San Francisco, CA, March 16, 2023 Firstboard.io®, a curated network of highly qualified and diverse technology leaders, announced today the launch of its Partner Network and its Founding Partners working to support the organization’s efforts and increase the representation of women in the boardrooms of private companies.

The representation of women in the tech industry still hovers at less than 30% and in the boardrooms of privately held companies the number of female board members is much lower. Only 14% of board director seats for private companies are held by women, and 56% of early-stage private companies had zero-woman directors, according to a 2022 report by the Women Business Collaborative in partnership with 50/50 Women on Boards.

“We all have a part to play in creating a diverse workplace, including at the board-level, and we applaud our partners for taking an active role in increasing the number of women on tech company boards.” says Rita Scroggin, Founder of Firstboard.io. “Working with our partners we want to make visible for consideration highly qualified women ready to serve on boards. ”

The new Firstboard.io founding partners are all leaders in the technology space with investment, consulting, legal and GTM expertise who are active in building businesses. Firstboard.io invites corporate partners who want to support efforts to increase the representation of women on private company boards to contact Firstboard.io and join the Partner Network.