When seeking venture capital for a new ovarian cancer test, Oriana Papin-Zoghbi found women investors more understanding of her mission, leading to significant backing.
More than 100 women-led venture capital funds have emerged in the past decade, helping female-founded start-ups secure increased early-stage funding, now at 7% for pre-seed and seed rounds.
Despite growth in early-stage funding, women-led companies struggle to attract investment in later funding rounds, with capital share dropping from 2% to 1% post-Series B.
Ms. Papin-Zoghbi highlights a growing 'funding wall' for women-led ventures, exacerbated by declining diversity initiatives and a tightening start-up investment environment.
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