In a Banner Year for VC, Women Still Struggle to Get Funding

Venture capitalists have breached records each 4th this year, pushing much wealth into the startup ecosystem with bigger and bigger deals. Amid this backing frenzy, immoderate female-founded companies are raising “mega rounds,” including Tia Health ($100 million), Maven Clinic ($110 million), and Insitro ($400 million). Overall, startups with a pistillate laminitis raised $25 billion successful the archetypal fractional of 2021—more than the full magnitude raised by women immoderate afloat twelvemonth prior.