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Time for the investment community to step up - all founders with great solutions need funding - not just cis, het, white, middle-class men ?????? #EarlyStageFunding #StartupFunding #Investment #BusinessFunding #Innovation #Startups #SME #VCFunding #AngelFunding

Following our post from last week, we will be highlighting an investment trend for females in 2024. Each week for the next 3 weeks we will discuss an area of the current market for female investors and founders. This week: Female-Led Top Returns: Female founders tend to exit their business faster for 2x the return, while female investors, though only 20% of total private investors, make up 70% of top quartile of returns. Diverse-led companies (including women and minorities) also tend to return capital of around 30% higher than their non-diverse peers. Behind the Numbers: Often the reason females succeed in such high proportions is that they set the bar higher - they have a healthy chip on their shoulder and know they need to outcompete their male peers for the same recognition. However, they don’t necessarily work more as they tend to be more efficient with their time. They also tend to keep costs lower, driving up profit margins. Summing it Up: We support female founders both for equity and return reasons. It is a double whammy of positive benefit to support diverse entrepreneurs. Join us in the mission to fund these talented women. Discover more at https://angelhive.vc.

New England Female Founders... and those that support us, exists to help female founders of high growth startups to network, learn, advocate and rise. The data show that only 25% of tech or science based startups are founded by women. Last year, female founders generated 35% higher return on investment than their male counterparts. (Springboard) Female founders and their companies miss out on 97% of the opportunities provided by VC funding7. Female founders are less likely to seek business financing than male business owners, with just a quarter of women owned businesses seeking funding. This is why New England Female Founders exists. To support women who lead high potential growth startups at all stages. Join us, all are welcome.

LinkedIn Community, Investors, other Female Founders..... I'm bored ?? ?? I'm bored of attending events with "an aim to increase diversity and inclusion" and "bridge the gap between investors and female founders" that all look like the below, AI generated, image. (Note: There's a reason this AI came up with a room full of women that all look the same!) ?? I'm tired of the same people consistently preaching to the choir about funding female entrepreneurs. Female entrepreneurs know we need investment, we know we need diverse teams, and we know we are a statistically good bet. We don't need to be told - repeatedly! ?? Don't get me wrong, we NEED all these brilliant initiatives like HER FUND Project The Case for Her investHER-UK Found Diverse (to name but a few).... ?? AND we also seriously need initiatives spearheaded by male allies, where they take action to educate and inform other men, who are not yet knowledgeable about this or who are still holding on to their unconscious bias, bringing them into the allyship. ?? It is then, and only then, that we will start to see real change. ??♂? So tell me, where are all the male investors seeking to invest in more women? When will I be attending events led by men, with majority male audiences, discussing investing in women? #startups #founderlife #diversity #equity #genderequity #genderbias #funding #investing

Following our post from last week, we will be highlighting an investment trend for females in 2024. Each week for the next 5 weeks we will discuss an area of the current market for female investors and founders. This week: Growing Need for Diverse Investors: The disparity in funding for women-led ventures cannot be resolved by women alone. At the moment, diverse investors are 2x more likely to invest in diverse founders than their non-diverse peers. We love to work with our male allies and would love to partner with anyone who believes in our mission. That being said, we also believe a key component of increasing funding in women-led ventures is increasing diversity of investment teams. Behind the Numbers: Currently in the United States, women make up approximately 11% of investing partners at VC firms. Various studies show that an implicit bias exists in investment decisions and investors consciously or not disproportionately favor male entrepreneurs and startups. Focusing on diversity and inclusivity is a win for both investors and startups with studies finding that teams that have more than one gender and race and ethnicity represented in their teams were found to be more innovative and perform better financially. Summing it Up: Female investors need to get in the game to start driving change and to put our money where our hearts are. The need for female investors is clear and we are here to support any investors, in any stage of their journey. Discover more at https://angelhive.vc.

Antler wants to back more female founders. Recent news (or not news to many) shows that VCs are not investing in women, despite outperforming male-only founding teams across key metrics. My mother is a successful female founder, and I have seen firsthand the dedication and perseverance she had in building a truly innovative organisation. She is one of the most intelligent and hardworking people I know, and right now, the ecosystem is missing out on more founders like her. Antler is one of the most active early stage investors in Australia (and the world), and we have a platform that allows us to challenge this as the norm. Our next residency cohort kicks off August 5th, and we want more female (and separately but also importantly Non-Binary and Trans) founders coming in to build the next generation of unicorns. If you know a woman who you believe has the potential to be an amazing founder, please nominate them here: https://lnkd.in/gpRcXW9R If you are a woman who wants to learn more about what we do, please feel free to send me a message, or you can read more or apply here: https://lnkd.in/gf5c5dfR

Women founders are 2.3x more likely to face feelings of loneliness and isolation than their male counterparts. An important new report from Flourish Ventures surveyed founders across 13 African markets to understand perspectives on founder wellbeing and to detail?the experiences of early-stage entrepreneurs. What they found was that - perhaps unsurprisingly - feelings of loneliness, challenges with work-life balance and external stressors have an outsized impact on wellbeing for women founders, with fundraising as the most significant stressor. This is one of the core reasons we created WWBA: to provide women founders, and leaders, with a community they can turn to for shared experiences, mentorship and support or even just to vent in a space with others who have had similar experiences. Download the full report on the Flourish website here: https://lnkd.in/dyAsDa3y Join our community via our website: https://lnkd.in/dW9_cFq6

Are we leaving money on the table by ignoring female founders? Last week I had the opportunity to join the HER FUND Project's event that aimed to inspire conversations with female founders and investors. Here are 3 ideas I shared during the panel discussion. 1?? More women = More opportunities If we’re not encouraging more women to become founders, we’re leaving massive opportunities behind. Imagine if the number of female founders matched that of male founders – we wouldn’t have fewer male founders, we’d have more founders overall. That means:? – More startups,? – More businesses,? – More innovation, – More problems solved. Currently, only 10-20% of founders are women, so the potential to nearly double the market size is sitting right before us. 2?? Breaking down barriers for women in investment ? For women to break into the male-dominated investment industry, we need to do more than just talk. Let’s actively encourage successful female founders to become investors by offering mentorship and a respectful environment. For non-founders coming from other sectors like investment banking or law, we need to dismantle old biases and create a clear path for them to thrive in the investment space. 3?? Quotas for investments into female-led startups? As for private money, introducing quotas is neither possible nor right. The state can’t enter into decision-making processes when it comes to the allocation of private capital. But with public money, we can do more than chase returns. Just like sustainability-focused funding programs, why not introduce public investment programs that prioritize female-led startups? Thanks to Monika Stanisheva, Teresa Hernandez Martin, Taryn Andersen, Michael J. Wiatr for being my sparring partners on stage. #FemaleFounders #WomenInBusiness #Investment #PanelDiscussion

Empowering women, shaping history with Artemis, investing in fintech, commerce, and care ventures to drive prosperity and champion economic empowerment for all. If you haven't already, pitch us at the link below. Happy Women's History Month! https://lnkd.in/dQXyktBQ #WomenMakingHistory

FRIYAY: Brunch with friends is back! ?? I am super inspired after meeting one of our Venturing Women Shruti Kubér yesterday. ?? Venturing as a woman of color in the west isn't for the faint-hearted. So when I say, I am absolutely inspired by her tenacity and grit to venture I mean every word from the bottom of my heart.???? We are definitely a minority of a minority of a minority! ?? Though women and specifically immigrant women have delivered and outperformed their counterparts, they receive breadcrumbs when it comes to investments.?? 90% of all investments go to men. 90% of all VCs are men. If roughly 10% goes to women and NB, a tiny fraction goes to immigrant women of color. ?? Though data shows women led companies consistently out perform I hear and experience a lotta biases against women ventures and their capabilities.?? THE ONE THING you can do to support immigrant women of color is to make introductions and allow them access to your network.???? It doesn't mean they will build a ?? startup or raise funds or even succeed in their venture but it's only fair they will have equity in opportunities that'll definitely give them a leg up to succeed. ?? https://lnkd.in/daudtdKP #VentureCapital #ImmigrantWomenOfColor #LackOfDiveristy ------------------------------------------------------------ I'm Sowmya, I help women and underrepresented folks to build seamless products remotely on a budget at Night Owl Labs ??and Coder Bee I try to help them to learn to code. ?? I invite you to follow and join me on my journey! ??