Women Funding Women…It’s About Time in Tech!
Female VCs are rallying – and opening wallets – to bridge the gender gap in tech startup funding.
When TechCrunch shed light on the sparse population of female VCs — just 8% as quoted in its 2016 Women in VC article — it created a rallying cry in the tech community to ensure women had an equal shot at launching and securing funds for new tech ventures.
Today, tech advancements in data, VR, AI, digital and IoT are creating new business opportunities for STEM-minded women. That’s music to the ears of female investors eager to level the funding playing field.
If you’re ready to make your tech concept a physical reality, here are a few bits and bytes to get you there:
- Follow the money….literally. No need to Google, these groups have done the work for you. Check out Business Insider – VCs for Women in Tech or Female Entrepreneur Institute’s 21 VCs with Women Leading Investors to learn the 6 Ws from the best. We also like round tables like Forbes Women in Silicon Valley for their straight talk about pitching and winning investors.
- Shop till you drop. Numerous startup competitions and pitch seminars throughout the U.S. feature investors actively seeking female-founded businesses, such as
- Women Who Tech – Startup Challenges with events in NYC, DC, San Francisco and London
- Women Tech Founders with events in Chicago
- Womens VC Fund with investor summits in LA, Portland, San Francisco, Seattle, Paris, Berlin
With such robust resources at the ready, you may be just a click away from launch!
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