Studies clearly illustrate that investing in women-led companies is great business for investors, yet the biggest chokehold in venture capital continues to be gender injustice.

Our guest, Xiao Jean (XJ) Chen, is an award-winning business and technology hybrid, angel investor, and the Founder & CEO of VenturePole, a Swiss-based, AI-powered venture investment platform.

VCs continue to display little innovation in how they make investment decisions, which is infected by human bias, resulting in a gender gap of over $130 billion.

VenturePole is armed with smart tools, including Investment Risk Rating, Valuation Calculator, Company Strength and Weakness Analysis, as well as automated due diligence.

To learn more about VenturePole, please visit: https://venturepole.com/

When you join VenturePole, your first 30 days are free. To receive an entire year FREE use this discount code AFTER the 30-day trial: Ande

Connect and follow XJ and VenturePole via:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/venturepole/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/xiaojeanchen/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/xiaojeanchen and https://twitter.com/VenturePole
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xj.chen/ and https://www.instagram.com/venturepole_/

How platform works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNmxiUJFG2w

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00:00 - meet VenturePole founder Xiao Jean Chen
09:00 - how XJ used a Google scholarship and hackathons to dive deep into tech
13:00 - how difficult it is for female founders to raise funds, especially for nonwhite female founders
17:00 - why aren't VCs looking at more female-led deals?
19:00 - for every 4 male-led startups, there are 3 female-led startups doing the exact same thing
28:00 - The real reason female entrepreneurs get less funding
Dana Kanze - watch the whole TED Talk here:
https://www.ted.com/talks/dana_kanze_the_real_reason_female_entrepreneurs_get_less_funding?language=en
29:00 - how VenturePole's platform works
35:00 - what is gender injustice in venture capital?
54:00 - is it okay to be a solo startup founder or do you need co-founders
58:00 - who really writes the check at a venture capital fund?

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