The Women Left Behind: Unpacking the Funding Gap in the Gulf's Startup Ecosystem The Gulf region's startup ecosystem has been touted as one of the most vibrant and promising in the world, with a thriving culture of entrepreneurship and innovation.
However, beneath this surface level success story lies a stark reality: women founded startups are woefully underfunded compared to their male counterparts.
According to recent numbers, female founded startups secured just $8. 5 million in capital out of a total of $375 million deployed in August.