You shouldn’t need to be a man to get venture capital funding in Canada GlobeBusiness
Think everyone with a great idea gets a fair shake in the world of venture capital? Think again.
This has to change. And only venture capital firms themselves can change it. VCs need to expand their horizons and break free from their continuing focus on male-dominated firms. I’ve been around long enough that I’ve heard all the excuses about why it can’t be done. Let’s get past that outdated thinking.
In my view, the VC obsession with technology persists not because decision makers are consciously gender-biased – but because they are industry-biased. They see others investing in tech and, over time, they become effectively blinded to other fields. Heaven forbid they support a consumer packaged goods company created by women. What would their VC friends say about that down at the club?
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