Posts tagged "Challenges in securing 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

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.

If you are a startup founder and are considering raising money or seeking funding, you have to be prepared to answer the following questions about your business.

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.