the capital gap is the leadership gap
Less than 2% of venture capital goes to women-led startups, and only a small percentage of investors are women.
Shifting who controls capital changes who gets funded, who sits on boards, and who leads the companies solving society’s biggest challenges.
When women don’t write the checks, the ideas shaping our future don’t reflect our experiences or priorities. Executive women are stepping into ownership and influence, together redefining the future of venture.
Women want their leadership and their capital to reflect their values.
Venture investing gives women a direct way to fund the founders, innovations, and solutions that align with what matters most to them, from healthcare and financial equity to climate, community, and workplace well-being.
there is a clear need and opportunity for change
Women investors are twice as likely to fund women founders
Companies with women leaders outperform
70% of executive women want to invest but lack access or clear pathways
Women receive less than 2% of VC funding; women of color receive far less
Who can be a venture investor?
It’s simpler than most people think, and no special paperwork is required to prove your eligibility.
You qualify to be a venture investor if you have:
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$200k individual income / $300k household
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OR $1M in assets excluding your home
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OR certain special financial certifications
Investing Isn’t Just Financial,
It’s Transformational
As Julie Castro Abrams points out in the Forbes article "Investing In Venture Is The Ultimate Power Play For Executive Women With Influence And Wealth", venture investing is a strategic leadership move for women.
It unlocks:
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A new leadership platform in the innovation economy
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Access to high-growth deal flow typically reserved for insiders
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Pathways to corporate board service
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A powerful community of women investors
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A direct lever for gender and racial equity
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The ability to invest according to your values—directing capital to founders and solutions that reflect your priorities and vision for the future
Women Are the Future of Investing.
Here’s the Proof.
How Women (and Men) Invest in Startups identifies ways to unlock women’s wealth as a source of startup funding.
Media coverage in Venture Capital Journal, Forbes, Fortune...
How Women Invest (HWI) and How Women Lead (HWL) released the Women, Wealth & the Capital Continuum 2026 Report