There is no #EcosystemGiants event in the coming week. The aim of both this newsletter and the event sessions hosted(or ‘Ecosystem’ as a project) is to democratize access to venture for less networked founders and junior VC. We all know the VC industry is not short of data. Women are underinvested in and despite various activities within the broader ecosystem, there has been little to no progress in the amount of VC funding going to all-female led businesses (only 1% of all venture funding).
The pandemic could halt the already slow progress towards gender parity in the technology sector and exacerbate existing funding inequalities - the latest statistics show venture checks for female founders are at their lowest since 2017. What is the root of the problem?
To tackle this problem effectively, we need to review the practices in the VC investment process from the very beginning. As near the end of one of the most disorienting years and Europe enters a second lockdown, it is time for a new ‘Ecosystem’ panel*. We at Amplifier and three of the continent’s top early stage funds - Speedinvest, La Famiglia and Redstone - come together to dig into a big problem with no straight answer - 'Is the VC pitch process failing female entrepreneurs?'
*If you missed out on the ‘Ecosystem’ panel in June exploring ‘Unconscious bias: Tackling the barriers to VC funding & corporate innovation’ with Eman Martin-Vignerte (Director, Political Affairs and Government Relations, Bosch), Sheel Tyle (Founder and CEO, Amplo), Chris Smith (Managing Partner, Playfair Capital) and Beatrice Aliprandi (Principal, Talis Capital), you may read the key insights from the conversation here.
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"Is the VC pitch process failing female entrepreneurs?" - The 'Ecosystem' panel returns at 4pm CET on Wednesday 18 November 2020
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There is no #EcosystemGiants event in the coming week. The aim of both this newsletter and the event sessions hosted(or ‘Ecosystem’ as a project) is to democratize access to venture for less networked founders and junior VC. We all know the VC industry is not short of data. Women are underinvested in and despite various activities within the broader ecosystem, there has been little to no progress in the amount of VC funding going to all-female led businesses (only 1% of all venture funding).
The pandemic could halt the already slow progress towards gender parity in the technology sector and exacerbate existing funding inequalities - the latest statistics show venture checks for female founders are at their lowest since 2017. What is the root of the problem?
To tackle this problem effectively, we need to review the practices in the VC investment process from the very beginning. As near the end of one of the most disorienting years and Europe enters a second lockdown, it is time for a new ‘Ecosystem’ panel*. We at Amplifier and three of the continent’s top early stage funds - Speedinvest, La Famiglia and Redstone - come together to dig into a big problem with no straight answer - 'Is the VC pitch process failing female entrepreneurs?'
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*If you missed out on the ‘Ecosystem’ panel in June exploring ‘Unconscious bias: Tackling the barriers to VC funding & corporate innovation’ with Eman Martin-Vignerte (Director, Political Affairs and Government Relations, Bosch), Sheel Tyle (Founder and CEO, Amplo), Chris Smith (Managing Partner, Playfair Capital) and Beatrice Aliprandi (Principal, Talis Capital), you may read the key insights from the conversation here.