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November 28, 2023

“Do you think you’ll lose interest in the business once you’ve had your baby?” and other sexist questions women founders have faced

A majority of female founders believe gender bias has made raising funds more challenging, according to a new survey of 43 founders from early-stage VC firm Antler

Anne Sraders

3 min read

Female founders clearly face an uphill battle when securing venture funding, as only a tiny percentage of VC cheques go to female-led startups. Despite what VCs say is a desire to fund more women, many founders say there’s still a lot of bias ingrained in the ecosystem. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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