Invest in Women Taskforce
Making the UK the best place in the world for women entrepreneurs
Putting more capital into the hands of women
Driving long-term systemic change
The Invest in Women Taskforce was established with the goal of making the UK the best place in the world for women entrepreneurs.
It will do this by:
- Delivering one of the world's largest funding pools for women-powered businesses
- Increasing representation of women investors - with the Taskforce funding pool deployed via women and mixed investment managers
- Supporting the broader ecosystem - working across Financial Services to enable more women to start and scale businesses
The Taskforce is backed by His Majesty’s Treasury and the Department for Business and Trade.
Making the UK the best place in the world for women entrepreneurs
£250bn
could be added to the UK economy if women were to start and scale their business at the same rate as men
- Rose Review
<2%
Businesses founded entirely by women receive less than 2% of equity investment
- Beauhurst x Invest in Women Taskforce
2x
Women investors are 2x as likely to back women entrepreneurs
- Kauffman Fellows
35%
higher returns on investment are generated by teams with at least one women founder compared to all male teams
- Kauffman Fellows
Funding the future, backing women
The Invest in Women Taskforce is unlocking capital for women investors and entrepreneurs by convening one of the world’s largest funding pools. Discover how the Taskforce plans to close the funding gap and support inclusive economic growth here.
Our funding partners
The Invest in Women Taskforce is proud to work with leading investors that are committed to backing women investors and entrepreneurs across the UK.
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