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 | Sep 19, 2024FemupStartups invites you to speed networking at Bits & Pretzels
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News | May 28, 2025These startups are competing in the semi-finals of Female StartAperitivo 2025 in Hamburg
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News | Apr 8, 2025Apply now for Female StartAperitivo 2025
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News | Apr 7, 2025Female Founders Monitor 2025: There is a lack of female entrepreneurs
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News | Feb 17, 20253 prominent serial founders from Hamburg
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.
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Cross Innovation Hub
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Innovationsstarter Fonds
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German Accelerator
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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.