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RECENT DATA

Closing the funding gap 

Women create around one third of all companies in Europe and the US, yet they face major challenges when building businesses, especially when raising capital. 

Female co-founded startups
4,320
2,445
2,652
2,688
2,895
702
950
1,477
1,820
2,105
1,887
$1B          $1B            $1B           $2B          $3B          $4B          $4B          $5B          $5B          $6B           $8B         $4.2B
$3B          $4B           $5B           $7B        $10B         $9B          $13B        $16B         $18B        $23B        $42B       $30B         $2B
3,810
Female-only founded startups
465
2011        2012         2013         2014            
2015         2016       2017         2018            
2019           2020       2021       2022           
2023
Based on Crunchbase, Pitchbook & Dealroom aggregated data 2015-March 2023, excluding angel and private equity deals.

Female Foundry is committed to creating equal access to funding opportunities for female founders and making the startup ecosystem
more diverse.

Hottest Backers

Top VC investors who have most actively funded companies with at least one woman founder.

total # deals

prefered series

location

Based on cumulative aggregated data based on Female Foundry research up to Q3 2022, public reports, and direct investor data submissions. Any inclusion of the names on this list does not imply or constitute any approval, endorsement, or sponsorship of Female Foundry.

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