Diversity Venture Fund

Since 2023: Helped 78 female tech founders raise €62.5m

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Less than 2% of venture capital is invested in all-women founding teams. And less than 8% goes to mixed-gender teams.

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Investors allocate 1.3 times more capital to all-male teams than all-female teams.

52.5%

Average seed and Series A rounds are 52.5% smaller for all-women founding teams.

So what?

These disparities lead to lost talent, reduced innovation, slower growth, fewer jobs and increased inequality. Plus, evidence from around the world consistently shows that startups without female founders don’t perform as well.

This is despite investment in female founders delivering outperformance

Evidence from around the world consistently shows that startups with a female founder perform better than those founded by men. Examples:

Forbes: Women are the secret to higher returns and lower risk

European Investment Bank: Women Entrepreneurs are our best opportunity

BCG: Why Women-Owned Startups are a better bet

The Diversity Venture Fund: bridging the gap

Diversity Venture Fund is changing this. We improve access to capital for female/non-binary founders. We help you get investor ready, then connect you with investors who’ve signed up and been accepted to the Diversity Venture Fund because they have committed to investing in female tech founders and levelling the playing field by investing in the best deals, whatever the founder gender. And it doesn’t end there. We support you all the way.

And delivering the results

Since 2023, Diversity Venture Fund has helped 78 female tech founders raise €62.5m in capital with an additional €29.1m in process (June 2025)

How does it work for founders?

The fund is open to any female tech founder or leader (including those identifying as female), from pre-launch to exit.

The first step is to send us your pitch deck. Then…

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We’ll review it to check it’s investor-ready. We’ll give you feedback within a week of receiving it.

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You’ll then have a week to make changes (if needed).

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We’ll match you with legal experts to help you prepare for the fundraising journey.

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We’ll get your pitch deck in front of investors committed to investing in female and non-binary tech founders.

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You’ll meet with investors who treat all founders equally, increasing your chances of getting the capital you need to launch, grow and scale your tech business on fair terms.

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We’ll stay in touch with you throughout the process to make sure things run smoothly.

Pitch events

We host pitch events throughout the year, giving you the chance to pitch directly to potential investors.

How to apply

Just fill in the form. You’ll need to attach your pitch deck, so make sure it’s ready to go.

Female/Non-binary founders apply here

How does it work for investors?

Unique access to diverse deal flow

Diversity Venture Fund gives you unique access to the best early-stage tech startups, led by female/non-binary founders with focus on health tech/well being and sustainability/climate/greentech. To take advantage of this unique opportunity, you must demonstrate that you’re serious about investing in female/non-binary led businesses (for example in your mission, vision, values, strategy or objectives) OR commit to doing that within six months of signing up.

Once you’re in...

We’ll send you investor ready pitch decks and invite you to pitch events to meet ambitious female/non-binary founders and talented teams of scalable tech companies. Plus, you’ll be able to join a network of investors and partners who - like you - are committed to finding the best deals, regardless of founder gender. As we say, unique access to diverse deal flow. We’ll stay in touch with you throughout the process to help things run smoothly and ensure Win-Win for founders and investors.

Investors sign up here

It’s a Win-Win

Ambitious female/non-binary founders of cutting edge, scalable tech companies get access to the investments they need and deserve to build global tech companies. Investors get access to high quality, diverse deal flow. It’s a Win-Win! What’s not to like?