Sam Smith, founder and CEO of finnCap Group plc, summarises the key factors female-led businesses need to consider when seeking to raise growth capital. She also outlines some of the challenges they face.

Studies suggest that investors are biased against women. Fix this, and the business landscape could change as well

Her unwavering commitment to sustainability is driving success

The awards celebrated the inspirational women diversifying the technology industry

All-women teams established over 150,000 new businesses last year, with young women aged 16-to-25-years-old the most active entrepreneurs

Women are well represented in the cohort of selected businesses in the Libra programme

Attendees heard about how the world’s leading corporations are embracing diversity and inclusion

What can be done to level the capital raising playing field for female and under-represented entrepreneurs around the world?

Paysafe is making strides to embed diversity, equality and inclusion across its workforce but can other fintech firms make the same claim?

Men remain more likely than women to start their own businesses while the women who do decide to become entrepreneurs are failing to apply for scale-up loans as they think they’ll be turned down