Venture capital funding in female-founded startups in the United States has steadily risen over the past decade, but the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll. In 2020, startups with at least one female founder raised 13.5 billion U.S. dollars from venture capitalists, down from 20 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year.
Venture capital funding in female-founded startups in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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Other statistics that may interest you 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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Statista. (January 19, 2021). Venture capital funding in female-founded startups in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/883138/vc-funding-female-founded-startups-usa/
Statista. "Venture capital funding in female-founded startups in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 19, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883138/vc-funding-female-founded-startups-usa/
Statista. (2021). Venture capital funding in female-founded startups in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/883138/vc-funding-female-founded-startups-usa/
Statista. "Venture Capital Funding in Female-founded Startups in The United States from 2006 to 2020 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883138/vc-funding-female-founded-startups-usa/
Statista, Venture capital funding in female-founded startups in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/883138/vc-funding-female-founded-startups-usa/ (last visited June 12, 2024)
Venture capital funding in female-founded startups in the United States from 2006 to 2020 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Statista, January 19, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/883138/vc-funding-female-founded-startups-usa/