Recently at the end of a long trek attempting to pitch for funding, I discovered an organization that supports funding & mentors women, Astia. I am only sorry that it was so late in my journey that I discovered them. In UK & Ireland, I found there was an old boys club when I was sourcing funding. I also found the UK to be a nation of what I termed ‘shop keepers’, having come from a background of manufacturing & trading tangible goods, they are risk averse to technology (more intangible) investments. In Silicon Valley they like to fund locals so it is more like a ‘young boys club’.
