In the U.K., 54% of women reported being subjected to bias from investors during funding rounds, with 46% of female entrepreneurs experiencing gender bias in the United States.
To qualify for inclusion in the survey, participants must have secured or been in the process of securing at least £100,000 of capital from investors.
According to HSBC, women in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were achieving the highest proportion of their funding targets, with female entrepreneurs in both nations reporting that they achieved an average 45% of their capital targets from investors. Women running businesses in China were the next most successful at securing capital, reaching an average 40% of their targets.
Previous research has highlighted the funding gap between male and female-led companies. In February, a
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