Duggal recalls the challenges she faced in raising funds for her first venture capital fund, emphasizing the lack of female role models in the industry, which made securing investments particularly difficult at that time.
Over the decade since founding the Female Founders Fund, Duggal highlights significant progress, noting a rise in venture capital investment in female-led companies from just 2% to nearly 23% of total funding in the last year.
The impressive growth in female-led Series A funding rounds, from one in 2013 to 23 in the past year, signals positive changes in the venture capital landscape for women entrepreneurs.
Despite facing challenges, Duggal remains optimistic about the future, indicating that substantial advancements have been made for female founders, as evidenced by the number of women-led companies going public.
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