Research by the Kauffman Foundation indicates that female-led tech teams yield 35% higher returns than their male counterparts. Despite this analysis has shown that female-founded teams received only £145m in the first half of 2024. This represents  less than 2% of the £8bn total UK equity investment, with all-male teams securing £6.92bn. Kauffman also found that just 5% of angel and VC investors in Europe are women. Male investors are half as likely to fund a woman as a female investor would be. 

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Interestingly the Times reports that VC firm First Round Capital analysed its 300 investments over ten years. This showed that the female-founded firms it backed did 63% better than its all-male businesses. Obviously lessons to be learned here! If you need help in preparing for & raising investment, give us a call!