Archive: vc funding
Angel Insider: VCs Are Missing Out on Female Founders
By Early Investing on March 29, 2022
Historically speaking, funding for female founders has been pretty paltry in the venture capital (VC) world. From 2011 to 2020, the amount of VC money going to female-only-founded startups never went above $4 billion. In 2020 — despite U.S. startups raising a record $143 billion — funding to venture-backed companies founded solely by female entrepreneurs dropped 22%. Only about $3.5 billion of VC money went to those female founders. In 2021, it seemed to get better.
Founders Can Just Say No to VCs
By Andy Gordon on January 16, 2019
There’s no rule saying startups have to accept venture capital funding. Andy Gordon looks at three alternatives to venture capital.
Crowdfunding Is Shrinking the Gender Gap
By Allison Brickell on December 17, 2018
On top of the gender pay gap, there’s also a gender gap in venture capital fundraising. But crowdfunding is making inroads.