10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Female Founders: The Funding Question
Speakers: Rebecca Minkoff, founder and chief creative officer, Rebecca Minkoff and Ali Wyatt, co-founder and CEO, Female Founder Collective and The NORTH
Moderated by Stephanie Mehta, CEO and chief content officer, Mansueto Ventures
In 2024, startups with exclusively female founders received just 1.8 percent of all venture capital dollars, a decline from 2023, according to PitchBook. Add a male co-founder and that number shoots up to 21.7 percent. This, despite the evidence suggesting that when women do get funded, they deliver higher returns. Is change likely? And if so, what should we expect?
