Whether it's unconscious bias or not, it must end if we want parity
for women in venture capital, or women seeking funding as entrepreneurs.
As the co-chair of the National Venture Capital Association's Inclusion and Diversity Task Force, Mitchell is painfully aware of the underrepresentation of
women in the venture capital industry.
Gouw and Fonstad are two of the highest -
profile women in the venture capital industry, with Gouw having been a partner at Accel and Fonstad a managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
Jessica McDiarmid recently wrote a feature for Canadian Business on the shortage
of women in venture capital, and how it limits opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors alike.
Now an angel investor who largely invests in female founders, Fran was named one of Refinery29's «6 Most Powerful Women in NYC's Tech Scene» and one of Business Insider's «30
Women In Venture Capital to Watch in 2018.»
The dearth of
women in venture capital is extremely well - documented.
She realized that she had never met
another woman in venture capital, despite having been in VC previously.