Only 3% of investment funds go to female founders, and an incredible 75% of female entrepreneurs have faced gender bias and discrimination or even worse. Why is this the case in 2020? And even more importantly, when female-founded companies are found to far outperform their male counterparts?
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All-Female Brand Modern Meat Produces Plantbased Seafoods Which Have Peaked in Sales Since Pandemic
Modern Meat, an award-winning alternative protein company operated by an all-female team in Vancouver and specialising in plantbased meats including vegan crabcakes, reports that online and retail sales have been thriving since the beginning of the pandemic.
Vegan Apron – the Only Female-Founded Delivery Service in a Male Dominated Category
Maxine Duncan owns and runs recipe box service Vegan Apron, which she describes as the only brand of its kind which is aimed at families in a category which is almost entirely owned and operated by men and aimed towards fast-paced business types. As such, Maxine believes Vegan Apron to be totally unique in the market.