Women of Edtech on The Funding Experiment

Only 2% of VC funding goes to women? How can we fix this?

At this year’s ASU GSV Summit we spoke with incredible women leading the edtech industry. In this video we hear from Ronit Avni, CEO and founder of Localized on why only 2% of VC funding is going to women and she gives her provocative solution for how we can disrupt VC funding to benefit diverse people doing great work.

Follow Ronit and all the other women we spoke to on Twitter and find out more about their work:

Elisabeth Chou — New Markets Venture Partners
Ronit Avni — Localized
Julie Young — ASU Prep Digital
Lisa Dawley — UNC at Chapel Hill
Jessica Rothenberg-Aalami — Cell Ed
Mariana Costa-Checa — Labratoria
Debbie Holzkamp — Virtanza

Listen to the Nevertheless Student Takeover podcast episode — a collaboration with schools in South Africa, the U.S. and U.K.

Nevertheless is a a podcast celebrating the women transforming teaching and learning through technology. Supported by Pearson. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Soundcloud, TuneIn or RadioPublic.