Analyzing the reporting year 2020 for women's startups and the impact of the pandemic on them, data were obtained from the agencies that are worth considering in detail.
If we consider women investors, then it should be noted that this phenomenon has grown insignificantly and amounts to about 5% of the total share of investors. In Britain, women investors make up 13% of the total share of investors, which is also a negligible figure.
Speaking of venture investments in a women's startup, the share of funding is significantly lower and amounts to 2% of the total investment as a whole.In addition to the previous figures, the overall global growth of venture funding to startups by 5% in 2020 should be noted.
What is behind these numbers? Lack of women-led companies or problems with capital allocation?
This is a particular flaw in the movement and partnership system that drives the development of venture capital financing. And the question is not only in companies and boards of directors in which the number of women should be increased. The question is more attracting female talents in all areas of activity, including engineering and technological areas.
The negative factor of the pandemic in women's startups should also be noted. There was no direct correlation between the decrease in funding for women due to the pandemic, according to agency studies. But this problem was also in the pre-pandemic time. So the current situation is rather a continuation of old problems in a pandemic reality.