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October 12, 2020

Startups founded by women most affected by pandemic

Female-led businesses suffered most during the pandemic, with the funding gap and the amount of work women do in the home to blame.


Freya Pratty

3 min read

Only 1 in 3 businesses in the UK were founded by women, and they were the ones worst affected by the pandemic, new data shows.

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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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