Equity A Guide To Scoring Seed Funding If you don't know where to start to fund or grow your business, this expert advice will give you the confidence to speak up (and put your hand out). By Nina Hendy Equity If you don't know where to start to fund or grow your business, this expert advice will give you the confidence to speak up (and put your hand out). By Nina Hendy Previous article When Good Men Ask: But Where’s The Line? Next article When Office Prejudice Prevents Workplace Pride Women are harnessing technology and robust ecosystems to pave the way for incredible new businesses in every industry that exists. But there’s a clear inequity of financial support for female founders. In fact, scoring seed funding in a world of unconscious bias from male investors who often don’t connect with business ideas targeting women is no mean feat. All-female teams secured just $1.9 billion (2.2 per cent) of the $85 billion (79 per cent) total invested by venture capitalists in 2017.On a brighter note, the gap is smaller than last year, with female founders raising just $1.4 billion (1.9 per cent) of total venture capitalist funding in 2016. And the rise in female-only business accelerators, incubators, support networks and education opportunities around the world will no doubt continue to bolster funding flowing into female-run startups. The women on the receiving end, though, are the ones able to demonstrate how their big idea will transform consumer behaviour. They can clearly communicate their big dream, network with the right people, and look outside the box when it comes to funding sources. Here, investors and entrepreneurs reveal their tips to scoring seed funding. investingmoneyseedfundingstartups Best of Future Women Money Is your takeaway coffee costing you 100k? By Jamila Rizvi Equity New interactive series highlights what determines women’s financial fate By FW Equity A sneak peek inside the sold-out budget event By Odessa Blain Equity Inside the shared joke between Gallagher and Wong By Odessa Blain Wellbeing Awww, you shouldn’t have. By FW Equity In 2024, gender is baked into the Federal Budget By FW Money We need to talk about money By FW Equity The horror reality one in four women face By Kate Kachor Your inbox just got smarter If you’re not a member, sign up to our newsletter to get the best of Future Women in your inbox.
