# Diversity & Inclusion

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
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 in Berlin
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 in Berlin
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
How to make VC more LGBTQ+ inclusive, and why it matters
Analysis
June 27, 2022
How to make VC more LGBTQ+ inclusive, and why it matters
VC is even less LGBTQ+ inclusive than investment banking
Tim Smith
Google for Startups has backed 40 Black founders to the tune of £3m
News
June 16, 2022
Google for Startups has backed 40 Black founders to the tune of £3m
Each selected startup will receive $100,000 in cash, alongside ad support and 1:1 mentoring
Sophie Zhang
What is startup fundraising really like for an ethnic minority founder in 2022?
Analysis
May 22, 2022
What is startup fundraising really like for an ethnic minority founder in 2022?
What is startup fundraising actually like as an ethnic minority founder today? And why does so little VC cash flow into startups led by diverse teams?
Naomi Ackerman
Meet the women leading Europe's top fintechs
Analysis
May 17, 2022
Meet the women leading Europe's top fintechs
These female founders and CEOs are setting the fintech agenda in Europe
Amy O'Brien
Gender pay gap at UK unicorns: Monzo improves but major imbalance at Revolut
Analysis
May 16, 2022
Gender pay gap at UK unicorns: Monzo improves but major imbalance at Revolut
More than two thirds of gender pay gaps at UK unicorns are worse than the national average, and just a quarter of the top paid roles are held by women
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
11 Vienna-based female founders to watch
Places
May 3, 2022
11 Vienna-based female founders to watch
Who are the women founders making waves in Vienna´s tech scene? We’ve made a list
Sponsored by: ViennaUP
Tackling gender diversity: How the Netherlands is doing it
Analysis
March 15, 2022
Tackling gender diversity: How the Netherlands is doing it
The Netherlands, like the rest of Europe, is a bit of a brotopia, where women-led tech teams still struggle to get funding
In partnership with: Techleap.nl
Think your startup's ready for a head of diversity and inclusion? Think again
Opinion
March 8, 2022
Think your startup's ready for a head of diversity and inclusion? Think again
Considering hiring a head of diversity, equity and inclusion? Think before you leap.
Laura Smith
My cap table is 60% women — so why does no one care?
Opinion
March 7, 2022
My cap table is 60% women — so why does no one care?
I raised 60% of my first capital from women, against the “better judgement” of men
Audrey Barbier-Litvak
More than one-third of Europe’s top VC firms are yet to hire a female partner
Analysis
February 14, 2022
More than one-third of Europe’s top VC firms are yet to hire a female partner
A tendency to hire from within is holding back gender representation at the senior level
Amy O'Brien
40+ Black and mixed-race female founders in Europe
Analysis
February 11, 2022
40+ Black and mixed-race female founders in Europe
We’ve compiled a list of European women founders outside of the UK who should be on your radar
Miriam Partington in Berlin
The 15 ultimate tips that startup operators shared this year
How To
December 29, 2021
The 15 ultimate tips that startup operators shared this year
Here's what we learnt about working with superfans, running offsites and hiring your first developer from our Startup Life newsletter this year.
Amy Lewin and Anisah Osman Britton

# Diversity & Inclusion

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

How to make VC more LGBTQ+ inclusive, and why it matters

Google for Startups has backed 40 Black founders to the tune of £3m

What is startup fundraising really like for an ethnic minority founder in 2022?

Meet the women leading Europe's top fintechs

Gender pay gap at UK unicorns: Monzo improves but major imbalance at Revolut

11 Vienna-based female founders to watch

Tackling gender diversity: How the Netherlands is doing it

Think your startup's ready for a head of diversity and inclusion? Think again

My cap table is 60% women — so why does no one care?

More than one-third of Europe’s top VC firms are yet to hire a female partner

40+ Black and mixed-race female founders in Europe

The 15 ultimate tips that startup operators shared this year