Invest in Women Taskforce
Making the UK the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur
Putting more capital into the hands of women
Driving long-term systemic change
The Invest in Women Taskforce is an industry-led government-backed initiative, established with the goal of making the UK the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur.
It will do this by:
- Delivering one of the world's largest funding pools for female-powered businesses, deployed by female investors.
- Encouraging more women to become angel investors, and increase the level of angel investment going to female-led businesses.
- Working across the financial services industry to provide women with the tools, support and opportunities to start and scale their businesses.
Making the UK the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur
£250bn
could be added to the UK economy if women were to start and scale their business at the same rate as men.
- Rose Review
<2%
Fully female founded businesses receive less than 2% of equity investment
- Beauhurst x Invest in Women Taskforce
2x
Female investors are 2x as likely to back female entrepreneurs
- Kauffman Fellows
35%
higher returns on Investment are generated by teams with a female founder compared to all male teams
- Kauffman Fellows
Why investing in women matters
Female entrepreneurs face challenges to accessing investment, yet they consistently deliver strong returns. Now is the time to unlock economic opportunity by backing women and reshaping the investment landscape.
Funding the future, backing women
The Invest in Women Taskforce is unlocking capital for female investors and entrepreneurs by convening one of the world’s largest funding pools. Discover how the Taskforce plans to close the funding gap and support inclusive economic growth here.
Our funding partners
The Invest in Women Taskforce is proud to work with leading investors that are committed to backing female investors and entrepreneurs across the UK.
LATEST NEWS
Invest in Women Taskforce makes first capital investment
BGF has announced a multi-million-pound investment in Northern Ireland’s CWC Group.