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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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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
Localyze
- Jobs Recruitment
- Enterprise Software
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Corporate
L.A.B. Cosmetics
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Corporate
Digitalscouting
- Fintech
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Startup
LEX AI
- Media
- Marketing
Funding & Investors
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funding | founder coaching
Hamburg-Kredit (IFB) - Wachstum
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Corporate
Wunder Mobility
- Transportation
- Enterprise Software
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Corporate
BeNEX
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Corporate
smape capital
- Fintech
- Media
- Enterprise Software
Support Programmes & Organizations
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Startup Consultancy
Gründer Kompetenz Zentrum Beratungsangebot
Individual and cost-free consulting for the various phases of setting up a business, from the idea to subsidies and strategic business development.Learn more -
Public Organizations
GovTecHH
GovTecHH is the first point of contact for startups that want to cooperate with the Hamburg administration. As a venture client unit, GovTecHH identifies complex problems in public authorities, districts or state enterprises, searches...Learn more -
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Networking
Academy 4 Consultants
The qualification program offers knowledge and methods for start-up advisors. The foundation course is aimed at basic training, while an advanced course allows for more in-depth training.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.