Erica Brescia
BROOKLYN, NY
FOUNDER AND CEO, ARTEMIS
Why Xfactor?
“Female CEOs get 2.2% of venture capital raised. Men raise rounds on average 3x larger than women. Less than 50 black women have raised more than $1 million in venture capital. This needs to change. XFactor has a unique opportunity, from an investment and a leadership perspective, in that many of the women contributing to those percentages are sitting around the table.”
Areas of Interest for Investing
B2B SaaS, Health and wellness, open source, infrastructure
Advice for XX Entrepreneurs
Listen to your gut. It is almost always right.
Hire people with more experience than you, who are experts in areas you are not.
Build a great network of advisors (whether formal or informal) and seek advice regularly.
When hiring for roles you have never hired for before, meet experts who have excelled in that role and ask them what to look for in a candidate (and for any referrals!)
ERICA’S ADVICE FOR ENTREPREURS:
Hire people with more experience than you, who are experts in areas you are not.
Erica Brescia is the COO and Co-Founder of Bitnami, the leading provider of packaged applications for any platform, used by millions around the world. In December 2018, Erica was recognized at the Women in Technology Awards as COO of the year. Erica’s leadership in the technology space extends to serving on the board of directors of the Linux Foundation, as well as being an Investment Partner in X Factor Ventures. Erica is also a loving wife and mother to a hilarious and very energetic 6 year old.