
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.

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.
Startups & Corporates
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Startup
Traceless materials
- Food
- Energy
- new-materials
- Impact
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Startup
recyclehero
- Jobs Recruitment
- Fashion
- Energy
- Transportation
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Startup
unmilk
- Food
- Health
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Startup
Lignopure
- Health
- Food
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Startup
Click & Pass
- Media
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Startup
yook
- Marketing
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Startup
Digitalscouting.de
- Fintech
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Startup
Goyaa
- Enterprise Software
- Legal
Funding & Investors
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funding | founder coaching
Hamburg-Kredit (IFB) - Wachstum
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Corporate
Serrala
- Fintech
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Investment Fund | Venture Capital
Blockarm Capital
- Transportation
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Corporate
helden.de
- Health
- Fintech
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
Next Commerce Accelerator
The 6-month accelerator program with coaching and workshops works closely with established companies to realise early-stage investments.Learn more -
Universities
Northern Business School (NBS)
The formation of NBS was initiated in 2007 by companies and trade associations within the metropolitan area of Hamburg. Our cornerstones are good teaching, individual support, small learning groups, a modern learning environment and...Learn more -
Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder
Media Lift
The content and tech incubator starts every year in spring supporting 5 startups for 5 month with 15.000€, a mentor network of over 50 persons and entrepreneurial coachings.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.