Overall, the money invested into companies with at least one female founder represents just nine
percent of venture dollars invested in Q1 2018.
The second, third and fourth quarters of 2017 all presented higher percentages, as well: 14, 15 and 15 percent
of venture dollars invested in those quarters, respectively.
-- 12 percent of venture rounds and 10 percent
of venture dollars globally between 2010 and 2015 went to startups with at least one woman founder.
As a participant at an industry conference recently noted: «Since 2010, roughly one -
third of all venture dollars invested per year goes to health care opportunities, with more than $ 15 billion invested each year over the last three years.»
Between 2010 and 2015, 10 percent
of venture dollars globally, a total of $ 31.5 billion, funded startups that reported at least one female founder.
Between 2010 and 2015, only 10
percent of venture dollars globally (from a total of $ 31.5 billion) funded startups that reported at least one female founder.
Yet companies with women CEOs received only 5 %
of venture dollars in 2016, according to PitchBook.
I started this fund after (knowing I wanted to be in VC in Austin) learning that women - led companies perform significantly better financially, yet are an untapped market since only 2 %
of venture dollars are going to female founded start - ups.