What we have done so far
There are many tools to fight for diversity. In order to break the status quo of capital distribution we need to act in a systemic way, thus we have introduced series of actions to fulfil our agenda, such as reports, events, podcasts!
European Women in VC report 2024: "Beyond returns: Venture and Growth investing fueling sustainability and societal change"
Venture and growth investing is the most impactful asset class. With the right approach and increased institutional allocation, it can drive economic change and create significant social and environmental benefits.
Female GPs and Senior Managers are an undervalued asset in European Venture Capital Firms (2023)
Report 2023 highlights the positive financial and societal impact of diverse investment teams in the growth and venture space. Pointing out the gender-performance correlation serves as a catalyst for environmental adjustment in the venture capital landscape. It reinforces the notion that diversity is not just a checkbox but a strategic imperative.
Role and importance of women as cheque writers and start-up founders (2022)
The inaugural pan-European report on the venture capital ecosystem from a gender perspective.
Funding in the CEE Region through the lens of gender diversity and positive impact (2021)
This report serves to discuss this gap and aims at calling to action all those who have the ability to drive change across the VC and tech ecosystem. Only by discussing facts, figures and taking a real leadership role can we drive change for the benefit of the whole society.
Women Investors on the rise in Europe. Panel by Angella Invest.
Despite significant imbalances in venture capital diversity, there are some promising trends and developments on the horizon.
Female GPs and Senior Managers are an undervalued asset in European Venture Capital Firms (2023)
Report 2023 highlights the positive financial and societal impact of diverse investment teams in the growth and venture space. Pointing out the gender-performance correlation serves as a catalyst for environmental adjustment in the venture capital landscape. It reinforces the notion that diversity is not just a checkbox but a strategic imperative.
Women In VC Briefing by EU.VC: Agate Freimane
We're happy to welcome Agate Freimane, Founding Partner of Norrsken, whose fund is dedicated to investing in early-stage startups focusing on climate tech.
McKinsey's 2023 Report: The state of diversity in global private markets
Private equity firms and institutional investors have intensified their focus on gender and ethnic diversity, but the road ahead remains long.
Women In VC Briefing by EU.VC: Simone Brummelhuis
A deep dive on diversity investing, raising funds in this space and the importance of finding anchor LPs and advisors with true impact. An inspiring interview with Simone Brummelhuis produced by our partner EU.VC.
European Commission reports
Reports published by the European Commission provide insight into a wide assortment of relevant topics and are updated regularly.
Women in VC Briefing: Laura González-Estéfani
Laura González-Estéfanii - the founder and CEO of TheVentureCity, a venture accelerator designed to make the global entrepreneurial ecosystem more diverse, international and accessible to fair capital.
IFC/CDC Report on emerging markets
The IFC/CDC report covers the topic of gender-smart investing and how it can affect the emerging markets.
Women in VC Briefing: Francesca Warner
This time we are hosting Francesca Werner. She is a Founding Partner in Ada Ventures, focused on discovering and building the possibility of bold Investment for overlooked founders and markets.
Gender Diversity in The Netherlands Report
Research shows that stereotypes and network play an important role in the decision making process of VC investors.
Women in VC Briefing: Fatou Diagne
Fatou Diagne is a Managing Partner and co-founder at Bootstrap Europe, technology fund with a focus on life sciences sectors from Zurich, a Founding Partner of The Real Economy Effect (TREE), an inevitably inspirational female investor in tech sector.
Women in VC Briefing: June Angelides
We have great pleasure to introduce you to another amazing podcast in our series - Woman in VC Briefing led by Kinga Stanislawska from Experior VC.
The Untapped Potential of Women-led Funds
This report explores the nuances of female partners and women-led funds - the reality, the opportunities available to us, and the actions we need to take in order to move the conversation forward.
Women in VC Briefing: Irina Haivas
We are happy to invite you to watch our latest Women in VC Briefing led by Kinga Stanisławska (Experior VC) with Irina Haivas!
Wharton Social Impact Initiative
Project Sage 3.0: Tracking Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Private Debt with a Gender Lens
Let's execute the agenda for the future of venture space together!