Rachel Reeves backs Invest in Women Taskforce as funding disparity for female founders increases

Equity investment gap

Linus Uhlig
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has endorsed the Invest in Women Taskforce following findings that female-founded businesses received just 1.8% of total equity investment value in the first half of this year.

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