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2022
All In: Female Founders in the US VC Ecosystem
November 2, 2022
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Female founding teams remain resolute amid mounting economic pressures
US VC deal value for female founders reached $32.4 billion through the third quarter of 2022, already raising more capital than any year prior to the record highs set in 2021.
On the check-writing front, the numbers underscore that the industry is still a long way from equal gender and diversity representation. Female investors account for just 16.1% of VC decision-makers in the US. Furthermore, 95.5% of VC firms have a majority male population of decision-makers.
The latest edition of our All In Report, created in partnership with Beyond The Billion and sponsored by J.P. Morgan, Apex Group and Pivotal Ventures, breaks down the numbers by cities, sectors and exit activity.
This report was created in partnership with Beyond The Billion and sponsored by J.P. Morgan, Apex Group and Pivotal Ventures.
Table of contents
Female founding teams remain resolute amid mounting economic pressures
US VC deal value for female founders reached $32.4 billion through the third quarter of 2022, already raising more capital than any year prior to the record highs set in 2021.
On the check-writing front, the numbers underscore that the industry is still a long way from equal gender and diversity representation. Female investors account for just 16.1% of VC decision-makers in the US. Furthermore, 95.5% of VC firms have a majority male population of decision-makers.
The latest edition of our All In Report, created in partnership with Beyond The Billion and sponsored by J.P. Morgan, Apex Group and Pivotal Ventures, breaks down the numbers by cities, sectors and exit activity.
This report was created in partnership with Beyond The Billion and sponsored by J.P. Morgan, Apex Group and Pivotal Ventures.
Table of contents
| Executive summary | 3 |
| Overview | 4 |
| Beyond The Billion feature | 6 |
| Representation at the GP level | 8 |
| Featured investor | 9 |
| By the numbers | 10 |
| Around the country | 12 |
| J.P. Morgan Q&A | 14 |
| Female angel investment | 16 |
| Female-founded unicorns | 17 |
| Apex Group Q&A | 18 |
| Exit activity | 21 |
| Pivotal Ventures feature | 22 |
| Key takeaways and methodology | 25 |