Theresia Gouw
VCFounding Partner, Acrew Capital
Cybersecurity-focused founding partner at Acrew Capital
Background
Theresia Gouw is a Founding Partner of Acrew Capital, which she co-founded in 2019 with Lauren Kolodny, Vishal Lugani, Asad Khaliq, and Mark Kraynak. Prior to Acrew, she co-founded Aspect Ventures and spent 15 years at Accel Partners, where she became its first female managing partner. She holds a BS in Engineering from Brown University and an MBA from Stanford. In 2025, Forbes recognized her as America's first billionaire female venture capitalist. She has appeared on the Forbes Midas List nine times and the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women list. Her focus areas at Acrew are Data & Security and Community Activated companies.
Investment Thesis
Backs founders building at the intersection of security, data, and fintech; emphasizes long-term partnership and thesis-driven investing with a community of 600+ operators co-developing investment ideas.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $1M–$20M
Sectors
Based in: USA (San Francisco Bay Area) (North America)
Notable Investments
ForeScout
Early backer; NASDAQ: FSCT
Imperva
Early backer; NASDAQ: IMPV
Trulia
Early backer; acquired by Zillow
HotelTonight
Early backer; acquired by Airbnb
Exabeam
Early backer; cybersecurity analytics
Chime
Acrew portfolio; IPO 2025
Cato Networks
Acrew portfolio; cloud-native security
Protect AI
Acrew portfolio; AI/ML security platform