Eduardo Sanchez-Iriarte: Advocating for LGBTQ+ Founders and Entrepreneurs
Eduardo: It’s a pleasure to be here, Spiffy! As published by Reuters in 2020, "More than $1.5 trillion was invested in global VC deals from 2010 to 2019 [but] less than 1% of U.S. deals go in favor of LGBT+ founders, and 37% of LGBT+ entrepreneurs choose not to 'out' themselves to investors." Those of us lucky enough to have access to resources—be it financial, geographical, occupational, or social—can do our part to tilt the balance in favor of our community. That's why I joined StartOut. It's what I (we) aim to achieve.