VC firms are infamously lacking in ethnic and gender diversity — but socioeconomic background also has a huge impact on the type of people that get jobs in the industry.
Analysis
December 5, 2023
71% of partners at UK VCs went to private school — survey
A new report by Diversity VC also found that ethnic minority VCs were far more likely to break into the industry by starting their own fund than white peers
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Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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