The numbers don’t lie — female founders face an uphill battle compared to their male counterparts when it comes to raising venture capital. The Women’s Venture Capital Fund wants to fix this. The Portland, Ore.-based investment firm plans to raise $20 million as part of its second fund, confirmed founder and Managing Director Edith Dorsen.
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www.forbes.com “Disruption” is a word often used in today’s marketplace. Startups promise to disrupt a certain industry, while other companies are hailed as the disruptor to a traditional industry. Companies like Uber and Lyft, for example, have disrupted the traditional taxi and car rental industry in recent years. What about the $119 billion wedding industry? …