Tag: Female Founder

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UK’s flagship fund of funds backing female investors and founders announces first close at £130m

The UK’s first fund of funds with an explicit mandate to invest in female fund managers has announced a first close at £130m. The ‘Women Backing […]
April 2nd, 2026
Chinaccelerator

Female Founders Tackling High-Impact Challenges in Emerging and Frontier Markets

Emerging and frontier markets face persistent gaps: patients lack affordable healthcare, SMEs struggle to access credit, commuters face unsafe transport, and informal marketplaces create risk. Female […]
April 1st, 2026
Korea Tech Desk

Women’s Share in Korea’s Startup Workforce Has Doubled in a Decade: What Changed Inside the Ecosystem?

A decade ago, Korea’s venture ecosystem looked like a familiar story: male founders, male-heavy teams, and a pipeline built around manufacturing-era assumptions. The latest official survey […]
February 21st, 2026
EU-Startups

Amid just 2.3% of VC capital going to female founders, YON E Health secures €250k for its vaginal health device

EU-Startups has learned that Dutch FemTech startup YON E Health has raised €250k in pre-Seed funding to develop a first-of-its-kind smart vaginal health device that measures […]
November 5th, 2025
Startup Universal

Why Sweden is the Ideal Breeding Ground for the Next Global E-commerce Unicorn

There are a few particular factors - both societal and commercial - that make Sweden in particular a good bet for the source of the next e-commerce unicorn. 
By: Pernilla NyrenstenJanuary 10th, 2022
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