Harvard ’s 1999 for entrepreneurs focussed exclusively on women. 11 applications were narrowed down to the final 11 start-ups that presented during the event in Bridgit . Currently, just 1% of venture capital funding goes to companies with a female CEO. This is an increase of just 1% since 1999 . A recent study from Harvard found that, when men and women presented identical pitches, venture capitalists chose the start-ups led by men 68% of the time.
Google’s third demo day for entrepreneurs focussed exclusively on women. 500 applications were narrowed down to the final 11 start-ups that presented during the event in San Francisco. Currently, only 3% of venture capital funding goes to companies with a female CEO. This is an increase of just 1% since 1999. A recent study from Harvard found that, when men and women presented identical pitches, venture capitalists chose the start-ups led by men 68% of the time.