All Raise Visionary Voices
Empowering female and non-binary leaders in tech and venture capital.
Overview
Visionary Voices is All Raise's speakers bureau and visibility platform, designed to introduce journalists, editors, and event organizers to female and non-binary founders, funders, and operators in technology and venture capital. The initiative directly addresses the underrepresentation of women on conference panels, in media profiles, and as quoted experts in technology coverage.
Investment focus
Visionary Voices focused on changing who gets recognized as an expert in venture-backed technology. The program's thesis was that speaker, media, and role-model visibility can shift culture, counter pattern matching, and increase access for female and non-binary founders, funders, and operators.
Program details
Designed for Founders, Investors, Operators. The program is remote. Participation is generally async.
Who it is for
The speaker bureau was for female and non-binary founders, funders, operators, and board members in the venture-backed technology ecosystem who wanted more speaking and media opportunities. All Raise also asked event and media partners to avoid all-male panels, pursue more balanced speaker lineups, and avoid all-white panels.
Check if you are eligible
Check your eligibility for All Raise Visionary VoicesAdmissions and application
Historical launch materials invited female and non-binary leaders to apply or be nominated as Visionary Voices speakers and said All Raise would add speakers on an ongoing basis. Applications were vetted by an All Raise volunteer task force.
Benefits
Visionary Voices offered discoverability and credibility rather than capital or curriculum. Participants were included in a speaker bureau designed for reporters and event organizers seeking female and non-binary domain experts in tech and VC.
Timeline
The program launched publicly on September 1, 2020 with broad press coverage. All Raise remains active as a nonprofit, but no public 2024-2026 Visionary Voices application cycle, directory, or partner update was found.
What came of it
The Visionary Voices directory has connected hundreds of female and non-binary leaders with media and event opportunities, contributing to increased representation on conference stages and in technology media coverage.
How to go about it
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Who can apply, how people get in and whether it is open right now.
- Have something to show
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- Apply the way the program asks
The program has not published how to apply. Terms and dates change. Check the official page before you act.
What it pays
No direct compensation from All Raise for speakers.
Questions about this program
Who was Visionary Voices intended for?
All Raise’s 2020 announcement described female and nonbinary founders, funders, and operators with domain expertise as speakers. A historical recruitment post also welcomed nonbinary people and other genders underrepresented in technology.
How did people join the bureau?
The 2020 announcement invited applications and nominations and said speakers would be added on an ongoing basis. The linked application and nomination route is historical; current acceptance is unverified.
Is Visionary Voices currently accepting applications?
Current acceptance is unverified. The available evidence documents an application and nomination link in All Raise’s 2020 announcement, not an open application today.
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From public sources
What the sources say about All Raise Visionary Voices
On September 1,2020, Axios reported All Raise's claim of more than 1,000 people in its Visionary Voices database.
Source: All Raise launches push to help avoid manels at tech conferencesMacArthur Foundation's 2026 All Raise grant description names Visionary Voices as part of the organization's communications work.
Source: All Raise - MacArthur FoundationThe historical All Raise recruitment post explicitly welcomed nonbinary people and other genders underrepresented in technology.
Source: Pam Kostka's Visionary Voices recruitment postA historical All Raise post shared by Pam Kostka mentioned July 31 as an application deadline. Its calendar year was not visible in the inspected post.
Source: Pam Kostka's Visionary Voices recruitment postAll Raise's 2020 announcement supplied a speaker application and nomination URL; current acceptance is unverified.
Source: No more manels, no more excusesAll Raise's September 1,2020 announcement invited speaker applications and nominations and said additions would continue.
Source: No more manels, no more excuses
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