Investors require more education on solutions for women

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DocSend’s Startup Index Newsletter is back! We’ll be bringing startup industry news and trends to your inbox twice a month going forward. This instalment features insights from our research on our new Funding Divide report with guidance from Iynna Halilou, an investor at Moxie Ventures. Plus, we’ll share some recent startup fundraising trends, an investors' perspective on pre-seed burn rates, and data on how female founders are faring in today’s market.

Investor POV: VCs require more education on solutions for women

Many female founders have built their businesses with a focus on solving problems for female audiences. What happens to funding when male VCs don’t understand the target market? Iynna Halilou takes us through a deep dive into the issues facing female founders, and shares her tips on on how they can successfully navigate the current market.

Weekly update: Pitch Deck Metrics

Last week saw investors increase their activity levels slightly and founders increased theirs considerably, with founder pitch deck sends up by 9.8% and VC interactions up by 2.29%. That activity hasn’t correlated to increased attention, though—the time VCs spent actually reading pitch decks is down by 4% this week.

Here's the full analysis of last week's activity

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