This author leads with her gender. Could a man have raised as much (or any) money as the author did without a customer or any experience or a demo version of the product?
Honestly, it’s crazy. We back incredible women who end up spending at least four times fundraising than similarly qualified men, consistently get offered lower valuations, and end up raising less capital. It’s fucked up — the three solo female founders we backed are some of the best performers in our fund I so that makes me wonder how many incredible women aren’t getting funded at all who would also crush if they had the resources.
Yes, they do all the time. And it's likely still easier for men to do so than for women.