Venture capital funding overall has surged in recent years, but the numbers haven't leapt forward for female founders at the same pace. In 2021, companies founded solely by women garnered 2.1% of the total capital invested in venture-backed startups in the US.
But that number doesn't tell the whole story. US VC funding for female-founded or co-founded companies has been trending up in recent years, and 2021 saw the creation of several women-led funds, incubators for female founders and more new companies.
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