Levelling the uneven playing field in funding.
The mission of Funding Focus is to level the uneven playing field that female and under-represented entrepreneurs of every gender face when raising capital.
Levelling the uneven playing field in funding.
The mission of Funding Focus is to level the uneven playing field that female and under-represented entrepreneurs of every gender face when raising capital.
OUR EVENT WAITLIST IS OPEN
Be first in the room.
The Funding Focus Event is back, 25 November, Auditorium, Eversheds, One Wood Street, London. Join the waitlist for 48 hours early access before tickets go live to everyone else.
25th Nov
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48 hrs
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Here's what pass attendees had to say.
"It was well thought through, organised and carried enough information which was also clear and concise, not at all overwhelming unlike some events where information can be overloaded. This was just right, very professional and thoroughly enjoyable."
"I was very impressed and inspired by this event. Being an entrepreneur from a developing country (El Salvador) and having little to no access to event such as this is hard."
OUR EVENT WAITLIST IS OPEN
Be first in the room.
The Funding Focus Event is back, 25 November, Auditorium, Eversheds, One Wood Street, London. Join the waitlist for 48 hours early access before tickets go live to everyone else.
25th Nov
Save the date
Only 100
Seats available
48 hrs
Early access
"It was well thought through, organised and carried enough information which was also clear and concise, not at all overwhelming unlike some events where information can be overloaded. This was just right, very professional and thoroughly enjoyable."
OUR STORY
Built on experience, driven by fairness.
David Horne has spent over two decades on both sides of the table, raising capital, backing founders, and building businesses from the ground up. Along the way, one pattern kept repeating: talented, capable founders being overlooked, not for lack of ambition or evidence, but because of who they were or who they knew.
"I've sat in enough rooms to know the gap isn't about ability. It's about access. Funding Focus exists to close that gap, one room, one founder, one conversation at a time."
What started as a frustration with the system became a movement. Funding Focus brings founders, investors and allies together, honest conversations, real access, no gatekeeping, because fairer funding doesn't happen by accident, it happens when the right people are in the room.
OUR MISSION
A fairer world of fundraising.
25 yrs
At current rates, time for all-female teams to reach even 10% of all deals.
10+
Countries engaging with our mission since 2019.
5 yrs
Of annual conferences fighting for fairer funding.
OUR STORY
Built on experience, driven by fairness.
David Horne has spent over two decades on both sides of the table, raising capital, backing founders, and building businesses from the ground up. Along the way, one pattern kept repeating: talented, capable founders being overlooked, not for lack of ambition or evidence, but because of who they were or who they knew.
"I've sat in enough rooms to know the gap isn't about ability. It's about access. Funding Focus exists to close that gap, one room, one founder, one conversation at a time."
What started as a frustration with the system became a movement. Funding Focus brings founders, investors and allies together, honest conversations, real access, no gatekeeping, because fairer funding doesn't happen by accident, it happens when the right people are in the room.
“I feel like all diverse founders should be listening to this and thinking there is hope for me, because there is hope.”
— David B Horne, Founder
WHAT WE DO
Driving change, one initiative at a time.
We are working on some big plans. Here are a few we can share with you.
Annual Events
Five years of bringing together female and diverse entrepreneurs, investors and experts from the London Stock Exchange to 116 Pall Mall.
Funded Female Founders
David B Horne's Amazon #1 best-selling book, a practical toolkit to traverse the uneven playing field and secure funding to grow your business.
The TEDx Talk
“The Fight for Fairer Funding”, David's approved TEDxPCL talk, streamed to an audience of several thousand during the pandemic.
Be part of a movement for fairer funding.
Join a community dedicated to making a tangible impact on the world of entrepreneurship and funding.