Don’t just start with who gets funded, Jabado argues, but who does the funding.

Invest in the investors. “I am on a mission to raise the first fund that is going to invest in the women (and men) who will invest in women-led or co-led future tech,” she says.

That ambition has taken shape as Sana Capital, her current primary project.

“We are closing on the first tranche of investment in April 2027 and we’re working on a programme to support that, because when we have it, we don’t just want to sit on the money we’ve raised,” she says.

“We are identifying a group of 15 first-time female and minority fund managers to work with through a very structured programme, so that they are investmentready themselves when we have the money.”

Jabado is also managing director of Epione, where she invests some of her own capital as an angel, sometimes alongside Alma Angels – “60 per cent women, 40 per cent men, and we deploy capital only in IP-rich, women-led or co-led companies.”

The emphasis on “co-led” is intentional, despite the widely cited statistic that only two per cent of venture capital funding goes to businesses founded by women.

“That number is not correct,” she says, “because the definition of women-led businesses is not correct.”

The figure typically counts only women-only founding teams, overlooking co-founders and funders – even though women play a far larger role in VC-backed companies.

It matters, she notes, because such data shapes investment decisions: businesses that resemble past successes are more likely to win backing. Recognising women’s leadership at the highest levels helps future founders look like stronger bets.