At current rates of progress, equality in the U.S. is still 208 years away, according to the World Economic Forum. Venture capital can help bend that curve because it’s designed to reject linear growth and focus on exponential scale. But speeding up change will require more women investors and more investment in female entrepreneurs by both men and women. Bringing more women into the tech ecosystem can create a wave of innovation — one that will change the future and the role of women in it.