How do we close the funding gap? With Sophie Winwood and Jodi Birkett

The Green Room: Questions That Matter Most In Business

We all have good ideas. But some of us have to clear more hurdles than others.

If you’re a founder, you want to make your ideas happen and grow your business.

But it’s not always that easy.

If you’re an investor, you want to back the best ideas and companies out there.

But are some of those ideas not even landing on your desk in the first place?

If you're a female founder, scaling your business should be just as easy as that of your male counterpart.

But that isn’t always the case. The question is, why?

Only 2% of all VC funding goes to women-led startups. And while the consensus around investment is that it drives economic growth, the funding gap for female founders is still an ongoing challenge. And the numbers back it up.

It’s clear we are missing out on brilliant ideas, talent and companies that could add billions to the UK economy. So, where do we go from here?

For this episode of The Green Room podcast, we’re joined by Sophie Winwood, co-founder and CEO of Women in Venture Capital: Europe (WVC:E) and Jodi Birkett, UK TMT Leader, as we ask: How do we close the funding gap?

Tune in to find out:

• What the funding gap is and why it exists
• An insight into why the funding gap needs to close and the benefits
• Sophie’s experience as both an investor and a founder
• How we can create more opportunities for founders and less blockers

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Guests: Sophie Winwood, co-founder and CEO of Women in Venture Capital: Europe (WVC:E) and Jodi Birkett, UK TMT Leader

Hosts: Annie Wong and Ethan Worth

Original music: Ali Barrett