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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Public Organizations
Startup-Unit – Hamburg Invest
Startup-Unit Hamburg - Central Startup Contact PointThe Startup Unit offers information and support from a single source to people interested in starting a business and to founders with a focus on knowledge and technology-oriented...Learn more -
Public Organizations
hei. Hamburger Existenzgründungs
Initiativehei. Hamburger ExistenzgründungsInitiative is the first port of call for anyone wishing to start out on their own in Hamburg and offers cross-industry advice. As a publicly funded initiative, it is supported by the City of Hamburg and...Learn more -
Non-Profits
ARIC Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg e.V.
The Artificial Intelligence Center Hamburg (ARIC) is your place to go considering all things AI in Hamburg and the metropolitan area. It was founded 2019 and aims to strengthen AI skills in companies, public administration and science.We...Learn more -
Startup Consultancy
hei.scheckheft
Together with hei., the City of Hamburg offers the hei.scheckheft – a special seminar programme which is supported by a EUR 500 grant in the form of vouchers.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.
