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Why backing women founders is the smartest bet for investors
- Despite the dismal statistics that only 4% of total capital raised in Australia goes to female-only founded teams, there are indeed plenty of women starting and growing businesses across Australia.
- Women-led startups are a largely overlooked opportunity for outsized returns. A report by First Round Capital found that women-led startups perform 63% better than their male counterparts.
- Founding teams that are ethnically diverse outperform all-white founding teams by 30%, according to the Kauffman Fellows Research Center.
- Female-founded startups achieve faster exits with higher returns, as reported by Microsoft for Startups and Goldman Sachs’ Launch With GS.
- Morgan Stanley estimates that investing in women and minority-owned ventures represents a trillion-dollar opportunity.
- An increasing number of investors, leaders, and allies are stepping up to create pathways for women and diverse founders recognizing their value.
- One Roof is proud to be part of this growing ecosystem of supporters that is creating real opportunities for women founders to thrive.
- Investing in women isn’t just a matter of equity, it’s a savvy, strategic move, and the time to act is now.
- The lack of diversity in the startup ecosystem presents a serious issue, it channels the majority of funding to founders that align with traditional venture capitalists.
- Now, picture a future where women have greater access to funding and where diverse teams are building billion-dollar enterprises. This future is within reach, but only if we shift the current trajectory.
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