Analysis

June 5, 2024

Funding to female founders in DACH region was half the European average in 2023

A new report shows women are still underfunded — but that public money and a robust early stage VC environment has helped startups generally throughout the downturn


The percentage of funding going towards all-female founding teams in the DACH region was half the European average in 2023. 

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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