We don’t just invest; we ignite. Driven by a female-forward mindset, Wocstar Fund backs the tech disrupters transforming the world’s most critical industries.
Zero Grocery
The Wocstar Academy isn’t just a program—it’s a deep-dive into the mechanics that move you from founder to master of the raise by providing the definitive, insider playbook for securing the capital you deserve. Likewise, allies learn to move from occasional supporters to savvy, successful investors.
Wocstar Academy’s program gives entrepreneurs direct insights from active funders, expert guidance to sharpen their storytelling, and tailored strategies for investor pitches, grants, and loan proposals. This nationally recognized experience includes curated workshops, one-on-one mentorship with industry leaders, and a supportive community of peers. The support continues after the program through networking opportunities and curated introductions that help accelerate each founder’s journey.
“Wocstar Academy changed my life. The one-on-one mentorship alone is priceless. I encourage any entrepreneur to take this workshop if you want a stronger grasp of how to run a startup and raise capital. Ten out of ten.”
“Wocstar gave me the capital-raising blueprint and storytelling framework that turned The Nourish Spot from a community juice bar into a thriving multi-location business. I gained the tools to raise capital, shape my story, and scale beyond what I ever imagined.”
“What I love about Wocstar Academy is the immediacy of the tools they give you. These are solutions you can put into action today. It was an amazing powerful experience, and learning from everyone’s unique approach expanded my own.”
“The Academy elevated my pitch and confidence. It took me to the next level. I now speak confidently about my vision, as well as my financial needs, when talking to potential partners and investors. The entire program was incredible.”
Curriculum Blueprint
Built for founders raising with precision and allies investing with confidence. Practical, high-caliber training designed for real outcomes.
Insider intelligence for the raise
Mastering the asset class
“Wocstar Academy provides the tools, the capital playbook, and the female-forward mindset that both founders and investors deserve. When you join, you aren’t just entering a program—you are stepping into an allied network designed to ignite your goals.”
Backing Creative Disrupters. Investing in Cultural Innovation.
Wocstar Media
Wocstar Media is the investment engine for the creative economy. We back creative entrepreneurs with the same conviction, capital, and strategic support we provide our innovative founders. We fuel the stories and businesses that define our future.
We don’t just invest; we ignite. We fuel the unstoppable.
Wocstar Capital is a global community of investors, allies, and entrepreneurs. Through capital, education, a global network, and access, we’re rewriting the rules of success.
Featured Interview
Gayle shares her vision for building generational wealth through inclusive innovation, founder readiness, and bold investment leadership. Hear how Wocstar Capital is opening doors for the next wave of transformative entrepreneurs.
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In The Press
In this CBS News conversation, Gayle dives into the real risks and realities of entrepreneurship and what founders need to build resilient, scalable businesses in today's market.
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Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne is the CEO of Wocstar Capital and co-founder of the Wocstar Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in a new generation of innovative and diverse tech entrepreneurs. Recognized by the New York Times as one of "10 Women Changing the Landscape of Leadership," she has been named one of Forbes "50 Over 50" investors and a "Top Black Venture Capitalist" (Business Insider) and a "Top 10 Woman of Influence in Venture Capital" by Venture Capital Journal. Her track record of identifying and empowering visionary founders has resulted in successful fund exits that have returned investor capital. Gayle also leads Wocstar Academy, a global program that trains CEOs for capital readiness, and oversees a major grant on behalf of Pivotal Ventures and other foundations to address systemic underinvestment in female fund managers.
Gayle has over 30+ years of Wall Street, technology, philanthropy, training, and professional speaking experience. She is a former mergers and acquisitions banker at JPMorgan. She led the capital/planning effort for the Cinema High School, the 1st public high school of its kind. She began her career at Sun Microsystems.
She is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business, the University of Michigan, and an attendee of the National University of Singapore and the City of London Polytechnic.
She is the former President of The Nantucket Project Academy and a former board member of Tri Delta Foundation Board, Women.NYC, NYC Economic Development Corporation, and board member of BE.NYC (Black Entrepreneurs), NYC Department of Small Business Services. Gayle is a 2022 recipient of the U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2021 Tri-Delta Woman of Achievement Award. Gayle's media experience includes M&A of film studios and assets, Associate Producer of "Thoughts of a Colored Man" a Broadway play (October 2021) and investor in "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf" (April 2022) which was nominated for seven Tony Awards as well as investor in several films and media projects.
