Gender Equity
through
Capital Allocation
New Era Advisors is a fundraising advisory firm focusing on female and diverse investment managers in the private markets. We’re on a mission to promote gender equity through capital allocation.
Why Women?
Study after study has shown that backing female investment managers generates higher returns.
Firms with female leadership deliver stronger fund-level returns
69% of top quartile venture firms have women in decision-making roles. [PitchBook]
69%
Women fund managers are more likely to back female-led businesses, which in turn deliver better results
Female investment partners have more than 70% more female-led businesses in their portfolios than male partners. [IFC]
70%
Businesses founded by women deliver 2.5x more revenue per dollar of funding than those founded by men. [BCG]
2.5x
Gender-inclusive teams are 21% more likely to outperform on profitability and 27% more likely to have superior value creation. [McKinsey]
21%
And yet women are frequently overlooked in the private markets.
Women are underrepresented in leadership
Women hold only 10% of all senior positions in private equity and venture capital firms globally. [IFC]
10%
Women are underrepresented in AUM
Women and ethnically diverse investors manage only 1.3% of the total investment industry’s $69 trillion in assets under management. [Knight Foundation]
1.3%
Women are underrepresented in investments
Only 2% of venture capital goes to female-founder-only teams and 24% to female- and male-founder teams. Male-only teams get 74% of venture capital funding. [Pitchbook]