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Gender and Venture Capital Lead Investors: Why does it matter?

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Ruta

According to Crunchbase in 2017, only 8 percent of venture capital (VC) partners of the top 100 VC firms globally were women. According to a recent study conducted by Gender Metrics , an even smaller percentage of women act as lead VC investors. … Continue reading →

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How homophily hurts high-growth entrepreneurship

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Ruta

Homophily refers to the tendency for people to form connections with others like themselves. This tendency has been found to occur broadly across age, race and political inclination. Homophily has also been found to influence many types of relationships ranging from … Continue reading →

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