As 2017 draws to a close, Crunchbase decided to re-apply the methodology from the 2016 report to see what progress, if any, might be measurable. What follows are the somewhat encouraging results from that updated analysis as well as a detailed analysis of the firms that are making the biggest impact on the women in venture equation.

Entrepreneurs are taking it upon themselves to innovate in the recruiting, training, and hiring of underrepresented minorities. VCs, meanwhile, are beginning to see the value of supporting these startups with cash. We find out just how far those dollars stretch.

Day three of TechCrunch Disrupt welcomed three women—Sarah Kunst of ProDay, Kim Malone Scott of Candor, and Hilary Gosher of Insight Venture Partners—who are all determined to create better work environments in Silicon Valley.

Last weekend, Crunchbase News explored which U.S.-based schools mint the most unicorns. While digging through the alma maters of VC-backed entrepreneurs, we found another interesting phenomenon: some of the most-heavily-funded companies in Asia happen to have founders who went to schools in the U.S.

While venture funding in Latin America has grown steadily over the past few years, the amount of money raised by startups in the region in 2016 was still dramatically under North American counterparts. But the gap may be narrowing.

Some progress over time aside, it’s still damn hard to be a female executive in tech today. But Barbary Brunner, CEO of the Austin Technology Council – the largest and oldest tech industry association in Central Texas—takes her role in stride and with a dose of outspokenness.

Texas has a small business-friendly environment and a sharply growing population. But despite its impressive growth, Texas’s tech sector still has room for improvement when it comes to diversity.