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NZ’s female-only startups get just 2.9% of every dollar invested

The latest Gender Investment Gap report is a wake-up call for the investment community, says co-author Jenny Rudd.

Jenny Rudd is co-founder with Dame Theresa Gattung of the Gender Investment Gap NZ.

Jenny Rudd is a living example of the problem she’s trying to expose and fix.

She’s struggling to raise A$400,000 ($447,000) for her legal tech startup, Dispute Buddy, which is a problem encountered by most female founders in New Zealand, according to the latest Gender Investment Gap (GIG)

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Fiona Rotherham Wed, 17 Sep 2025
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