The head of a prominent technology investment firm has stepped down amid questions over his treatment of women, as new concerns surface about sexual harassment in Silicon Valley.
A growing number of female tech entrepreneurs have come forward in recent weeks with claims of discrimination and unwanted sexual advances from investors. The allegations follow the recent scandal over workplace sexism and harassment at Uber, which contributed to the departure of senior executives including co-founder Travis Kalanick.
The latest wave of complaints against well-known Silicon Valley figures suggests that the problem is not limited to any one company but has become endemic in the male-dominated tech industry. On Friday, the tech investor 500 Startups said that its co-founder Dave McClure had stepped down to a diminished role after the discovery of what the firm described as “inappropriate interactions with women in the tech community”.