Female-founded startups have raised $15.5 billion so far this year, but that’s not really good news

Funding to women-founded companies overall (including mixed-gender teams) has declined in the first half of 2024 compared to the first half of 2023, picking up $15.5 billion out of $93 billion — 17% — compared to the $24.8 billion out of $87.7 billion — 28% — in the first half of 2023, according to PitchBook data. READ MORE