Women have innovation potential, but still rarely dare to take the step into self-employment.
The proportion of female founders in Germany and Hamburg is growing steadily, but women are still underrepresented in the startup scene. Most startups are founded by men, especially the capital-intensive ones. The Hamburg Senate has therefore decided to set up a female founders programme and to provide even more support for female founders in Hamburg, for example in the areas of financing and law. Female founders events are also intended to facilitate the exchange and networking of female founders with each other and with investors.
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News | Feb 17, 20253 prominent serial founders from Hamburg
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News | Jan 31, 2025The Future Founder Demo Day impressed with strong ideas
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News | Jan 14, 2025University of Hamburg announces 10 EXIST-Women scholarships
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News | Jan 10, 2025Female innovators wanted for the IDEE-Förderpreis
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News | Oct 8, 20243 startups from female founders that received funding in 2024
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News | Sep 19, 2024FemupStartups invites you to speed networking at Bits & Pretzels
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News | Jun 24, 2024traceless cooperates with Mondi for plastic-free paper coating
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News | Jun 11, 2024The Innovation in Digital Equality Award enters its fourth round
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News | Jun 7, 2024INLEAP Photonics takes first place at Female StartAperitivo 2024
Female Founders in Hamburg
Hamburg is home to many female founders who have successfully developed their business idea into a profitable company. Traceless materials by Anne Lamp and Johanna Baare, for example, offers an alternative to plastics based on natural ingredients.
At the deep-tech startup ai-omatic, the founding team includes one woman and two men. It has launched a cloud-based software solution for predictive maintenance of machines.
Support Programmes & Organizations
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Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder
AI.STARTUP.HUB Hamburg
At AI.STARTUP.HUB Hamburg AI start-ups from the entire northern German region will find their innovative growth port. The Hub is a cooperation of Hamburg Innovation GmbH, Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg (ARIC), AI for Hamburg...Learn more -
Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder
Holistic Impact Incubator
The four-month incubator program is designed for impact business ideas that add value to society. Experts accompany the program through workshops and mentoring.Learn more -
Public Organizations
Hamburg Invest
Hamburg Invest is the one-stop agency for relocation and investment in Hamburg as well as the main partner of Hamburg’s business sector on all topics relating to business development. As well as offering a wide range of services for...Learn more -
Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder
DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF)
The DeepTech & Climate Fund (DTCF) invests together with private investors in the growth of companies with future technologies. The fund is financed with resources from the Future Fund and the ERP Special Fund and invests as an anchor...Learn more
The percentage of women among startup founders is still low. Women often face the challenge of balancing startup and family life. Yet female founders place more emphasis on sustainability and the ecological impact of their company than male founders do; this is incredibly important for the future and should be further encouraged. Some successful female founders are already showing that women are also made for entrepreneurship and can be an inspiring role model for other women who want to start their own businesses.
