Closing the Gender Investment Gap
Women Supporting Women: Founders, Funds & Investors Connect
Event Description:
Join us for an evening addressing the €250 billion gender investment gap in European venture capital. The 2025 EU Gender Investment Gap Report reveals that women-led teams receive less than €3 of every €100 invested, and women manage only 9% of VC assets under management. This event brings together investors, women founders, and women fund managers to close this gap through direct action—not just conversation.
The evening features insights from the 2025 EU Gender Investment Gap Report, perspectives from Invest-NL's Diverse Managers Programme, lightning pitches from 7 women-led companies and 3 women-led funds, and structured networking with active investors, LPs, and ecosystem supporters from networks including NAB, European Women in VC, and Women in VC NL.
Co-hosted by Women in Impact Investing NL, Startup Amsterdam, and Equals.
3 reasons that make your event unique:
1. Understand the Data Behind the Gap: Hear insights from the 2025 EU Gender Investment Gap Report and Invest-NL's Diverse Managers Programme—learn why women receive only a fraction of the available funding and what's being done to change it.
2. Connect with Your Peers: Join 50-75 founders, fund managers, investors, and ecosystem builders who share your commitment to closing the gender investment gap—exchange ideas, share challenges, and build meaningful relationships.
3. Be Inspired by Action: Watch 7 women-led companies and 3 women-led funds pitch their visions in just 3 minutes each—see firsthand the innovation and ambition that the investment world is currently overlooking.
Facilitator/Speaker Bio:
Kristiane Davidson, Founder of Women in Impact Investing Europe, has 15+ years of experience in sustainable development and impact investing, specialising in the blue economy.
"The gender investment gap costs Europe €250bn annually. We're bringing together the founders, fund managers, and investors committed to closing it".