<article><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A March report by DealStreetAsia found that startups founded or co-founded by women in Southeast Asia bagged </span><a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/female-founders-sea-2021-283984"><span style="font-weight: 400;">just a little over 17%</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> of all private funding in 2021.</span></p></article>

As a key source of capital for startups, venture investors can play a key role in addressing — or perpetuating — the gender funding gap.

No female decision-maker at 77% of SE Asia-headquartered venture firms

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