Tag Archives: venture capital

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 →

Posted in Gender lens Investing, venture capital | Tagged early stage investments, gender, gender parity, metrics, pitchbook, venture capital, venture partners, women's leadership | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Gender lens Investing, Uncategorized | Tagged crunchbase, entrepreneurship, financing, glass ceiling, high growth entrepreneurship, homophily, physicians, pitchbook, venture capital | Leave a comment

She Started It — a film about entrepreneurs that happen to be women

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Ruta

She Started It – a film about entrepreneurs that happen to be women Is a film that highlights resilience, perseverance and grit of five entrepreneurs. Their companies, approaches and backgrounds are different, but they share one thing in common, they … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, women entrepreneurs | Tagged female startups, global entrepreneurship week, she started it, tech startups, venture capital, women entrepreneurs, world bank | 1 Comment

Women and Gender Lens Investing – Measurement Matters!

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Ruta

There is growing interest among investors and wealth management funds in the US to identify gender oriented investment opportunities. Especially given a recent article in Fast Company which uncovers the nasty effects of gender bias on investment decisions. Aided by the growth … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender lens Investing | Tagged business performance, fast company, fund portfolios, gender bias, gender impact investing, Gender lens Investing, George Mason University, individual investors, investors, Kauffman foundation, Sara Brand, True Wealth Ventures, USA, VC firms, venture capital, women entrepreneurs, women's leadership | Leave a comment

Catching the Pitch

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Ruta

Bethany Frankel was convinced of the opportunity: I want this, and I know other women will want this, so I’m going to make it But when she pitched her Skinnygirl margarita cocktail to an all male VC team, they didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Babson, barriers, Bethany Frankel, female entrepreneurs, female entrepreneurship, financing, Poshmark, Skinnygirl cocktail, social norms, Tracy Sun, USA, VC funding, venture capital, women entrepreneurs | 1 Comment

Fostering growth oriented female entrepreneurship development in East Asia

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Ruta

Can the conditions be improved to allow for more high potential female entrepreneurs in East Asia? Overwhelmingly the answer is yes! According to the 2014 Gender-Global Entrepreneurship and Development (GEDI) Index East Asian countries are concentrated in the ‘moderate ranking’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged access to capital, China, crowdfunding, Dell, East Asia, economic growth, education, female entrepreneurs, female leadership, female startups, Gender-GEDI, high growth, Japan, legal rights, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, venture capital | Leave a comment