How do women entrepreneurs fare compared to men in receiving funds?
The data suggest about the same. We have some evidence that angel groups that invest in a relatively high proportion of women-owned-businesses tend to invest more funds than other angel groups. This may be due to the kinds of businesses these groups fund, the stage of the investment, or just a quirk in the data. Q: Why is so little known about women receiving private equity investors? A: From the supply-side, since angel investors are not organized around a formal market, researchers have difficulty identifying them and even when we do, many angel investors are reluctant or have such heavy demands on their time that they cannot participate in academic studies. From the demand-side, identifying serious aspiring entrepreneurs, especially those in the kinds of industries that angel capitalists tend to invest in (that is, high growth) is perhaps even more challenging. Q: What other data did you uncover? A: As an interesting aside, in a current project that Jeff and I are working on togethe
