Anne Boden—Anne Boden published book and op-ed arguing venture funding system, not women founders, needs to change
In March 2024, after leaving her role as Starling Bank CEO, Anne Boden published her third book, 'Female Founders' Playbook: Insights from the Superwomen Who Have Made It,' and a companion op-ed in This Is Money. She argued that only about 2p of every GBP1 of UK equity investment goes to fully female-founded businesses, a figure unchanged in a decade, and that the funding system - not women founders themselves - needs to change. The book became an Amazon bestseller in the venture capital category.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender Equity | +toward | primary | +1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | +0.572 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
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Boden op-ed and book argue for systemic fix to female founder funding gap
Anne Boden authored a bylined op-ed in This Is Money on March 3, 2024, published alongside her book 'Female Founders' Playbook,' arguing UK venture funding structurally shortchanges female founders and that the system, not women, needs to change.