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#startup funding #venture capital #abu dhabi #gender gap #mena #middle east #uae #women entrepreneurs #bill gates #dubai #fashion-tech #fundraising

Melinda Gates won't fund her daughter's startup
The billionaire philanthropist is teaching her Gen Z daughter resilience by refusing to bankroll her fashion-tech venture.
Fortune · 1m
Gulf women launch startups, but funding goes to men
Female founders in the Gulf are thriving in numbers but struggle to secure capital in a male-dominated investor landscape.
Fortune · 2m
Why MENA's female founders can't access capital
Women are starting more businesses in the Middle East, but their share of venture funding remains stuck below 1%.
Fortune · 2m