Female Founders Monitor 2022 (Startup-Verband)

Summary

• The share of female founders in German startups rises to 20%, and in 37% of founding teams at least one woman is present.p.4
• Male teams receive on average almost nine times as much capital from investors as female teams.p.4
• Only 6% of female founders are themselves active as business angels, versus 16% of male founders.p.4
• 61% of female teams identify with social entrepreneurship, versus 34% of male teams.p.21
• 81% of female founders see improving compatibility of family and founding as an important lever for strengthening the startup ecosystem (male founders: 49%).p.9
• Female teams have a share of 62% for external financing versus 64% for male teams, but average funding differs strongly.p.24

Key insights

1. 84% of female founders say that female founders are questioned more critically than male founders in investment decisions.p.27
2. Only 26% of female teams have prior founding experience (male teams: 46%, mixed teams: 47%).p.12
3. Female teams with a team size of at least 2 plan average capital needs of €1.6 million, a factor of 3 behind male teams.p.24
4. 13% of female founders in the DSM are active without a co-founder.p.13
5. Female founders with children reduce their average weekly working time by almost six hours.p.8
6. Only 51% of women are satisfied with the compatibility of family and founding, versus 61% of men.p.8
7. Among startups of female teams, planned new hires next year are 5.6 versus 12.8.p.23
8. The analysis is based on survey data from 1,976 startups in the German Startup Monitor 2022.p.34