The Diversity Dividend
When we talk about “Diversity Dividend” we are broadly referring to the financial benefits that come from supporting diverse entrepreneurs and bringing diverse perspectives into the investment decision.
HERmesa embraces the diversity dividend
Better returns
Women founded companies return more. But don’t just take it from us, here’s what others have been saying too: see here, here and here
Improved bottom line
Women funded companies have higher returns and gender diversity in teams leads to better team performance, more robust decision making and an improved bottom line
Solving the pipeline problem
A lot of investors say they can’t find businesses founded by women to invest in. As women entrepreneurs ourselves, we know that there are some great women building great companies
The world of start-up investing is still overwhelmingly male
The mere act of pitching while female lowers your chances of receiving funding
even when they gave the exact same pitch!
For every £1 of venture capital (VC) investment in the UK, all-female founder teams get less than 1p, all-male founder teams get 89p, and mixed-gender teams 10p.
Venture capital investment in start-ups with female founders is increasing but progress is very slow. At current rates, for all-female teams to reach even 10% of all deals will take more than 25 years (until 2045).
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