Women-led startups that received funding rose to 18 percent in 2014 compared with a little more than 9 percent in 2009, according to data from CrunchBase. The growth of women in leadership roles is part of an upward trend but some groups are keen to do more. CSweetener is a new not-for-profit business that seeks to improve those figures by pairing women healthcare entrepreneurs with both male and female mentors who can share their insights to increase the number of women in the C-suite.
