Analysis

September 20, 2021

Women hugely under-represented in Spanish investment roles, report

The first major report into gender diversity in the Spanish private equity and VC sector doesn’t make for pretty reading.


Tim Smith

6 min read

From left to right: Marta-Gaia Zanchi, Nicole Van Allen, Marc Subirats, Lucia Vives, Sebastian Anastassiou, Jordi Pedrol, Marta Munte, Yahel Halamish, Ferran Marti, Alberto Navasa

It’s well known that the tech and startup world is a boys club.

Recent data reported by Sifted found that women make up 38% of the workforce in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) in Europe. Spain is lagging even further behind when it comes to gender parity, according to a new report from Nina Capital and Level 20.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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