Washington is an active angel investor (since roughly 2021) who backs early-stage, mostly female- or diversity-led consumer and health startups, often adding an advisory role.
- When
- Joined as investor and adviser in February 2025. Equip declined to disclose the size of her investment.
- Why
- She has spoken about her own eating disorder and about paying privately for recovery. Her stated draw was founders who understood that eating disorders affect people across sizes, ages and ethnicities.
- Status
- Private. Equip has raised $110 million from General Catalyst, Tiger Global, Plus Capital and angels including Katie Couric and Alex Morgan.
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