Recent data highlights the ongoing challenges and progress for female founders in the venture capital landscape. In the United States, despite a long path ahead to match the funding levels received by their male counterparts, female founders fared relatively well in 2023. This observation comes with an analysis that includes and excludes OpenAI due to its outlier status. European venture capital also saw a significant portion of deals involving female-founded companies, accounting for 25.8% of the total deal count in 2023. However, the gap in funding between all-male teams and those with women or all-female teams remains wide. In Ireland, there has been notable support for women-led startups, particularly highlighted on International Women’s Day. A report from TechIreland revealed that a record number of startups founded by women managed to raise funding last year, although the overall level of funding saw a significant decrease. Additionally, PitchBook reported that only 14% of US unicorns have a female co-founder, an increase from 5% a decade ago, and only 5% have a female founding CEO, up from zero over the same period.