FE+MALE report: fixing the funding bias may be more practical than political
Women accounted for only 14.1% of founders of Swiss startups that raised at least one financing round in 2024, and female CEOs closed 10.5% of all funding rounds in 2025, while Swiss venture capital investment reached CHF 2.95 billion. The FE+MALE Think Tank report argues that systematic changes in how investors, accelerators and funding institutions evaluate, connect with and allocate capital can narrow this gap, citing case studies where process redesign increased female founder participation by up to 30% and doubled the proportion of female-led companies progressing to due diligence. Only …
Women accounted for only 14.1% of founders of Swiss startups that raised at least one financing round in 2024, and female CEOs closed 10.5% of all funding rounds in 2025, while Swiss venture capital investment reached CHF 2.95 billion. The FE+MALE Think Tank report argues that systematic changes in how investors, accelerators and funding institutions evaluate, connect with and allocate capital can narrow this gap, citing case studies where process redesign increased female founder participation by up to 30% and doubled the proportion of female-led companies progressing to due diligence. Only …
The report’s emphasis on evidence‑based, process‑centric funding practices is directly relevant to Swiss AI startups, which rely on transparent and equitable capital allocation to thrive in a competitive innovation ecosystem.
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