Skip to main content
Logo of Startup City Hamburg

Female Founders

© Mediaserver Hamburg / Christian Brandes | Mediaserver

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.

© Mathias Jäger/Hamburg Startups: the finalists of Female StartAperitivo 2022
© Mathias Jäger/Hamburg Startups: the finalists of Female StartAperitivo 2022

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

  • Networking

    Mentoring für Startups in der Gesundheitswirtschaft

    Coaching for startups in the health sector Bringing startups together with entrepreneurs and/or sick funds to share best practice. It can be one meeting or a journey together depending on your specific tasks and challenges. Send your...
    More Info
  • Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder

    TWINmentoring

    In our #TWINmentoring, you will be supported on a voluntary basis by an experienced entrepreneur for twelve months. Your female mentor supports you in balancing your personal and business goals. Our #TWINmentoring relies on intensive...
    Learn more
  • Incubators, Accelerators & Company Builder

    Sgreenth Mode

    Sgreenth Mode is a 3-month mentorship program for women and non-binary founders looking to take their early-stage tech startups to the next level.
    Learn more
  • Startup Consultancy

    Idea consultation for startups

    We offer startup companies the opportunity to clarify questions on intellectual property, such as questions regaring trademarks, designs or patents.
    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.