Between 2017 and 2018, 67.7 percent of female investors in Latin America were either a family member or a relative of the entrepreneurs they funded. Another 25 percent were their friend or neighbor, and only 2.5 percent were female investors who were strangers to the project but had a good business idea.
Percentage of female investors having relationships to entrepreneurs they fund in Latin America between 2017 and 2018
at least 2,000 female respondents from the Adult Population Survey in 63 industries.
Supplementary notes
The source does not provide the exact number of respondents. A general guideline of GEM is to at least have 2,000 respondents for each of their surveys.
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GEM. (November 18, 2019). Percentage of female investors having relationships to entrepreneurs they fund in Latin America between 2017 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/880088/latin-america-female-investors-share-entrepreneurs/
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GEM. (2019). Percentage of female investors having relationships to entrepreneurs they fund in Latin America between 2017 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/880088/latin-america-female-investors-share-entrepreneurs/
GEM. "Percentage of Female Investors Having Relationships to Entrepreneurs They Fund in Latin America between 2017 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/880088/latin-america-female-investors-share-entrepreneurs/
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