Jesse Draper

Jesse Draper is creator and host of 2015 Emmy-nominated television series, “The Valley Girl Show” as well as General Partner of Halogen Ventures, where she invests in female-founded consumer technology startups; some of her portfolio companies  include  Laurel  & Wolf, Move Loot, Carbon38, BlockCypher, Flex and Naya Health.
Listed by Marie Claire magazine as one of the “50 Most Connected Women in America,” Jesse founded an organization in association with “The Valley Girl Show” that holds exclusive quarterly events across the country for networking and support of women in business.
Jesse is a contributor to Marie Claire, Silicon Valley Magazine, Mashable, Forbes.com and Huffington Post, and is regularly asked to appear as a tech expert on CNBC and HLN. For “Valley Girl,” she has produced and distributed over 300 interviews with some of the greatest minds in business, entertainment and tech, including Ted Turner, Sheryl Sandberg and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.