VC firm Fearless Fund has faced a setback in its plans to issue grants to Black women business owners. On Monday, an appeals court ruled against Fearless, upholding […]
Madica, a program by Flourish Ventures, steps up pre-seed investing in Africa
Madica, an investment program launched by US-based investor Flourish Ventures to back pre-seed startups in Africa, plans to invest in up to 10 ventures by the end of […]
New study of unicorn founders finds most are ‘underdogs,’ and female founders are rising
A new study that zeros-in on the founders of so-called “Unicorns” (companies worth over a billion dollars) has found most have “underdog” founders, are often drawn from the […]
Artemis Fund has a fresh $36 million to back diverse founders solving ‘big, hairy problems’
The Artemis Fund, which invests in underrepresented founders, closed on its second fund with $36 million in capital commitments. Stephanie Campbell, Diana Murakhovskaya and Leslie Goldman Tepper founded […]
Stay up-to-date on the amount of venture dollars going to underrepresented founders
Venture capital funding has never been robust for women or Black and brown founders. Alongside Crunchbase, we’ve been tracking funding levels to pinpoint moments of progress and regression […]
Funding for female founders remained consistent in 2023
Female-founded companies in the U.S. raised $44.4 billion out of the $170.59 billion in venture capital allocated last year. Companies with founding teams that are all women raised […]
Female Founders Fund looks to raise $75 million for new fund
Female Founders Fund on Tuesday filed with the SEC to start raising $75 million for its fourth fund, TechCrunch+ can exclusively report. That amount is the biggest yet […]
To find success as a woman founder, embrace your scrappy side
Andrea Sommer Contributor Andrea Sommer is the co-founder and CEO of Hive Founders, a global network and accelerator for women entrepreneurs, to help other women entrepreneurs succeed. The […]
Q3 data for women is just more of the same
Pitchbook’s latest report shows that all-women founding teams have raised 1.9% of all venture capital dollars so far this year, or $2.4 billion out of the total $125.85 […]