Corporate Sponsors
Since 2008, Brown University Women in Business (WIB) has sought to empower and unite undergraduate women through business education and experience, ultimately preparing them to be leaders in the professional world. WIB helps members explore career paths and introduces aspiring female business leaders to a diverse range of business opportunities through programs and events—ranging from networking lunches to skills workshops to industry-specific speaker panels.
We appreciate the support of all our generous sponsors, whose contributions allow WIB to continue supporting and empowering the next generation of women leaders in business!
Our sponsors fund initiatives ranging from career development and mentorship to scholarships and diversity. If you are interested in becoming a Brown University WIB sponsor, please contact womeninbusiness@brown.edu for sponsorship inquiries.
Platinum Tier
Founded in 2015, Silversmith Capital Partners is a Boston-based growth equity firm with $3.3 billion of capital under management across four funds. Silversmith’s mission is to partner with and support the best entrepreneurs in growing, profitable technology and healthcare companies.
Silver Tier
Insight Partners is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology, software, and Internet businesses. Since 1995, Insight Partners has had the mission to scale ambition at every stage, helping leaders turn their vision into reality faster and more seamlessly than would be possible alone. Insight Partners has invested in more than 800 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO.
Capital One Financial Corporation is an American bank holding company specializing in credit cards, auto loans, banking, and savings accounts. Capital One is on a mission to help its customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. Today, they are one of the largest retail banks in the United States, serving more than 100 million customers across a diverse set of businesses.
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a multinational investment management firm founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw and based in New York City. The company is known for developing complicated mathematical models and sophisticated computer programs to exploit anomalies in the financial market.
Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider with a unique focus on technology and collaborative problem solving. Founded by a small group of traders and technologists in New York, the company now boasts over 2000 employees across five global offices. Jane Street trades a broad range of asset classes on more than 200 venues in 45 countries. They innovate tech, from functional programming to programmable hardware.