Pathways Summit: The Female LP Report Launch
This is an early invite to the launch of the first data-driven report on female LP participation in European venture capital — launched live in Helsinki.
Over the 6 months, FOV Ventures, Tesi, and partners across the ecosystem surveyed women across 16 countries about their relationship with venture capital as an asset class. What's drawing them in, what's keeping them out, and what would actually move capital.
The result: the first dataset on female LP participation in European VC — and a roadmap for building better pathways into venture capital for the next generation of LPs.
On May 6, we're launching it live — and turning findings into action.
What to expect
Part 1 — Report Launch (12:30–13:30)
The data, the surprises, and what it means for European VC.
Part 2 — Workshops & Working Sessions (14:00–15:30)
From insight to action. Choose-your-own-path sessions designed for different audiences — whether you're exploring your first fund allocation, building LP access infrastructure, or rethinking how your fund engages new capital.
Includes a keynote and a live due diligence simulation — because the best way to learn fund investing is to do it.
Part 3 — Drinks, Bites & Networking (from 15:30)
Facilitated introductions and the kind of conversations that don't happen at conferences.
Who this is for
Women exploring or actively investing in VC funds
General Partners building a broader LP base
Institutional LPs and fund-of-funds rethinking access
Ecosystem builders working on LP infrastructure
Wealth managers, private banks
Anyone who believes the European VC funding base should be wider — and wants the data to back it up
Presented by
FOV Ventures FOV Ventures is an early-stage European VC fund backing bold technical founders. FOV led the Female LP Pathways research — designing the survey, analysing the data, and writing the report — as part of its commitment to building a stronger, more diverse LP base for European venture capital.
Tesi — Finnish Industry Investment Tesi is Finland's national investment company and anchor LP in the Finnish venture ecosystem. As co-host of the Pathways Summit, Tesi brings the institutional insights and ecosystem reach that turns research into structural change.
Survey data collection partners
This research was made possible by organisations across Europe who helped distribute the survey and amplify the call for responses. Thank you to:
FOV Ventures · Tesi · Unlock VC · Ada Ventures · Kvanted · Fund F · FiBAN · EUVC · Herizon · WakeUp Capital · FVCA · Crowberry Capital · Female Foundry · Impact Shakers · Diversity VC · EWVC · and many more
Questions & media
For questions about the event, partnership enquiries, or media requests:
Sointu Karjalainen
FOV Ventures
[email protected]