# Understanding the Venture Capital Gender Gap | HBR IdeaCast

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Published: 2026-06-27T11:30:00+00:00
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Understanding the Venture Capital Gender Gap | HBR IdeaCast 5 Apr 2023 --- Jenny Lefcourt, partner at Freestyle VC and cofounder of All Raise, says that even as a serial entrepreneur herself, she long underestimated how little venture capital funding goes to female startup founders compared to the money men get. She believes unconscious biases, an industry built on intuition, and historical dynamics all contribute to this inequity. They also affect the low numbers of women in decision-making roles at VC firms. Lefcourt explains the ways the industry can actively reduce this gap. You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2021/05/understanding-the-venture-capital-gender-gap - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-the-venture-capital-gender-gap/id152022135?i=1000522181570 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4t4Kb7xK3upMUbh8g601z3 - Stitcher https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://episode/84041693&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/episode/84041693&deep_link_value=stitcher://episode/84041693 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL2lkZWFjYXN0/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAwNi0wNS0wODppZGVhY2FzdC4wNzk1?sa=X&ved=0CAIQuIEEahcKEwjg3ZfS-5D-AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQLA Series Description: A weekly podcast featuring the leading thinkers in business and management. About Harvard Business Review: Harvard Business Review is the leading destination for smart management thinking. Through its flagship magazine, books, and digital content and tools published on HBR.org, Harvard Business Review aims to provide professionals around the world with rigorou…

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