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Interview

January 22, 2024

Who cares if the CEO is a man if the company is +50% owned by women?

Swedish community startup Feminvest is raising a new fund to focus on female ownership

Mimi Billing

3 min read

When VCs are criticised for failing to invest in female-founded startups, they often counter that they are pushing their portfolio companies to promote more women into management positions.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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