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Breaking barriers,
building innovation:
investing in gender diversity
Who we are
EWA is launching a $10M seed gender-lens fund supporting gender-diverse tech companies in Europe and MENA, leveraging their network of 2000+ female tech startup and an accelerator funding over 60% of startups annually.
European Women’s Association is a diverse network of over 5MM female founders, including accelerators, corporations, investors, and public sector . As a significant player in the global startup landscape, we have access to pre-selected tech startups with a gender-diverse focus in Europe and MENA.
Europe has a big problem!
Significant investment gap for women-led tech startups in Europe at the seed stage and in male-dominated sectors, missing out on diverse talent and opportunities.
In seed stage funding, only
0%
going to female founders, while male
80%
European VC gender gap persists:
75%
male founding partners, MPs, and GPs, female only:
5%
7%
Funding levels
Female teams: €92M
Mixed: €434M
Male: €3.1B
0.1%
Sector differences
Female teams: 1.1%
Mixed: 8.5%
Male: 90.4%
Solution EWA Invest
Utilize our network and partnerships to fund female founders’ tech startups and provide ongoing support beyond funding.
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EWA Ecosystem
Access to top tech gender-diverse deals through our global partner network.
Expertise in gender-diverse tech industry in Europe and globally.
Accelerator partnerships support highpotential, gender-diverse tech startups.
Global partnerships broaden reach, resources, and co-investment for portfolio companies.
Corporate partnerships fuel portfolio startups with support, resources, and collaboration.
Partners & Network
Market Opportunity
60%
Female-founded
startups increased in 2017-2020
0.8%
Only of VC funding
goes to female-led startups
> 25%
Return on investment
40
Women-led unicorns
13M
Women entrepreneurs
€820B GDP contribution
2015
Investing in women-led tech
unlocks $12T globally by 2025
Investment strategy
Evaluating investment through gender-lens
60%
Female/mixed founded Teams
20%
Gender-inclusive products
1
Our mission
Empower diverse tech entrepreneurs to build impactful businesses
2
Deal flow
Leveraging EWA’s network
3
EWA Network
Access to hidden startups
4
Investment Focus
European tech seed-staged companies
5
Emphasis on
Unique products, talented teams
6
Looking for
Global vision, diverse founders
7
Committed to
Empowering diverse founders in Europe and globally