Emma Rees, CEO and cofounder of Deployed

Opinion

July 14, 2023

Allyship: the missing link between female funders and female founders

If you’ve already “made it,” don’t put other women through the same challenges you faced

Emma Rees

4 min read

We’re all familiar with the dire stats on funding for female founders. I saw the inequality firsthand when I was pitching my second company — in enterprise SaaS — to investors. 

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Emma Rees

Emma Rees is cofounder and CEO of Deployed.

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