The Untitled Book about Why Venture Capital Underfunds Women


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If you got to this site, it's likely I've asked you to talk with me about a book I'm writing. You probably want to know more about the book first. You may know of other people who I should talk to, and they will also want to know more about the book first. That's what this page is for. It's about the book. 

The Book

The (untitled) book is an exploration into the question of why female founding teams receive such a dramatically low amount (2%, in the United States) of venture capital funding, why this is a bad thing, and how we can understand and modify the systemic factors that got us here.  

This book aims to help its audience better understand three core topics and their intersections.


Venture Capital


Women in/and Tech


The Systems that Got Us Here


This book will focus on helping the reader better understand, appreciate and "smash" the systemic factors that hinder women today, and it will share the stories and strategies of the people, projects and funds that are creating pathways for women to more fully participate in capitalism. 

This book will acknowledge the reality and harm of active, intentional misogyny in technology and finance, but that won't be its focus. (There's plenty of brilliant writing on that topic and room for plenty more, but it's not the goal here.) 

Instead, this book will focus on helping its audience work against the more pervasive systemic, unintentional misogyny (aka "the patriarchy") by creating better visibility and understanding around these systems and shining a light on the people who are working toward building improved systems. 

The book has a publisher and is projected to be released in summer 2024. Maybe one day it will have a title, too. 

Who's Writing This?

Hi. I'm Sasha. I'm one of the many, many women who started a promising career in computer science and then left it. I've also logged a lot of years climbing the ladder at VC-backed startups (including an IPO), but I never started one of my own. In between, I worked a few stints as a professional writer, covering topics ranging from entertainment to technology to feminism. I've been known to have strong opinions--and to change them if a better argument presents itself. As far as academic credentials go, I boast an underutilized B.S. in computer science from Arizona State (where I founded the Women in Computer Science chapter) and an MBA from UCLA (where I did not do anything particularly feminist other than attend and graduate).