DIVERSITY
DEFINED
Supported by the European Commission, GENDEX aims to create Europe’s first Gender and Diversity Index. Our goal is to enhance diversity in the tech ecosystem, driving growth and aiding decision-making for policymakers and investors.
Council and SMEs Executive Agency
THE CURRENT LANDSCAPE
of VC funding in Europe goes to women-only teams
of all leadership positions are covered by women
of European VC fund partners are women
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?
There is a direct relationship between diversity and financial returns:
Uplift in profitability of exit VC firms with 10% more women partners
Revenue per dollar invested in startups with women founders
More EU founders, if women founded businesses at the same rate as their male counterparts
OUR OBJECTIVES
Enhance the accessibility of all talent, with emphasis on female talent, to the portfolio of projects and companies within the EIC and the wider EU innovation ecosystem.
Develop a Gender and Diversity (G&D) Index, which will encompass a broad spectrum of indicators pertaining not only to gender but also to diversity factors, spanning across all European Member States and the United Kingdom.
Scrutinise the current baseline and tap into numerous data sources, yet it will deliver distinct value by conducting additional primary research at both quantitative and qualitative levels.
Enhance the accessibility of all talent, with emphasis on female talent, to the portfolio of projects and companies within the EIC and the wider EU innovation ecosystem.
Develop a Gender and Diversity (G&D) Index, which will encompass a broad spectrum of indicators pertaining not only to gender but also to diversity factors, spanning across all European Member States and the United Kingdom.
Scrutinise the current baseline and tap into numerous data sources, yet it will deliver distinct value by conducting additional primary research at both quantitative and qualitative levels.
WHO WILL BE ABLE TO USE IT?
Start ups
Scale ups
Corporates
European Innovation Council
Investors
Funding bodies
Market actors
Policy makers
And more...
PARTNERS
