Venture Capital

Self-doubt holds women back from entrepreneurial careers says study

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

Government’s Future Fund puts value on women and minority-led businesses

Could a pandemic era government loan scheme even out inequalities in the UK’s business landscape?

Google’s Black Founders Fund could help plug finance gap

Google’s new fund for UK and European Black-led businesses could help remedy inequality issues in the funding world where white male entrepreneurs tend to receive the most external capital

Accelerator partners with VC firm to diversify funding climate

Are venture capitalists funding the same kinds of businesses? A new funding advice series wants VCs to support more diverse founders

Making venture capital accessible for female founders

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

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

Top global VCs demystify unconscious bias in funding and innovation

Will coronavirus amplify the already existing unconscious bias in the corporate world and in venture capital?

Investors must embrace diversity now and invest in diverse founders

Vegard Medbø and Fridtjof Berge, co-founders of Antler, explain why investors must embrace diversity now and look to emerging markets .