| Title | : | Funding women entrepreneurs |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Surya Fackelmann, Alessandro De Concini, Shiva Dustdar & European Investment Bank |
| Release | : | 2020-06-29 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Finance, Books, Business & Personal Finance, Nonfiction, Social Science |
| Size | : | 5156045 |
| Financial and policy measures are needed to improve access-to-finance conditions for women-led companies. EIB's InnovFin Advisory assesses the access-to-risk-capital conditions for women-driven companies in Europe in comparison to mainly the US. While women-led companies still account for a small portion of deal flow and overall volume invested, the rate of growth has increased. Nevertheless, structural inequalities and persistent biases hinder the transition to a better functioning funding environment. The study puts forth a number of innovation finance and policy related recommendations. Restarting the EU economy after the coronavirus pandemic provides a unique opportunity to include the gender dimension. |
