wX Insights 2024: The Rise of Women STEMpreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean: Reducing the Gap in Access to Capital
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
July 2024
Summary
Subject
Women;
Women Entrepreneurs;
Science and Technology;
STEM Education;
Investment;
Gender;
Technology-Based Entrepreneurship;
Diversity and Inclusion;
Venture Capital;
Entrepreneurship;
Startup;
Finance;
Women in Science
JEL code
L26 - Entrepreneurship;
G24 - Investment Banking • Venture Capital • Brokerage • Ratings and Ratings Agencies
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
This edition of the wX Insights report focuses on the gap in access to institutional capital faced by women STEMpreneurs in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Through surveys of women entrepreneurs and interviews with a select group of women STEMpreneurs and investors from venture capital funds, information was collected about the profiles of STEMpreneurs and their companies in LAC; the expectations and experience of STEMpreneurs in terms of raising capital; the perception of STEMpreneurs and investors about the factors that contribute to capital raising. Additionally, the report presents an analysis of the best practices adopted by entrepreneurs who have managed to raise capital and by venture capital (VC) funds that have invested in companies led by women.
The study presents the following structure:
Profile of women STEMpreneurs and their companies
Key learnings from women STEMpreneurs
Key learnings from VC investors
Recommendations for women entrepreneurs and investors
Through surveys of women entrepreneurs and interviews with a select group of women STEMpreneurs and investors from venture capital funds, information was collected about the profiles of STEMpreneurs and their companies in LAC; the expectations and experience of STEMpreneurs in terms of raising capital; the perception of STEMpreneurs and investors about the factors that contribute to capital raising. Additionally, the report presents an analysis of the best practices adopted by entrepreneurs who have managed to raise capital and by venture capital (VC) funds that have invested in companies led by women.
The study presents the following structure:
Profile of women STEMpreneurs and their companies
Key learnings from women STEMpreneurs
Key learnings from VC investors
Recommendations for women entrepreneurs and investors
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