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Women Led VCs vs. VCs that Support Women

Name: Women Led VCs vs. VCs that Support Women
Uploaded: 2020-08-04T17:08:57+00:00
Duration: 41 s
Channel: Royston G King
Description: In this panel excerpt, Speaker A clarifies a common misconception that venture capital firms led by women automatically prioritize investments in…

4 Aug 2020 · 1 min

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In this panel excerpt, Speaker A clarifies a common misconception that venture capital firms led by women automatically prioritize investments in women‑led companies. She explains that women‑led VCs, like any other firm, follow specific investment theses—such as a focus on healthcare or women’s health—and these theses do not guarantee backing women CEOs. The speaker emphasizes that female founders seeking capital should first research a VC’s investment hypothesis and sector focus, rather than assuming alignment based on the firm’s leadership gender.

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I can see some chat questions coming through about women who are trying to get in touch with VCs. I think there's a distinction between VCs led by women, who represent amazing teams and amazing brains, and funds that are set up to back women. And sometimes there's a misconception that VCs that are driven by women might back women-led companies, and often that's not the case, because they've got their own investment hypothesis, like Annie was saying, healthcare or— women's health doesn't necessarily mean that you back women CEOs who solve that problem. And so I think for any, any founder who's looking, you know, female founder looking for money, I think doing that research is pretty fundamental.