Topic: Female-founded startups

Female startup founders worldwide - statistics & facts

Female-founded and female-led startups are becoming more commonplace, but still only account for a small fraction of startups worldwide. This is true across all countries in the world, though there are some regional differences. For instance, Central and Eastern Europe has more female founders than any other region in Europe. However, the fact that male founders outnumber female founders is universally true: West Africa, Sweden, or the United States.

Share of startups with at least one female founder globally
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Value of VC funding raised by female founders globally
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Revenue generated per dollar of debt raised by female-led startups globally
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Early stage entrepreneur share in Japan 2022, by gender

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Gender distribution of early-stage entrepreneurs Asia 2023, by country

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Latin America: female engagement in early-stage startups 2023

Overview

Share of female-led startups globally 2009-2019
Share of female-led startups globally 2009-2019
Proportion of startups worldwide with at least one female founder between 2009 and 2019
Number of new female-led unicorns globally 2013-2019
Number of new female-led unicorns globally 2013-2019
Number of female-led startups that became unicorns worldwide between 2013 and 2019
Expected increase of unicorns founded by women globally 2020
Expected increase of unicorns founded by women globally 2020
Will we see more billion-dollar companies founded by female founders in the 2020s?

Gender financing gap

VC funding to startups worldwide 2011-2020, by gender
VC funding to startups worldwide 2011-2020, by gender
Value of venture capital funding to female-only and male/female cofounded startups worldwide between 2011 and 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Gender financing gap between male- and female-led startups globally 2020
Gender financing gap between male- and female-led startups globally 2020
Value of debt and equity financing raised by male-led and female-led startups worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Runway of female-founded startups worldwide 2020
Runway of female-founded startups worldwide 2020
Runway of female-founded startups worldwide in 2020 (in months)
Share of funding received by white-led and POC-led startups globally 2020
Share of funding received by white-led and POC-led startups globally 2020
Perceived share of startup funding in the technology industry received by startups led by white individuals and individuals of color worldwide in 2020
Average equity raised by non-accelerated startups globally 2020, by gender
Average equity raised by non-accelerated startups globally 2020, by gender
Average equity raised by male- and female-led startups that did not participate in a business accelerator worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)

Impact of accelerator participation

Female-led startups in accelerator programs based on selection committee 2020
Female-led startups in accelerator programs based on selection committee 2020
Share of startups with female founders among applicants and cohorts of accelerator programs globally in 2020, by share of women on selection committee
Average equity raised by startups pre- and post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
Average equity raised by startups pre- and post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
Average equity raised by male- and female-led startups before and after participation in a business accelerator worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Debt investment raised by startups post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
Debt investment raised by startups post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
Debt capital raised by male- and female-led startups post-acceleration worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Average debt raised by startups pre- and post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
Average debt raised by startups pre- and post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
Average debt capital raised by male- and female-led startups before and after participation in a business accelerator worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Average debt raised by non-accelerated startups globally 2020, by gender
Average debt raised by non-accelerated startups globally 2020, by gender
Average debt capital raised by male- and female-led startups that did not participate in a business accelerator worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
Post-acceleration revenue based on debt raised for startups globally 2020, by gender
Post-acceleration revenue based on debt raised for startups globally 2020, by gender
Amount of post-acceleration revenue generated for every dollar of debt raised pre-acceleration by startups globally in 2020, by gender of founders (in U.S. dollars)

Workplace harrassment

Types of people who harassed startup founders 2020, by gender
Types of people who harassed startup founders 2020, by gender
Share of male and female tech founders who were harassed by potential investors, colleagues, journalists or clients in 2020
Prevalence of harassment experienced by startup founders 2020, by gender
Prevalence of harassment experienced by startup founders 2020, by gender
Frequency of harassment in the workplace experienced by male and female founders worldwide in 2020
Incidents of harassment experienced by female founders globally 2017 vs 2020
Incidents of harassment experienced by female founders globally 2017 vs 2020
Experience of female founders and cofounders in the technology industry with workplace harassment in 2017 and 2020
Prevalence of harassment experienced by female startup founders 2017 vs 2020
Prevalence of harassment experienced by female startup founders 2017 vs 2020
Frequency of workplace harassment experienced by female founders and cofounders in the technology industry in 2017 and 2020

Impact of the pandemic

Biggest challenges facing female founders worldwide 2020
Biggest challenges facing female founders worldwide 2020
Leading challenges faced by female startup founders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic globally in 2020, by fundraising status
Reduction of costs in female-led startups due to COVID-19 in 2020
Reduction of costs in female-led startups due to COVID-19 in 2020
Methods of cost reduction implemented by female founders as a result of the pandemic in 2020
Community support structures sought by female-founders worldwide 2020
Community support structures sought by female-founders worldwide 2020
Preferred forms of community support for female-founded startups worldwide during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020

Share of startups with at least one female founder globally
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Value of VC funding raised by female founders globally
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Revenue generated per dollar of debt raised by female-led startups globally
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- Share of U.S. startups with at least one female founder
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U.S. startups with at least one woman in the founding team 2017-2020
- Share of U.S. startups with a female CEO
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Startups with a female executive in the U.S. 2020
- VC raised by Black and Latinx female-founded startups in the U.S.
- ***bn USD
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Total funds raised by Black and Latinx women founders in the U.S. 2020

- European region with most female startup founders
- Central and Eastern Europe (CEE)
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Number of female startup founders in Europe 2020, by region
- Share of pre-seed startup founders who were women in the Middle East and Africa
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Founders of pre-seed startups MENA 2020 by gender
- Share of startups with at least one female founder in Poland
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Female co-founders in Tech startups in Poland 2019

- Female-founded startup with highest investment value in South Korea
- Kurly
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Leading female startups South Korea 2019, based on investment value
- Gender founder gap in China
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Gender distribution of early-stage entrepreneurs Asia 2023, by country
- Gender founder gap in Japan
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Early stage entrepreneur share in Japan 2022, by gender

- Latin American country with highest share of female founders
- Ecuador
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Latin America: female engagement in early-stage startups 2023
- Share of blockchain startup shareholders who were women in Brazil
- ****%
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Brazil: female blockchain startup shareholders 2020
- Gender founder gap in Colombia
- *%
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Colombia: engagement in early-stage startups by gender 2023

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Female startup founders worldwide - statistics & facts

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