Corporate America has made many strides, but there’s still plenty of work to get done when it comes to achieving parity – especially in the venture capitalist industry. In 2018, out of the $130 billion given out in capital funding, only 2.2 percent of that went to women-owned businesses.

Gayatri Sarkar is the Founder of She-VC, a story-telling media platform focusing on women and diverse GPs, LPs, and fund managers. We’re talking about why investing in women and minority-owned business is good business and good FOR business.

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