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A new initiative, supported by Lloyds Bank, plans to create regional women-founder growth boards in five cities across the UK, in a bid to make high-growth entrepreneurship more accessible to women outside of London and the South East.

The Midlands has become a hub for women taking the leap into entrepreneurship

Hannah Bernard and tech entrepreneur Debbie Wosskow have been recommended as co-chairs of Investing in Women, replacing the former NatWest chief Dame Alison Rose, Sky News learns.

A record number of female-owned companies have been created this year but women are still struggling to access funding

Success of UK’s Investing in Women Code emulated in the Netherlands Dutch entrepreneurial climate for women set to improve thanks to alliance of 65 influential parties Inspired by the successful Investing in Women Code in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands today will launch Code-V, an alliance spanning the government, the financial industry and the advocacy sector - 12 December

Female founders receive a smaller share of VC deals than they did ten years ago and are giving up more equity

The response suggests that the current sunset clauses for the enterprise investment scheme (EIS) and venture capital trusts (VCTs) will be extended beyond 2025. However, the response also pushes back on some of the committee’s other recommendations.

Female-founded AI startups in the U.K. received six times less funding than their male counterparts between 2012 and 2022.

A new report released by the Treasury Committee provides critical insights into the disparity in venture capital funding and how its affecting UK SMEs.

GC Angels has partnered with NorthInvest to deliver Fund Her North activities across the North West.