The Project
The Beat Funding Bias Initiative (BFBI)
Based on the existing research, gender equity disparities might exist due to gender-based biased approaches within the start-up ecosystem and amongst investors (males and females), which may have an inadvertent impact on the total number and percentage of female-led start-ups being funded compared to male entrepreneurs in Switzerland.
The gender equity gap is one of the most high-profile and persistent problems in entrepreneurship. Female-led start-ups, or those with at least one female founder, receive a disproportionately small percentage of the flow of global venture capital. In 2019, only 11% of seed-funding capital in emerging markets went to companies with a woman on their founding team. Recent studies show that only 4% of Venture Capitalist (VC) funds go to female-led companies.
About the BFBI Project
The Beat Funding Bias Initiative addresses unconscious biases in funding decisions and empowers investors, founders, experts, and coaches to overcome them. By raising awareness and providing practical tools, the initiative helps create fairer, more inclusive funding environments.
The goals of the assessment
- Raising awareness of gender equity gaps within participating organizations.
- Identifying new opportunities for participants to improve decision-making processes that can better be addressing gender biases or gender equity gaps.
The assessment domains are focused on: demographic data and embedding a SWOT analysis for participants to become more self-aware in identifying and evaluating operational gaps and developing new capabilities in overcoming identified gaps.