Venture Capital stories
As faith in tech bros wanes, founders say a quieter, human-centred playbook is proving better for business, investors and users alike.
With women-led start-ups securing just 2.3% of 2024 VC funds, Cristina Fonseca says closing tech's gender gap is vital for growth.
Carta acquires ListAlpha and launches Carta CRM, unifying front-office relationship tools with back-office fund data for private capital firms.
UpGuard debuts Risk Automations to link cyber risk findings with security workflows, promising faster fixes after USD $75 million raise.
In tech and marketing, women are excluded not just by bias in code or funding, but by domestic load and male-coded networking rituals.
Irish-founded Nory opens a New York HQ to spearhead a US rollout of its AI platform aimed at cutting costs for pressured restaurants.
As AI reshapes tech, women still battle entrenched bias; only a deliberately human lens can turn this revolution into real inclusion.
Generative AI is levelling the creative-tech field, giving women a rare chance to shape rules, narratives and power from the ground up.
Australian construction tech startup Veyor raises AUD $11m Series A to fuel rapid US expansion as American revenues surge past 30%.
Rainforest adds PayPal, Venmo and PayPal Pay Later to its unified checkout for vertical software, aiming to shift users from cash and cheques.
Irish cybersecurity dealmaking surged 40% in 2024, bucking a 9.5% funding drop across Europe as investors backed more Irish startups.
EASI opens applications for its 2026 awards, offering a GBP £10,000 grant and year-long support to UK founders driving social impact.
Cicada opens applications for its 2026 Tech23 deep tech week, seeking 23 startups as alumni funding tops USD $280 million nationwide.
Women in tech are more visible and ambitious than ever, but unequal capital, fragmented support and poor data still block true equality.
Half of Canadian VC funds now have a female partner, but weak promotion pathways mean women are still exiting the industry in droves.
As International Women's Day nears, inclusive tech emerges as a powerful lever to unlock women-led growth and reshape local economies.
Energyz Black wins Hotwire's debut Accelerator, securing pro bono PR support to scale its AI-driven energy careers and skills platform.
AI is opening doors for women entrepreneurs, turning limited time and resources into leverage and levelling a historically unequal field.
Scalare revenue jumps 360% to AUD $7.13 million as its integrated founder platform delivers first half of positive operating cash flow.
Dyna.Ai secures an eight-figure USD Series A to scale agentic AI from pilots to production in complex, regulated financial enterprises.