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Driving diversity and inclusion in VC: the impact of the Newton Venture Program

Breaking down barriers the VC runs programmes for under-represented people to gain venture careers

New scheme to diversify the adventure activities sector

GoTread will train a new generation of adventure instructors from ethnically diverse backgrounds

Black founders raise just 1% of pre-Seed venture capital funding

Given half of founders who raise VC are based in London, where 16% of population is black, shows how underrepresented minorities are

Always go where there’s space to grow: seeking challenge and adventure

Working at Salesforce has enabled Omar Faiz to embark upon the adventure of a lifetime

Making venture capital accessible for female founders

New online event opens the doors for female founders across the UK to access previously unattainable opportunities.

Female Ventures Fund to invest £10m in women-only start-ups in first year

New venture capital fund led by and for women will address inequality of just 1% of VC money going to women-only start-ups

Gender-investment gap: Why male venture capitalists come out on top

Britain’s Gender-Investment Gap accelerates with venture capitalists’ investment in all-female founding start-ups almost non-existent

Ada Ventures invests £27m in tech start-ups ignored by VC

Ada Ventures will invest £500,000 apiece in 30 tech start-ups run by minorities often overlooked by traditional venture capital.

Empowering female entrepreneurs: £250 billion boost to UK economy

Equal access to funding is key to bolstering the economy

WIT UK Summit: boosting inclusion in emerging tech

The Women in IT Summit UK saw tech leaders tackle how to boost the inclusion of underrepresented groups in AI and Web3 development