Pandemic sparks huge rise in female investors, as economic conditions lead women to take more control of finances
More than two fifths of female investors started investing during the pandemic, a recent survey from social investing app eToro revealed.
Pinky glove: The tampon removal glove created — and invested in — by men, in an “attempt to solve a problem that doesn’t exist”
What the Pinky Glove founders are essentially creating is another “pink tax” — where women pay the additional cost of “feminine” marketing and colours for a product that is often already available or, worse, that they don’t need at all.
Do women-owned ventures need more female investors? Solai Valliappan thinks so
The young tech investor turned a page in her life when she realised the gross shortage of women in the tech investment space, and particularly women of colour.
Barriers from the outset: Why the government’s Boosting Female Founders Initiative is unlikely to succeed
The Boosting Female Founders Initiative aims to remove barriers to entry for women startup founders and to help them access finance.
My favourite startups (or should I say children)
As an investor, should you have a favourite startup? Or perhaps a better question is, as a parent, should you have a favourite child?
The power to move the needle: Why gender inequality survives in VCs, according to NAB Ventures’ Melissa Widner
Things may be better than even for female startup founders, but there's a bastion of gender inequality in VCs, says NAB Ventures' Melissa Widner.
Women in VCs: Why empathy and diversity are key to successful startup investment
Gender — and thought — diversity is good for venture capital firms and the startups they invest in, according to speakers on the Women in Venture panel.
