Prior to participating in accelerators, female-led startups, or startups with at least one female founding member, received less funding than male-led startups worldwide in 2020. Male-led startups received one and a half times the amount female-led startups received in debt financing during that year. Startups with a female founder obtained approximately 15,000 U.S. dollars in equity financing, while male-led startups obtained just over 32,000 U.S. dollars, more than double the female-led startups amount.
Value of debt and equity financing raised by male-led and female-led startups worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on Female-founded startups worldwide
Overview
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Gender financing gap
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- Premium Statistic VC funding to startups worldwide 2011-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gender financing gap between male- and female-led startups globally 2020
- Premium Statistic Runway of female-founded startups worldwide 2020
- Premium Statistic Share of funding received by white-led and POC-led startups globally 2020
- Premium Statistic Average equity raised by non-accelerated startups globally 2020, by gender
Impact of accelerator participation
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- Premium Statistic Female-led startups in accelerator programs based on selection committee 2020
- Premium Statistic Average equity raised by startups pre- and post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Debt investment raised by startups post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Average debt raised by startups pre- and post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Average debt raised by non-accelerated startups globally 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Post-acceleration revenue based on debt raised for startups globally 2020, by gender
Workplace harrassment
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- Premium Statistic Types of people who harassed startup founders 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Prevalence of harassment experienced by startup founders 2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Incidents of harassment experienced by female founders globally 2017 vs 2020
- Premium Statistic Prevalence of harassment experienced by female startup founders 2017 vs 2020
Impact of the pandemic
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- Leading female startups South Korea 2019, based on investment value
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- Share of startup founders Australia 2014-2018 by gender
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- Number of completed IPOs for women-led companies in the U.S. 2013-2020
World Economic Forum. (January 27, 2021). Value of debt and equity financing raised by male-led and female-led startups worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 23, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214258/finance-gender-gap-startup-global/
World Economic Forum. "Value of debt and equity financing raised by male-led and female-led startups worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214258/finance-gender-gap-startup-global/
World Economic Forum. (2021). Value of debt and equity financing raised by male-led and female-led startups worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 23, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214258/finance-gender-gap-startup-global/
World Economic Forum. "Value of Debt and Equity Financing Raised by Male-led and Female-led Startups Worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214258/finance-gender-gap-startup-global/
World Economic Forum, Value of debt and equity financing raised by male-led and female-led startups worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214258/finance-gender-gap-startup-global/ (last visited March 23, 2023)
Value of debt and equity financing raised by male-led and female-led startups worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], World Economic Forum, January 27, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1214258/finance-gender-gap-startup-global/