Invest in women.Invest in the world.
Achieving equitable distribution of venture capital and institutional funding
During 2023 - 2024, startups raised $6,646 million of funding but ventures with female founders raised $300 million of funding 4.5% of the total funding.
India ranks 135 in gender parity out of the 146 countries.
Less than 3% of the VC funding goes to women in the country.
Vision
Our vision aims to instigate a profound transformation in venture capital that goes to women. Our goal is to ensure that, within the next five years, a minimum of 33% of the assets under management (AUM) of funds are invested to advancing women-led and co-led ventures towards remarkable achievements.
VISION
Our Mission entails establishing a Gender VC Council committed to the resolute objective of channeling substantial institutional investments into pioneering ventures led or co-led by women. Our aim is to redefine the investment arena, promoting equity and unlocking the vast potential of innovation spearheaded by women.
Mission
Credits : Morgan Stanley
Why invest
in women
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Credit gap: Women SME’s worldwide face a $320 billion shortfall in access to credit despite women anecdotally having lower non-performing loan rates than men.
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A multi-trillion dollar opportunity: According to a McKinsey study, closing the gender labor gap could add $28 trillion, or 26 percent, to annual global GDP in 2025.
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The world’s largest emerging market: The female economy represents a market more than twice the size of India and China combined. By 2028, female consumers will control around $15 trillion of global consumer spending.
OUR OBJECTIVES
Council Composition and Objectives
Embracing gender equality in the business sphere opens up a remarkable economic frontier, with McKinsey & Company projecting the addition of $12 trillion to the global GDP by 2025. This potential growth is underpinned by compelling evidence from the Boston Consulting Group,
which reveals that startups led by women deliver more than double the revenue per dollar invested compared to those founded by men. Together, these insights make a powerful case for the untapped economic and financial benefits of investing in women-led ventures, presenting a clear opportunity for forward-thinking investors to both drive societal progress and achieve superior financial returns.
Quarterly Meetings:
The council will hold quarterly gatherings to review advancements and strategize future actions, with a focused discussion on fund allocations for women-led ventures
Voluntary Reporting:
Interested funds seeking council membership are required to submit quarterly reports detailing their investments in women-led ventures.
Enhanced Allocation Plans:
The council will offer guidance to funds on progressively elevating their investments in female-founded start-ups on a quarterly basis.
Facilitating Connections
The council will facilitate connections between women-led businesses in search of investment and potential investors.
The Council will organize pitch days and introductions to create synergies and encourage partnerships.
Performance Metrics and Goals
The council's objective is to elevate funding for women-led ventures from the current 2% to a targeted range, as decided by the Council.
GENDER VC COUNCIL
Advisory Board
Evangelists
Avneet is a Life & Business Vision Coach, Creator of the Life Planner and Partner at StartUp Network Encubay.
Avneet Kohli
Deeksha is a serial entrepreneur and diversity enabler with a vision to create more diversity in the start-up ecosystem via entrepreneurship and investing.
Deeksha Ahuja
GENDER VC COUNCIL
Opportunity
$28tn
Closing the gender labor gap could add $28 trillion, or 26 percent, to annual global GDP in 2025.
$15tn
By 2028, women consumers will control around $15 trillion of global consumer spending.
$320bn
This obtains despite women anecdotally having lower non-performing loan rates than men.
Encubay recognises the Gender VC Council as a crucial milestone in fostering equitable allocation of venture capital and institutional funding. We eagerly anticipate the support of individuals and institutions to ensure the success of this endeavor.
