Female investors in early-stage tech are underrepresented in Latin America as they are globally. Among entrepreneurs, only 17% of venture-backed startups globally have a female co-founder, and globally, they capture only about 3% of VC funding.
This portal aggregates key LAVCA directories, surveys, interviews, and information on gender diversity in the tech ecosystem in Latin America including highlights of the top female investors and founders. #womenled.
LAVCA published an updated directory of the Top Women Investing in Latin American Tech. LAVCA identified 20 new partner-level women investing in Latin American VC/Tech in 2022, representing a 23% increase over 2021. LAVCA also published a companion list identifying 52 new junior investment professionals, a 16% increase over 2021.
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LAVCA published the fourth annual list of Emerging Women Investors in Latin American Tech. The list includes 135 junior-level female investment professionals at VC firms investing in Latin American startups, a 16% growth over the 2020 list of 116 women. Access the list.
IDB Lab
A special thank you to IDB Lab who supported LAVCA’s efforts to raise the visibility of female investors and founders through our 2021 Women Investors in Latin America initiatives.
LAVCA published an updated directory of the Top Women Investing in Latin American Tech. The 102 investors represented on the Top Women list represents a 15% increase over 2019. Access the directory.
LAVCA published the second annual list of Emerging Women Investors in Latin American Tech. The 96 investors represents an 10% increase over the inaugural list. Access the list.
Access a 6-page breakout of findings from the Inaugural Survey of Latin American Startups with insights on gender diversity from 220+ entrepreneurs and founders.
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WeXchange was founded in 2013 as an initiative of the IDB Lab, the innovation lab of the Inter-American Development Bank, with the aim of unleashing the growth potential of women entrepreneurs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics).
The eighth edition of the WeXchange Forum will take place in Honduras in 2020.
READ original interviews with top female founders and investors in Latin American , as well as analysis on venture activity and early stage investing trends in the region as it relates to gender diversity.
