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HIS STARTUP IS ABOUT TO DOUBLE IN SIZE

VENTURE capitalist Theresia Gouw has trailblazing in her blood. When she was 3, her family left Indonesia to escape persecution under the Suharto dictatorship and start a new life in the U.S.

“When I think about the risks my parents took and how much they gave up so my sister and I could have the opportunities we have, that’s what really drives me,” Gouw says.

Gouw’s personal drive has helped bring much-needed change to the venture capital industry. In 2014, she left the venture firm Accel, where she was the

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