](https://millionrounds.com/person/ben-sun-taiwan-global-angels)[Monique Woodard](https://millionrounds.com/person/monique-woodard)[Nikhil Basu Trivedi](https://millionrounds.com/person/nikhil-basu-trivedi) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Nikhil Basu Trivedi Alfred Chuang Monique Woodard Ben Sun Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss our guests full length… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=monique-woodard). ## Find people like Monique Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)