Sutian Dong, partner at Female Founders Fund, discusses the company's investment in female-led businesses and some of the struggles women face when seeking venture capital funding.
Dong says Female Founders Fund focuses on New York City start-ups and other unique start-ups. Each year, the company receives requests from over a thousand companies that want support. But Female Founders Funds is only able to invest in about six to eight new businesses each year.
There has been a series of violent attacks in Afghanistan in the past week as U.S. troops withdrawal deadline approaches. The evacuation effort is winding down with 1,200 people evacuated in the last 24 hours, compared to last week's 24-hour span high of 21,000, and it is reported that there are around 250 people still waiting to be airlifted.
Dan Lamothe, national security reporter at The Washington Post, joined Cheddar's Opening Bell to discuss more on what is going to happen when all evacuation and withdrawal missions are completed.
Futures pointed to a slightly higher open on the heels of Fed Chair Jerome Powell saying the central bank is on track to taper its asset purchases later this year. Milton Ezrati, Chief Economist at Vested joined Wake Up with Cheddar to discuss.
