The Silicon Valley Investors Who Actually Support Women In Tech - And Those Who Don't

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There is a gender gap in tech. But which investors are doing their part to help change the ratio and fund more female founders?

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Business Insider researched active portfolios for 26 early-to-mid-stage venture capital funds in Silicon Valley that have made at least a dozen investments. We then found the number of startups in the portfolios that had at least one female founder and calculated the percent of the total portfolio that included female-founded companies, based on publicly available information, such as Crunchbase and the firms' websites. We then reached out to the firms to confirm numbers. Angel investors, incubators, and accelerators were not included.

Here are the results. For more details on the percentage break downs, and to see which female founders are represented, read on >>

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This chart shows how many female-founded startups are in active portfolios of top VCs in Silicon Valley. The most "female-friendly" firm, Felicis, has a portfolio comprised 18% of women. Founder's Fund has the least women in its active portfolio at just 4%.