venture capital funds at the bedside of diversity

39% of profiles who have applied in the world of tech have suffered discrimination in hiring, according to Diversidays, the ociation advocating equal opportunities. Jacques Witt/Pool/ABACA

“The tech sector can and should be a player in diversity, much more than it is today.” The observation of Anthony Babkine, general delegate and co-founder of Diversidays, is uncompromising. Despite its image of modernity and the positive impact it claims on society, the tech ecosystem and its start-ups struggle to be truly representative of French society. The image of Épinal startuppers – white males in their twenties with business school degrees and from the Paris region still sticks to the skin of French Tech.

At the head of Diversidays, an ociation advocating equal opportunities, Anthony Babkine has carried out work to objectify the debate. According to its figures, 39% of profiles who applied in the world of tech suffered discrimination in hiring. Furthermore, only 20% of French employees have ever considered applying to a start-up. Even more telling: the Next40, a group of the 40 most beautiful French start-ups…