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March 24, 2021

Female founders received just 1% of funding in CEE region in 2020

The gender imbalance in startup funding in central and eastern Europe has actually worsened, a new report finds.


Female-founded startups received a fraction of the capital available in central and eastern Europe in 2020, and gender disparity is increasing — according to a new report from community platform European Women in VC, growth-stage fund Experior VC and early-stage VC Unconventional Ventures.

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Gender breakdown of general partners at CEE funds
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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