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Investors Penalize Female Founders for Lack of Industry Fit
Investors Penalize Female Founders for Lack of Industry Fit

The findings reveal that women-led companies are perceived “lack of fit” in male-dominated industries, while male founders benefit from advantages even in female-dominated industries.

Training Programs Could Help Women Entrepreneurs Navigate Investor Q&A and Access Venture Capital
Training Programs Could Help Women Entrepreneurs Navigate Investor Q&A and Access Venture Capital

This report addresses the challenges women entrepreneurs face in securing venture capital with a focus on the gender bias that manifests in the form of tougher, more negative questioning directed at women founders compared to men.

Impact-oriented Accelerators Boost Equity Investment, But Not for All
Impact-oriented Accelerators Boost Equity Investment, But Not for All

This paper reveals that accelerator participation leads to an increase in funding, yet their positive impact is limited to ventures in developed markets and those with male-led founding teams.

Funding for Women-led Startups Decreased in 2020
Funding for Women-led Startups Decreased in 2020

Despite recent progress, venture capital (VC) funding for women-led startups has dramatically decreased. This article argues that various factors such as investor bias, male-dominated ecosystems, and the underrepresentation of women in the VC industry contribute to the sharp decline.

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Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Academic Research Hanh Le

Technical Background and Social Capital are Success Factors for Female Entrepreneurs

By understanding the gender gap in high-tech entrepreneurship, we can learn about the decision-making process that occurs for men and women also; many corporate organizations are boosting their efforts to encourage women's participation in technical work through training and social networking programs.

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Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

Canadian Women in Venture Report 2019

Despite efforts toward increasing gender diversity in the venture capital (VC) industry, a significant gender gap remains among investment decision-makers and recipients of venture capital funding.

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Financing types - Foundations, Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Financing types - Foundations, Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

Black Communities are Missed and Underfunded by Canadian Philanthropy

In 2017 and 2018, only six out of 40 public and private foundations funded Black-serving organizations, and only two foundations funded Black-led organizations.

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Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Banks, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Equity-deserving groups - Indigenous Peoples, Financing types - Credit Unions, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Banks, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Equity-deserving groups - Indigenous Peoples, Financing types - Credit Unions, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

Families of Color Hold More Consumer Debt Compared to White Families

This report establishes the context for the existing inequities in the financial system in Canadian communities.

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Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Venture Capital, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Venture Capital, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

Drop in Funding to Women-led Startups

According to Crunchbase figures, in 2019, 2.8% of funding went to women-led startups; which fell to 2.3% in 2020.

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Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Venture Capital, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Main cat - Perspectives Shelina Khoja Equity-deserving groups - Gender, Organization types - Statistics, Financing types - Venture Capital, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Main cat - Perspectives Shelina Khoja

Female Founders Got 2 percent of All Venture Capital Dollars across the US in 2021—the Lowest since 2016 (1.8 percent)

Female founders secured only 2% of venture capital in the U.S. in 2021, the smallest share since 2016 and a sign that efforts to diversify the famously male-dominated industry are struggling.

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Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le Organization types - Statistics, Equity-deserving groups - Black Communities, Organization types - Entrepreneurship, Equity-deserving groups - People of Colour, Financing types - Venture Capital, Main cat - Sector Insights Hanh Le

Investing in Black Founders, and How Far We Need to Go

According to BLCK VC, black representation in the VC ranks increased slightly in the past year, from an estimated 3 percent of investors to 4 percent in 2021.

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