Women-led start-ups are an underused source of innovation, jobs and growth. Yet their path from idea to investment and scale remains uneven, limiting both their potential and Europe’s competitiveness. 

Bringing together investor and founder perspectives, this fireside chat will explore what helps women-led businesses secure capital, what continues to hold them back and what investors, policymakers and innovation actors can do differently. It will explore how Europe can build a more inclusive start-up and scale-up ecosystem that enables more women-led companies to grow and succeed.