# Diversity & Inclusion

Immigrant founders in the UK held back by lack of networking and conservative attitudes in tech
News
August 27, 2024
Immigrant founders in the UK held back by lack of networking and conservative attitudes in tech
Others mention bias against the immigrants and cultural challenges as the main challenges
Zosia Wanat
Women are leaving tech - we need it to stop
Analysis
May 15, 2024
Women are leaving tech - we need it to stop
Despite an increasing number of diversity panels and events, knowing what to do to keep women in tech careers can be difficult
Miriam Partington
Female founder funding: Will it ever change?
Analysis
April 19, 2024
Female founder funding: Will it ever change?
Venture funding for all-female-founded teams has stagnated — so what next?
Amy Lewin
Revolut, Checkout.com, Starling and majority of best-funded UK tech companies have wider gender pay gaps than national average
News
April 9, 2024
Revolut, Checkout.com, Starling and majority of best-funded UK tech companies have wider gender pay gaps than national average
According to the government’s latest filings, half of them posted worse gender pay gaps than the previous year
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
How to sell to Generation M
How To
March 22, 2024
How to sell to Generation M
Nafisa Bakkar of Amaliah shares her top tips on how to market to Muslims during and after the month of Ramadan
Anisah Osman Britton
All the ways you're wrong about women in VC
Opinion
March 8, 2024
All the ways you're wrong about women in VC
Training a woman in VC is no tax
Sophie Winwood
The best communities to join in European tech, according to women in tech
Analysis
January 30, 2024
The best communities to join in European tech, according to women in tech
A list of 18 of Europe’s best tech communities
Sophie Rowe
Who cares if the CEO is a man if the company is +50% owned by women?
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
71% of partners at UK VCs went to private school — survey
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
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
‘When I see you, three young women, I’m not so sure.’ How female founders are faring in the downturn
Analysis
November 14, 2023
‘When I see you, three young women, I’m not so sure.’ How female founders are faring in the downturn
All-female teams get less than 5% of total startup funding in normal times. As VCs get less generous with their cash, will they be the first to lose out?
Daphné Leprince-Ringuet
These 12 startups want to convince VCs that disability tech is where they need to put their money
Analysis
October 16, 2023
These 12 startups want to convince VCs that disability tech is where they need to put their money
Investors have always said disability tech is not scalable, but with 1bn potential users, isn’t that a myth?
Bérénice Magistretti
Diversity VC announces ‘pause’ due to loss of funding
News
September 29, 2023
Diversity VC announces ‘pause’ due to loss of funding
The non-profit will scale back presence at industry events amid sponsorship crunch
Miriam Partington
19 of the UK’s 20 best-funded tech companies pay men more than women
Analysis
April 6, 2023
19 of the UK’s 20 best-funded tech companies pay men more than women
Sifted digs into the latest UK gender pay gap filings
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Spain is the first European country to introduce paid period leave — but will women take it?
Analysis
March 17, 2023
Spain is the first European country to introduce paid period leave — but will women take it?
Not everyone is convinced that the new law is without flaws
Anna Freeman
Women make 23% less than men at Europe’s startups. How do we fix that?
Analysis
March 10, 2023
Women make 23% less than men at Europe’s startups. How do we fix that?
Sifted dug into the data and spoke to experts to find out.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Gender pay gap widest at early-stage European startups
Analysis
March 8, 2023
Gender pay gap widest at early-stage European startups
But are things getting better?
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Three quarters of LGBTQ+ founders hide their identity from investors
News
February 7, 2023
Three quarters of LGBTQ+ founders hide their identity from investors
That's according to a new report, which is the first to collect data on the experiences of LGBTQ+ founders in the UK
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Five women and multicultural founders to watch in 2023
Analysis
January 31, 2023
Five women and multicultural founders to watch in 2023
Women and multicultural founders show the exponential benefits of diversifying investment in tech
Sponsored by: Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV)
Discrimination and exclusive networks: Life for female founders of colour in Germany
Analysis
January 26, 2023
Discrimination and exclusive networks: Life for female founders of colour in Germany
A new report examines the various forms of discrimination that female founders — especially those of colour — face
Miriam Partington
Will diversity slip further as the tech slowdown continues?
Analysis
December 12, 2022
Will diversity slip further as the tech slowdown continues?
Investors and founders say they think VCs being more risk-averse will hit diverse founders hardest
Mimi Billing
UK startups’ gender pay gap worse than national average in 1992
Analysis
October 24, 2022
UK startups’ gender pay gap worse than national average in 1992
And the situation isn’t that much better in France and Germany…
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Only 14% of angel investors in the UK are women, report finds
News
September 23, 2022
Only 14% of angel investors in the UK are women, report finds
Female angels are helping female founders get funded — but they remain a minority in the UK
Miriam Partington
EU startups boss: Diversity quotas are a 'necessary step'
Interview
July 14, 2022
EU startups boss: Diversity quotas are a 'necessary step'
Brussels will accelerate its work on improving employee stock options and ensuring greater diversity in the continent’s startup ecosystem, EU’s innovation commissioner tells Sifted
Zosia Wanat
Unconventional Ventures launches €30m fund to invest in underrepresented founders
News
July 6, 2022
Unconventional Ventures launches €30m fund to invest in underrepresented founders
Atomico, Vaekstfonden and PJ Pärson have all backed Unconventional’s new fund
Amy O'Brien

# Diversity & Inclusion

Immigrant founders in the UK held back by lack of networking and conservative attitudes in tech

Women are leaving tech - we need it to stop

Female founder funding: Will it ever change?

Revolut, Checkout.com, Starling and majority of best-funded UK tech companies have wider gender pay gaps than national average

How to sell to Generation M

All the ways you're wrong about women in VC

The best communities to join in European tech, according to women in tech

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

71% of partners at UK VCs went to private school — survey

‘When I see you, three young women, I’m not so sure.’ How female founders are faring in the downturn

These 12 startups want to convince VCs that disability tech is where they need to put their money

Diversity VC announces ‘pause’ due to loss of funding

19 of the UK’s 20 best-funded tech companies pay men more than women

Spain is the first European country to introduce paid period leave — but will women take it?

Women make 23% less than men at Europe’s startups. How do we fix that?

Gender pay gap widest at early-stage European startups

Three quarters of LGBTQ+ founders hide their identity from investors

Five women and multicultural founders to watch in 2023

Discrimination and exclusive networks: Life for female founders of colour in Germany

Will diversity slip further as the tech slowdown continues?

UK startups’ gender pay gap worse than national average in 1992

Only 14% of angel investors in the UK are women, report finds

EU startups boss: Diversity quotas are a 'necessary step'

Unconventional Ventures launches €30m fund to invest in underrepresented founders