DSA webinar transcript: Time for investors to break out of the ‘boys’ club’
(Clockwise from top left: Martha Sazon President & CEO Mynt; Michelle Teo, Managing Editor Southeast Asia, DealStreetAsia; Rosaline Chow Koo, Founder and CEO CXA; Roshni Mahtani, Group CEO and Founder, TheAsianParent; Gail Wong, Angel Investor/Founder, Her Capital)
August 3, 2021
DealStreetAsia’s webinar ‘Is VC funding for women founders getting any better?’ began with some sobering statistics derived from the DealStreetAsia DATA
Deals involving women founders or co-founders accounted for a mere 17.1% of the total PE and VC activity tracked in 2020 in Southeast Asia. If Grab is taken out of the equation, the number dips to just 4.7%. Sponsored by Globe Telecom, the webinar was full of actionable insights and suggestions on moving the dial when it came to fundraising by women entrepreneurs.
Gail Wong, 74 ×
Gail Wong passed away Jan. 12, 2021 at the age of 74 in Williamsburg, VA. Daughter of the late David and Betty Ann Tracht, she will be greatly missed as a devoted wife and mother. Gail is survived by her husband Hamilton; son, Adam; brother, Rex Tracht; niece, Mary Beth Scott; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins; and her beloved greyhound, Allie.
After growing up in Idyllic Dover, OH, she resided in the San Francisco Bay area and east coast mid-Atlantic region with equal aplomb, making dear friends everywhere with her buoyant personality and love for life. Gail enjoyed her librarian career in various town and school systems, and became a multiple greyhound adopter and advocate in later life. Interment will be at East Avenue Cemetery in New Philadelphia, OH with date and details to be determined.