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
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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 August 25, 2024, 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 August 25, 2024. 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: August 25, 2024. 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 August 25, 2024)
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/