Five Truths About Being a Female Founder in 2025

Five truths about being a female founder in 2025

Rarely has Silicon Valley experienced a more profound period of transformation than it has in the past handful of years. The big VC boom of 2020–2021. The great VC hangover starting in 2022. The global pandemic and its massive impact on tech adoption. The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. And more recently the advent of AI, which, even in the middle of massive VC pullback in every other category, is driving ever-growing VC rounds at stratospheric…

Why do female founders still struggle for investment

It’s a question that keeps coming up in conversation. Why do female-led businesses still receive such a small slice of the funding pie? Despite a wave of entrepreneurial talent and proven success stories, women continue to face barriers when seeking investment and not just subtle ones either. The numbers are still low. Startups led by women receive less than five percent of venture capital funding. In the UK, that figure sits even lower. In 2023…