Today in the UK, there’s a staggering inequality between men and women when it comes to raising and making investment. Women founders get just 2% of funding, Black women founders get just 0.02% of funding, and women make up just 14% of angel investors.
Women with innovative businesses aren’t getting funded – and women with real investment potential aren’t getting a seat at the table. Obu’s out to change that, for good.
They’re on a mission to close the gender investment gap at scale, disrupting the financial services sector by launching an investment platform specifically designed to bring together women founders, women angels and innovative allies – and make investment happen.
It’s an ambitious, ground breaking project that’s helping to lay the foundations for a more equitable startup ecosystem, worth £250bn to the UK economy. The team chose Distinction as their tech partner and in June 2023 the partnership launched a first-to-market MVP with a trailblazing inclusive design approach.
Client of the Year: Gold
Trailblazers: Bronze