About the taskforce
Our mission
The Invest in Women Taskforce is an industry-led government-backed initiative with a mission to create one of the worlds largest investment pots of £250m, with capital deployed by female investors to accelerate investment into female-powered businesses across the UK.
By Bringing together experts from across the public and private sector, we have the expertise, resources and ambition to drive sustainable and systemic change.
We need to break down the barriers to opportunity and provide more women with access to the capital they need to thrive, creating a better performing economy with improved growth.
Objectives and achievements
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Co-chairs
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Structure of the Taskforce
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Structure of the Ecosystem
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Making the UK the best place in the world to be a female entrepreneur.
Female investors and founders in the UK
£250bn
could be added to the UK economy if women were to start and scale their business at the same rate as men.
- Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship 2019
15%
of the UK’s senior investors are women. Yet we know women are twice as likely to back other female founders.
- BVCA & Level 20 and Kauffman Fellows
>2%
Fully female founded businesses receive less than 2% of equity investment.
- Beauhurst x Invest in Women Taskforce
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.
Backed by: