Playing To Win17 Mar 2025

EP02: The Female Funding Gap & the Women’s Health Crisis – with Steph Melodia

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussions about death, which some listeners may find distressing.

In this episode of Playing to Win, we sit down with Steph Melodia, a top 20 UK female founder, marketing strategist, VC scout, and podcast host, to uncover the brutal realities of securing investment as a female entrepreneur and the shocking state of women’s healthcare in the UK.

We dive into:

💰 Why female founders, especially women of colour, receive less than 2% of venture capital funding.

⚖️ The unconscious bias, confidence gap, and “motherhood penalty” that hold women back.

📈 The facts investors can’t ignore: Female-led businesses deliver higher returns than male-led ones.

🚀 The funding routes available (government grants, angel investors, VC) and how to navigate them.

🔥 Why investment isn’t just about money, it’s a strategic growth tool for ambitious women.But this conversation is bigger than business. Steph shares her decade-long battle with an undiagnosed debilitating health condition, a harsh reality faced by millions of women failed by the UK healthcare system. She reveals how she’s been dismissed, ignored, and left searching for answers while trying to run a business and live a full life.This episode is a wake-up call. The gender health gap is real, and it’s costing women their careers, well-being, and even their lives.

💪 If you’re a founder trying to grow, an investor looking to back female entrepreneurs, or a woman who’s ever felt unheard, this one’s for you.

https://www.stephaniemelodia.com/

@stephMelodia

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