The share of funding to female founders falls – again!
Jan 14, 2022
14 January 2021 | The share of funding to female founders falls – again! Venture capital funding exploded in 2021, breaking all historic records. Stories of the “wall of money” have been widespread, and according to Crunchbase, investment by VC firms globally hit $643 billion in 2021, up 92% on 2020. Yet […]
The Next Book
Oct 22, 2021
22 October 2021 | Nearly a year ago, at our 2nd Annual Funding Focus Conference, our Founder, David B Horne announced that he was going to write his second book and that it would be all about the work he is doing with Funding Focus to level the very uneven playing field when it comes […]
An Autumn Analysis
Oct 15, 2021
15 October 2021 | As you may have seen on our recent social media posts, we are preparing for our 3rd annual Annual Conference on the 23rd November (2:00PM – 6:00PM, GMT). Make sure to register now and join my team and an exciting line-up of guest speakers who will share their thoughts on fundraising […]
Some insights into our Funding Focus mission
Oct 16, 2020
This blog is written by Maheen Behrana, an account executive from Four Communications. Four Communications is a sponsor of Funding Focus. For us at Four, the chance to support with the second Funding Focus conference was something we jumped at. Having helped to launch the inaugural conference and brand in 2019, we’ve always had genuine […]
The Fight for Fairer Funding continues!
Oct 14, 2020
Founder of Funding Focus David Horne looks back on the inaugural Funding Focus conference last year and discusses the motivations behind 2020’s virtual event. Funding Focus is a social enterprise which seeks to raise awareness of the barriers faced by female and ethnic minority entrepreneurs when accessing external funding. We aim to spark conversations that […]
A little bit of positivity can make all the difference
Nov 21, 2019
From the outset, Funding Focus has attempted to address inequality in the world of entrepreneurship.
If AI is the future, then it needs to be fairer first
Nov 11, 2019
Earlier this year, an in-depth study found that gendered structures existent in many of the world’s major languages contribute towards gender inequality in society at large.
Save the date!
Oct 29, 2019
Earlier this year I was speaking about fundraising at a business event in Reading. A woman attending came up to me and asked: “Why is it that so little funding goes to female entrepreneurs?”
A language for the future of business
Oct 24, 2019
Earlier this year, an in-depth study found that gendered structures existent in many of the world’s major languages contribute towards gender inequality in society at large.