Posts tagged "VC funding for women"

SeenCulture founder and CEO Nikki Tugano reveals she had a tricky journey navigating the capital raising process in an ecosystem built for men.

Once again data shows that on average, women-led startups raise less capital than men-only-led companies across every stage of funding.

Sixty-two percent of funding deals went to all-male founding teams, compared to 12% for all-female founding teams and 26% for teams involving at least one female founder.

Elaine Stead, founder of Human VC and former head of Blue Sky Venture Capital, shares her wrap-up of the Aussie tech sector for 2023

Schwartz says it is imperative that women entrepreneurs can access the capital they need to ensure their businesses can scale and thrive.

When the funding for women founders dried up overnight during Covid, Marissa Warren contacted Kate Vale, a former Google exec, to pitch the idea of starting a venture fund.

The author says, "we all have a relationship with money that plays a powerful role in the stories we tell ourselves, how we show up, and who we are when it’s on the table".

Women are more likely to invest in women-owned and led businesses, and so we knew we wanted to put our money where our mouth is and find a way to start writing cheques. 

The latest Cut Through Ventures report has some good news regarding funding for women-led businesses in Q1. But we invite you to look beyond a couple of big raises.

Women-only ride-sharing startup Shebah is launching a $3 million equity crowdfunding campaign to boost its tech and fuel overseas expansion.