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98% of venture capital funding goes to male-founded start-ups, leaving less than 2% for female-founded startups. 8- Relax, indulge and explore Photo Credit: Eliot Davenport The business , Fjaka Sail, was started just under two years ago and is aimed at being a young professional sailing tour based in the US, running tours in Croatia.

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She worked 6 years in venture capital at Battery Ventures, co-headed Corporate Development at IAC, ran a product line there and started her own company. Liberia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Lithuania, Trinidad, Brazil, Kosovo, Slovenia, Denmark, Jamaica, South Korea, Norway, Poland & Croatia. She’s a competitive athlete.