Grassroots group carries out survey to gather experiences of LGBTQ investors
No data exists on LGBTQ investors in the UK.
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A survey is being carried out to determine the experiences of LGBTQ founders and investors in the UK.
The LGBTQ+ Founder Report by the Proud Ventures group will be used as a foundation to drive positive changes in the start-up ecosystem and figure out what challengers queer investors face.
A complete lack of data on LGBTQ+ founders in the UK means they’re consistently overlooked as a group, according to Proud Ventures. This is in contrast to the available data on LGBTQ+ founders in the US as well as on black and women founders in the UK.
Guess how much data there is on LGBTQ+ Founders in the UK?
None. Nada. Rien. Nothing. At all.
Means LGBTQ+ Founders consistently overlooked by Investors and Funds despite facing discrimination and even overt homophobic and transphobic slurs.
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— Proud Ventures (@Proud_Ventures) July 19, 2022
Early data from 120 submissions gathered so far indicates that a majority of LGBTQ+ founders are hiding their identity from investors.
Some have even shared shocking personal stories of their experiences.
By filling out the five-minute survey, which is for all UK Founders who identify as LGBTQ, people can help provide a clear picture of what it’s like to be an LGBTQ+ founder in the UK.
All answers will be kept anonymous.
If you’re an LGBTQ+ founder in the UK, take 2 mins to fill out the survey:https://t.co/T3FfSZvsMB
— Proud Ventures (@Proud_Ventures) July 19, 2022
Proud Ventures is a UK grassroots collective of LGBTQ+ Investors, VCs, and Angel Investors focused on building a community and network with the aim of supporting LGBTQ+ founders to overcome the LGBTQ+ funding gap as well as more LGBTQ+ people into VC.
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