Constance Freedman is the Founder and Managing Partner of Moderne Ventures and the Moderne Passport, an early stage investment fund and industry immersion program which is focused on investing in technology companies in and around the multi-trillion dollar industries of real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services. Constance has invested in almost 90 companies and actively partners with 700+ industry executives and corporations to help build strategic value and scale. She is active on several company boards, past and present, including DocuSign [NASDAQ: DOCU], Updater [ASX:UPD], Homesnap, Porch, TaskEasy and Equity Lifestyles [NYSE:ELS].Constance has been the recipient of several prestigious awards including HousingWire’s Women of Influence, Crain’s Business 40 under 40, Crain’s Chicago Top Tech 50 (2014, 2017, 2018), 2019 Mavericks 50, Swanopoel’s Power 200 and Inman’s Top 101 in Real Estate. Constance is frequently an invited keynote speaker at nationally renowned venture industry, real estate and fintech conferences.Constance is a Board Member for Illinois Venture Capital Association. She has served on the Advisory Board for the National Venture Capital Association’s Corporate Venturing Group from 2010-2013 and was on the board of overseers for the non-profit, From the Top. She is also an active Mentor for startups at TechStars and other accelerator groups.Constance earned a BS from Boston University and a MBA from Harvard Business School.