Venture Capital Human Capital Report – Gender, Race, Age, Education Demographics on VC Backed Company Founders
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Part 2 of our Venture Capital Human Capital Report covers the gender and education demographics of founders of venture capital backed companies. The entire report including part 1 is embedded below. Part 2 begins on page 23.
Some interesting highlights and data from the report are below.
92% of Founders are Male
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Almost 50% of Founding Teams Highest Education Level is Undergraduate or Less
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