According to Women 2.0, private tech companies with female executives achieve a 35% higher return on investment and while technology has always been known as a boys club, successful startups have more women in senior positions than unsuccessful ones, based on a new analysis by Dow Jones. Despite these encouraging studies, The Kauffman Foundation finds that just 10% of high-growth tech startup founders are women and Dow Jones VentureSource confirms that only 7% of startup executives are female. Enter Adelene Foo, a woman who has defied the odds.

<p>According to Women 2.0, private tech companies with female executives achieve a 35% higher return on investment and while technology has always been known as a boys club, successful startups have more women in senior positions than unsuccessful ones, based on a new analysis by Dow Jones. Despite these encouraging studies, The Kauffman Foundation finds that just 10% of high-growth tech startup founders are women and Dow Jones VentureSource confirms that only 7% of startup executives are female. Enter Adelene Foo, a woman who has defied the odds.</p>

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