The share of global startups with at least one female founding member doubled between 2009 and 2019. In 2019, 20 percent of startups were female-led, the same proportion as the previous year. The share of startups with at least one female founder was ten percent in 2009, so there was an overall increase of ten percent of female-led startups during this time period.
Proportion of startups worldwide with at least one female founder between 2009 and 2019
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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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Further related statistics
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- Leading barriers to founding a startup Australia 2018
- Age distribution of startup founders in European countries 2016
- Share of startups by number of employees Australia 2018
- Distribution of startup investments South Korea 2019, by gender of founder
- Share of startup employees with equity Australia 2014-2018
- Leading female startups South Korea 2019, based on investment value
- Primary country of outsourcing for startups Australia 2018
- Reasons for outsourcing by startups Australia 2018
- Leading business themes of startups Australia 2018
- Share of startup founders Australia 2018 by age
- Share of startup founders Australia 2014-2018 by gender
- Share of startups collaborating with large corporations in Hungary 2020
- Distribution of startups raising money from local VCs by type in Hungary 2021
- Distribution of Hungarian startups by CEO's gender 2020
- Relocation plans of startups in Belarus 2020
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Statistics
- Leading barriers to founding a startup Australia 2018
- Age distribution of startup founders in European countries 2016
- Share of startups by number of employees Australia 2018
- Distribution of startup investments South Korea 2019, by gender of founder
- Share of startup employees with equity Australia 2014-2018
- Leading female startups South Korea 2019, based on investment value
- Primary country of outsourcing for startups Australia 2018
- Reasons for outsourcing by startups Australia 2018
- Leading business themes of startups Australia 2018
- Share of startup founders Australia 2018 by age
- Share of startup founders Australia 2014-2018 by gender
- Share of startups collaborating with large corporations in Hungary 2020
- Distribution of startups raising money from local VCs by type in Hungary 2021
- Distribution of Hungarian startups by CEO's gender 2020
- Relocation plans of startups in Belarus 2020
Visual Capitalist. (November 10, 2020). Proportion of startups worldwide with at least one female founder between 2009 and 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221258/share-startups-at-least-one-female-founder/
Visual Capitalist. "Proportion of startups worldwide with at least one female founder between 2009 and 2019." Chart. November 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221258/share-startups-at-least-one-female-founder/
Visual Capitalist. (2020). Proportion of startups worldwide with at least one female founder between 2009 and 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221258/share-startups-at-least-one-female-founder/
Visual Capitalist. "Proportion of Startups Worldwide with at Least One Female Founder between 2009 and 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221258/share-startups-at-least-one-female-founder/
Visual Capitalist, Proportion of startups worldwide with at least one female founder between 2009 and 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221258/share-startups-at-least-one-female-founder/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Proportion of startups worldwide with at least one female founder between 2009 and 2019 [Graph], Visual Capitalist, November 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221258/share-startups-at-least-one-female-founder/