EPISODE · Feb 4, 2019 · 35 MIN
Show 77 - VC and Female Founders Report
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Produced in partnership with British Business Bank, Diversity VC and British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), this episode discusses a new report from all three of these organisations, commissioned by the UK’s HM Treasury, which highlights the fact that female start-up founders are missing out on billions of pounds of investment. The research identified specific barriers faced by female-led firms in accessing venture capital and its aim is to help inform ongoing government work to tackle these barriers and boost the untapped economic potential of businesses. Russell Goldsmith was joined in the studio to discuss the findings of this report and their wider implications by Alice Hu Wagner, Managing Director for Strategy & Economics at the British Business Bank, Francesca Warner, CEO & Co-Founder of Diversity VC and David Mott, Chair of BVCA’s Venture Capital Committee. To download a copy of the VC and Female Founders Report, please visit www.british-business-bank.co.uk/femalefounders
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Produced in partnership with British Business Bank, Diversity VC and British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA), this episode discusses a new report from all three of these organisations, commissioned by the UK’s HM Treasury, which highlights the fact that female start-up founders are missing out on billions of pounds of investment. The research identified specific barriers faced by female-led firms in accessing venture capital and its aim is to help inform ongoing government work to tackle these barriers and boost the untapped economic potential of businesses. Russell Goldsmith was joined in the studio to discuss the findings of this report and their wider implications by Alice Hu Wagner, Managing Director for Strategy & Economics at the British Business Bank, Francesca Warner, CEO & Co-Founder of Diversity VC and David Mott, Chair of BVCA’s Venture Capital Committee. To download a copy of the VC and Female Founders Report, please visit www.british-business-bank.co.uk/femalefounders
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