{"id":659157,"date":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/22\/gender-gap-in-vc-funding-widens-as-ai-companies-dominate\/"},"modified":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T00:00:00","slug":"gender-gap-in-vc-funding-widens-as-ai-companies-dominate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/01\/22\/gender-gap-in-vc-funding-widens-as-ai-companies-dominate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender gap in VC funding widens as AI companies dominate"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI is crowding out female founders:<\/strong> Startups with at least one female founder accounted for just 21.7% of the combined value of VC investments in the US throughout 2024 \u2014 the lowest rate since 2017 \u2014 as VC funds shift their focus to AI startups, according to Pitchbook<\/a>. Last year\u2019s reversal threatens to roll back some of the gains seen in terms of female representation over the past few years.<\/p>\n

(Tap or click the headline above to read this story with all of the links <\/strong>to our background as well as external sources.)<\/p>\n

By the numbers: <\/strong>Female-founded startups collectively raised USD 45.3 bn in 2024, up almost 12% y-o-y. However, Anthropic \u2014 co-founded by Daniela Amodei \u2014 accounted for USD 9.2 bn of this total. Excluding Anthropic, funding for female-founded startups drops to USD 36.1 bn, out of combined value of investments at USD 209 bn. <\/p>\n

Early-stage startup funding also saw a decline: <\/strong>Out of more than 3.1k first financings in 2024, only 20.5% involved a female co-founder, down from 26.5% in 2020. This is particularly concerning as early-stage funding is historically more equitable and has a higher number of female investors, according to Pitchbook.<\/p>\n

Funds targeting female founders are also \u201cscaling back size or struggling,\u201d<\/strong> further narrowing prospects for female-led startups, Artemis Fund General Partner Diana Murakhovskaya said. The closure<\/a> of global nonprofit Girls in Tech after 17 years in business, and the legal block enforced<\/a> on US-based Fearless Fund\u2019s grants for Black female-owned businesses, are some of the most recent indications of dwindling resources for female entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

Bias is bad for everyone: <\/strong>Lack of diversity in VC decision-making teams leads to \u201cmarket blind spots\u201d and missed prospects, Pitchbook argues. The imbalance also risks embedding systemic gender inequities into AI systems, as they will be developed mainly by male-founded ventures.<\/p>\n

MARKETS THIS MORNING-<\/p>\n

Asian markets are mixed this morning<\/strong>, as investors analyze Trump\u2019s comments on China tariffs starting February. Japan\u2019s Nikkei rose 1.5%, while Hang Seng (Hong Kong) declined 1.4%, and Shanghai Composite declined 1.0%. Wall Street futures are in the green<\/strong> following strong gains for the S&P 500 in the first trading day after Trump\u2019s inauguration.<\/p>\n

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EGBank\u2019s board approved paying out a dividend of EGP 0.99 per share on its 2024 <\/strong>earnings<\/strong>, according to a disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. The decision will now be passed to the bank\u2019s general assembly for approval.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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