Media Partnership – Women in the agri-food industry – How cross gender collaboration impacts a successful transformation of the sector [Promoted content]

EIT Food connects the world of agriculture and rural areas with innovative startups and agtech solutions. This is why the recently published European Innovation Agenda with a strong emphasis on women entrepreneurship and bridging the gender gap in deeptech startups provides additional perspective to the discussion. Women remain underrepresented in both deep tech startups and in investment funds despite clear correlations between company growth and the presence of diverse teams, including women, in leadership positions. In 2020, technology companies with female-only founders captured just 1.7% of the capital raised in European VC markets, and the difference between male-led companies and those with mixed and/or female founders remained significant in terms of both capital raised and the number of deals. What needs to be done to bridge this gap in agtech and foodtech? What role shall both women and men play in this process? Why do we need more women among agrifood startup founders? Let’s discuss it during the online panel on the International Women’s Day! Organised by: EIT Food Media Partner: EURACTIV