Levelling The Playing Field For Funding Of Female & Non-White Male Founders - With David B Horne

David B Horne is Founder of Funding Focus, a business that raises awareness and supports women and racial minorities who face an uneven playing field when trying to raise capital. He is also the Founder of Add Then Multiply, a consultancy working exclusively with business founders who want to grow fast.  David trained as a Chartered Accountant with PWC. His career also includes being CFO of two companies listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market, where he raised more than £100,000,000 in funding and bought or sold more than 20 companies. Jane brought David onto the Smart Connector podcast to discuss why the statistics are so poor when it comes to women and non-white male founders attracting funding for their businesses.  David shares some shocking statistics throughout the episode, which highlights a clear, unlevel playing field. What do you think is the reason behind the under-representation of female and non-white male founders who receive funding?  ABOUT THE HOST: Jane Bayler is a serial entrepreneur, investor, speaker, event host and business scale up expert. She had a 20 year history in global media and advertising, before becoming a serial entrepreneur herself, with multiple businesses in real estate, marketing and education. Having grown and sold a £6M brand identity business to US communications group Interpublic, today she is most passionate about and committed to serving other entrepreneurs – helping them grow their businesses and achieve their best lives.  Enquire about working 1:1 with Jane, book a call here: https://bit.ly/2Z07DML