Do women-owned ventures need more female investors? Solai Valliappan thinks so

What’s it like to be a minority within a minority? Solai Valliappan knows a thing or two about this. The young tech investor turned a page in her life when she realised the gross shortage of women in the tech investment space — particularly those of colour — and knew that funding female ventures required more funding from female founders.

“When I would go to these angel syndicate meetings, I would often be the only woman, I would often be one of the youngest people, and I would very often be the only person of colour and especially woman of colour,” the Sydney-based former actuary told Jacqui Ooi in the latest episode of What She Did Next Podcast.