Female entrepreneurs secure increasing market share despite historical barriers
November 13, 2019
Female-founded startups continue to gain a greater percentage of venture investment, with VC dollars committed to US female founders rising by 8.1x over the last decade.
In partnership with All Raise, a nonprofit accelerating the success of female founders and funders, we are excited to unveil our PitchBook-All Raise All In: Women in the VC Ecosystem.
This report, sponsored by Microsoft for Startups and Goldman Sachs' Launch With GS, highlights the progress that female entrepreneurs have made in the industry and emphasizes how GPs, LPs and female founders committed to gender diversity can eliminate existing barriers. This report also provides key data insights, including:
In partnership with All Raise, a nonprofit accelerating the success of female founders and funders, we are excited to unveil our PitchBook-All Raise All In: Women in the VC Ecosystem.
This report, sponsored by Microsoft for Startups and Goldman Sachs' Launch With GS, highlights the progress that female entrepreneurs have made in the industry and emphasizes how GPs, LPs and female founders committed to gender diversity can eliminate existing barriers. This report also provides key data insights, including:
- Female-founded startups have a consistent history of exiting faster than male-led startups
- Some cities are better than others for female founders
- Only 12% of US VC checkwriters are women
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