Venture capital market diversity statistics remain unacceptable and progress too slow.
The diversity statistics in the venture capital market are unacceptable. Venture capital firms are dominated overwhelmingly by white men, and the recipients of venture capital funding are even more unrepresentative of the wider UK population in terms of gender and ethnicity. While there has been some improvement, it is happening … Read more
Government response AI summary
The government agrees on the importance of a diverse and inclusive investment landscape and highlights existing initiatives like the Investing in Women Code. While acknowledging the importance of understanding demographic diversity, it rejects requiring businesses to disclose protected characteristics due to legal complexity and administrative …
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HM Treasury