Those trusted networks lead directly to investments, board seats, and executive suites. 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.
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.