10 European funding vehicles dedicated to woman founders
Women founders remain significantly underrepresented in European venture capital. In 2024, companies founded solely by women received just 0.5% of the total capital invested in European venture-backed startups, according to PitchBook. Against this backdrop, a growing number of venture capital funds across Europe are building investment strategies specifically around women founders and more…
European venture capital is taking steps to address the underrepresentation of women founders, with several funding vehicles emerging to support women-led startups. Arāya Ventures and Sie Ventures have joined forces to create the Arāya Sie Fund, backing women-led technology startups in the UK and Europe. The fund targets pre-Seed and Seed-stage companies working in AI, DeepTech, FinTech, healthcare, and sustainability, with a focus on scalability, venture-backability, and defensibility.
Auxxo, based in Berlin, Germany, has a more stringent eligibility requirement, mandating that at least 20% of the founder shares be held by women. The Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund also emphasizes gender representation in the venture capital ecosystem. Borski Fund, based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, takes a broader approach, focusing on gender-diverse teams and companies where at least 30% of founder shares are held by women.
These funding vehicles represent a growing trend of European venture capital funds dedicating resources to women founders and diverse founding teams.
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