The gender pay gap has come under intense scrutiny in recent years. Movements like #MeToo and #TimesUp have brought sexism issues to mainstream attention. This is true across a spectrum of industries. But there is a nuance when it comes to the startup investment space. Female founders are still underfunded compared to their male counterparts.
As an industry, it’s time to close this gap. To do so, will require a concerted effort from all parties – founders, funds, networks and investors – to overcome biases and to support merit wherever it is found.
Elite Business Magazine recently did a feature on this to discuss why female founders find it harder to raise funding than males.
The feature includes an interview with our very own, Olivia Sibony. Olivia recently sold her startup to EatWith before joining our team. In the interview, she describes the difficulties she faced when fundraising including discrimination because she was “…of childbearing age”.
She now runs our impact crowdfunding arm, SeedTribe. Her mission encapsulates two main aims. She wants to help anyone fundraise evaluated purely on merit. And she wants to encourage more people to invest. She is confident that SeedTribe will be a great platform to achieve this. (A fact she discussed in an earlier interview for The Guardian).
You can read the full feature and Olivia’s thoughts on the Elite Business Magazine website.
