Level 20 in partnership with the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is pleased to present Diversity in UK Private Equity and Venture Capital 2025, which finds:
- Across seniorities, venture capital records better female representation than private equity.
- In 2025, 27% of UK-based investment professionals are women, up from 24% in 2023.
- Women now hold 15% of senior investment roles, up from 12% in 2023.
- 18% of investment professionals in the UK are from an ethnic minority group, in line with UK national averages.
- The UK is behind only France and Sweden when looking at representation of women in investment teams across Europe.