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Platform Lets Investors Fund Women-Owned Startups From $150

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 3:28 AM UTC · How we work

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A former PayPal executive launched a platform letting investors back women-owned businesses with as little as $150.
Women-only founded companies received only 1.1 percent of U.S. venture-capital dollars in 2025.
Startups with at least one woman founder generated $0.78 revenue per dollar raised, versus $0.31 for all-male teams.
Harvard research found 75 percent of firms lack a female investing partner.

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Story summary

A former PayPal executive launched a platform letting investors back women-owned businesses with as little as $150.
Women-only founded companies received only 1.1 percent of U.S. venture-capital dollars in 2025.
Startups with at least one woman founder generated $0.78 revenue per dollar raised, versus $0.31 for all-male teams.
Harvard research found 75 percent of firms lack a female investing partner.