Webinar | Is VC funding for women founders getting any better?

By Team DealStreetAsia

July 15, 2021

Southeast Asia’s startup funding ecosystem has been booming – with one major shortcoming.

According to DealStreetAsia’s DATA VANTAGE, less than a fifth of deals last year involved startups that were founded, or co-founded by women. They represent a mere $1.4 billion out of the total $8.6 billion raised by startups in the region last year. 

Take Grab out of the equation, and the figures are even more alarming: companies founded or -cofounded by women account for only $0.36 billion or 4.7% of funds raised from VCs.  

While the share of women-founded startups in Southeast Asia has risen from 4% before 2010, to about 9% over the last few years, there is clearly a lot of ground to cover. Especially when you consider the impact made by women-led businesses in revolutionising food chains, disrupting healthcare services and payment processing.  

Join our webinar on July 29 at 10:00 am, a live discussion with an expert panel of women achievers with an impressive track record. Topics addressed by our panel will include the challenges that women leaders face, why the funding gap persists and what it will take for the ecosystem to progress. On registering, you will receive a free copy of DealStreetAsia’s Data Vantage report for 2021 on Women in Startups: The SE Asia Edition.

We look forward to having you join us on July 29.

Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
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Singapore Reporter/s

In Singapore, we are looking to double our reporting team by this year-end to comprehensively cover the fast-moving world of funded startups and VC, PE & M&A deals. We want reporters who can tell our readers what is really happening in these sectors and why it matters to markets, companies and consumers. The ability to write precisely and urgently is crucial for these roles. Ideal candidates must have to ability to work in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-changing environment. We want our new hires to be digitally savvy and ready to experiment with new forms of storytelling. Most importantly, we are looking for hard-hitting reporters who work well in a team. Collaboration and collegiality are a must.

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).

Following vacancies can be applied for (only in Singapore).   

  • A reporter to track companies/startups that have raised private capital, and have the potential to become unicorns. SEA currently has over 40 companies with a valuation of over $100 million and under $1 billion.
  • A reporter who can get behind the scenes and reveal how funding rounds are put together, or why they’ve failed to materialise. She/he in this role will largely focus on long-format stories. 
  • A journalist to track special situations funds, distressed debt and private credit (from the PE angle) across Asia.
APPLY NOW