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THE 1.2 PERCENT

In the United States, companies started solely by women land about two percent of the total venture capital investment. Things are worse in Colorado: In 2021, female-only founders raised $91 million, about 1.2 percent of the state’s haul.

These numbers are not shocking to Melissa Krebs. In 2020, the associate professor of chemical and biological engineering launched GelSana Therapeutics, based on her research

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