We should all be backing women, people of colour, and other underrepresented groups for a very simple reason — it is the key to create a more equitable and prosperous future and increase the returns on our investments. Sie Ventures is building a new ecosystem that ensures no more industry-defining…

With over $30 trillion in wealth transfer occurring over the next decade, women will soon control more than half the world’s wealth and they’ll want to know the best ways to invest it. We met Alexia and Margot in August, 2021 and they joined our Sie Ventures Catalyst Program in September 2021. As big advocates of educating women about money and investing, we had looked at a few players on the market. From the first day we met Alexia and Margot, they got…

Megan is part of Sie Community and participated in our very first Cohort with Anansi. Since then she has raised £1.5M in funding led by Octopus Ventures, and she was happy to share her journey with the rest of the founders, and the importance of building a network. — What led you to build Anansi? Ana and I come from different backgrounds. My background was in finance, where I spent five years working in London and Munich investing in clean technology and industrial efficiency companies. I enjoyed the concept of using software to improve industrial processes and wanted to take on a more entrepreneurial role…

We are excited to launch our Fundraising Stories Series, starting Siran Cao from Mirza, part of Sie Ventures Cohort I. Mirza is on a mission to “change the math” for caregiving. …

We launched the Sie Capital Platform to drive more capital towards female founders and in our first 6 months our first cohort’s already raised over £10M. And the best part is… we’re only getting started. With less than 2% of venture capital funding going to female founders across Europe, and…

It is now 2021 and, still, less than 2% of global venture funding goes to female-led businesses. However, female-led businesses across the board have generated 250% greater returns per dollar invested, compared to those led by an all-male team. …