Empowering female founders: How we can narrow the gender gap in venture capital

Dec 28, 2023

Gender bias and a scarcity of female investors are thought to hamper Venture Capital (VC) investment in female-owned businesses. Image: Unsplash/Christina @ wocintechchat.com

Henadi Al-Saleh

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What do you think are the biggest obstacles facing women founders? Image: Data Source: Wamda, TiE Dubai – survey of 125 female founders in MENA, published in collaboration with TiE Dubai and TiE Women

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