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 | 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
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News | May 21, 2024TimeTeller wins at the German Startup Awards
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News | May 16, 2024HandsOn! enters the final of Female StartAperitivo 2024 for Hamburg
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News | May 8, 2024On a startup tour at the OMR Festival 2024
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News | Apr 9, 2024Last chance to apply for Female StartAperitivo!
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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Universities
Bucerius Law School gGmbH
In 2000, the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius founded Bucerius Law School, Germany’s first private law school. Modernising the study of law and contributing to the visibility of German jurisprudence in international discourse were...Learn more -
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Networking
Enterprise Europe Network Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein
The Enterprise Europe Network Hamburg / Schleswig-Holstein supports startups, companies, universities and research institutions on issues related to EU funding and financing, internationalisation, sustainability and innovation. We also...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
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.
