![[Conference Circle U.] Is the Funding System Holding Women Entrepreneurs Back?](https://u-paris.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Design-sans-titre1-300x169.jpg)
Why are only 0.1% of investments directed towards women-led startups? The European alliance Circle U. is organizing an online conference to discuss the challenges faced by female entrepreneurs in accessing funding. Learn about the reasons for this inequality and discuss solutions to rethink a more equitable funding system. Register before April 29th!
©Image from Pexels
L’alliance européenne Circle U. rassemble l’Université Paris Cité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, King’s College, London, UCLouvain, l’Université d’Oslo, l’Université d’Aarhus, l’Université de Belgrade, l’Université de Pise et l’Université de Vienne.
L’alliance européenne Circle U. rassemble l’Université Paris Cité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, King’s College, London, UCLouvain, l’Université d’Oslo, l’Université d’Aarhus, l’Université de Belgrade, l’Université de Pise et l’Université de Vienne.
L’alliance européenne Circle U. rassemble l’Université Paris Cité, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, King’s College, London, UCLouvain, l’Université d’Oslo, l’Université d’Aarhus, l’Université de Belgrade, l’Université de Pise et l’Université de Vienne.
The Circle U. European alliance
brings together Université Paris Cité,
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin,
King’s College London, UCLouvain,
the University of Oslo, Aarhus University,
the University of Belgrade, the University of Pisa, and the University of Vienna.
Why do so few women-led startups receive investments?
Prof. Helle Neergaard, Shaeema Zaman, founder of Qase Tech, and Christina Lundsgaard Ottsen, diversity expert, will explore the reasons behind this inequality and propose solutions to reform the funding system to make it more inclusive.
This conference is for anyone who wants to contribute to building a more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem!
Register before April 29 on the Circle U. website!
→ Circle U. website
→ Circle U. Instagram account
→ LinkedIn account
→ Subscribe to the Circle U. newsletter
Contact Circle U. at UPCité :
→ circleu.iro@u-paris.fr
Read more
![[Circle U.] Fast Forward Open Science](https://u-paris.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CC.-OPEN-ACCESS-WEEK-1080x675.png)
[Circle U.] Fast Forward Open Science
On the 22nd of October from 1:30 to 4:30 pm, Circle U. will host the online event ‘Fast forward Open Science’, led by Université Paris Cité, as part of the International Open Access Week 2025. Experts in open access publishing, research data management, open source...
![[Circle U.] Internationalise your study plan without leaving home!](https://u-paris.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/OPEN-CAMPUS-CIRCLE-U-1080x675.jpg)
[Circle U.] Internationalise your study plan without leaving home!
In an increasingly fast-paced and demanding world, developing new skills and gaining international experience are essential for strengthening your applications and easing your entry into the job market. The European alliance Circle U., of which our university is a...
![[Call for Applications – Circle U.] Entrepreneurial Change-making programme](https://u-paris.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/change-making-2024.jpg)
[Call for Applications – Circle U.] Entrepreneurial Change-making programme
Keen to lead a meaningful project? Want to collaborate with other young people from across Europe to help shift practices? The Entrepreneurship for Change programme by the Circle U. European university alliance – of which we are a member – is back this November with a...
![[Circle U.] Immersion in the heart of the climate – virtual exhibition](https://u-paris.fr/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/La-France-en-2100-1080x675.jpg)
[Circle U.] Immersion in the heart of the climate – virtual exhibition
Circle U. the european alliance invites you to discover how its community sees the climate change. Through a photographic exhibition, the alliance invites you to take a virtual journey to the heart of our planet, to admire its beauty but also to become...