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Not the most disappointing statistic if you consider this: Companies with at least one female founder have raised only about 11% of venture
capital funding in the United States in 2019, according to PitchBook
Companies with female founders exclusively have raised just 3%.There is so much room for improvement.To close the funding gap, programs
tailored to female entrepreneurs are working tirelessly to mentor and incubate upstarts in hopes of impressing venture capitalists
Ready, Set, Raise, an accelerator program built for women, by women, is amongst the new efforts to help female and non-binary founders raise
more dollars, or, at the very least, build relationships with investors.The accelerator program, created by the Seattle-based network of
startup founders and investors called the Female Founders Alliance, is today announcing its second batch of companies, a group that includes
a sextech business, an AI-powered tool for podcasters and a line of workwear created for women who work on farms, construction sites and
factory floors.Ready, Set, Raise has partnered with Microsoft for Startups to provide entrepreneurs $120,000 in Azure credits, as well as
technical and business mentoring from executives of the Redmond-based software giant
Other new partners include Brex and Carta, two well-funded companies that plan to lend the support of their executives to teach
officer Leslie Feinzaig, who launched the organization in 2017, has been an outspoken advocate of diversity in entrepreneurship and venture
Magazine earlier this year
Instead, I started a Facebook group, including all of the founders and tech startup leaders I knew
It was the group that I needed, made up of people who knew exactly what I was going through
life events.Honistly: A provider of extended auto warranties to help with short-term cash needs.Juicebox It: Modernizes erotica with a
platform that protects and memorializes creative content development in real time.Tougher: Functional, well-fitted workwear for women in the
