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:
- 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.
- Across seniorities, venture capital records better female representation than private equity.
You can watch the full webinar below:
Launch webinar With Suzi Gillespie, Rebecca Gibson, Matthew Sabben-Clare & Rodney Appiah
And also download our report and accompanying resources here:
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- An option to open using Excel should appear. Tap this option.
- The tool will open in Excel. However, before using it you will need to ‘Save a copy’ to your device.
We are pleased to see continued growth and progress across private equity and venture capital. Our work is focused on recruitment, retention and progression of talent and now in our 10th anniversary year, this latest data shows the impact of the industry’s efforts.
Gurpreet Manku, CEO
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Level 20 is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to increase the number of women working in senior investment roles in private equity and venture capital to at least 20%.
We do this through international research and advocacy, and Europe-wide networking and mentoring initiatives, with 6,500+ members across 13 chapters. Our work is supported by sponsorship from over 120 GPs and LPs, and also supports firms to understand the barriers women face and how to be a part of the solutions that are driving changes.
For more information, visit www.level20.org.