Ladies are making strides within the enterprise capital world, in response to a new report published by the nonprofit All Increase and as first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
All Increase launched a report that mentioned 18.6% of the highest roles at main VC corporations are held by girls, which is double what it was in 2018. The survey additionally discovered that many ladies (1 / 4 of survey respondents) have been promoted final yr and that traders have been nonetheless keen on backing underrepresented founders (75% of traders mentioned they have been trying to make such offers).
Solely a handful of ladies, nonetheless, are on the prime of mega-funds (these managing $3 billion or extra). On that word, although, extra girls are going solo, with the report exhibiting that greater than 100 women-led funds launched this previous decade. Nearly 180 women-led corporations raised $5.3 billion in 2023.