'People like to pursue opportunities where there are similar examples of success'

“You can’t be what you don’t see”. Rachel Springate, founder and partner at Muse Capital recalls reading this quote from one of her peers in the industry – Megan Quinn, a growth investor at Spark Capital – as she explains why the lack of women in private equity and venture capital sectors continues to persist: “People like to pursue opportunities where there are examples of similar people succeeding. With the proportionately small representation of women in the VC/PE industry, the success stories are few and far between,” she says in an interaction with this portal.