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Female Entrepreneurs: gender diversity across the UK’s ecosystem

We’ve highlighted key trends amongst, and disparities between, all-female, mixed-gender and all-male founding teams; from the funding they’ve received to the key support systems they’ve leveraged.

Produced in partnership with Newable.

all-female founding teams2,988
mixed-gender founding teams2,333
all-male founding teams16,060

What’s inside?

Female Entrepreneurs — Companies regional trends

Companies

25% of the UK’s high-growth companies have a female founder, but which regions have a particularly high proportion and which may need more support?

Female Entrepreneurs — Equity number of deals

Equity investment

The proportion of equity deals secured by teams with a female founder has increased from 14% in 2011 to a high of 22% in 2017. This figure has plateaued since.

Female Entrepreneurs — Grants overview

Grant funding

Since 2012 the share of large innovation grants awarded to female founders has quadrupled to 16% — still a very low proportion.

Female Entrepreneurs — Accelerators overview

Accelerators

Fully-female-founded companies are most likely to have grown through an accelerators, more commonly opting for structure programmes instead of funding transactions.

About the authors

  • Hannah Skingle headshot

    Hannah Skingle

    Content Lead

    Hannah leads on Beauhurst’s data-driven publications and content creation, and is an expert on emerging trends in the UK’s private market space. Hannah studied Liberal Arts with a major in English Literature at King’s College London.

  • Ava Scott headshot

    Ava Scott

    Research Analyst

    Ava is an expert data cruncher and business analyst in the Research & Consultancy team. She provides research and insights for multiple clients, including the Royal Academy of Engineering, Syndicate Room and Penningtons Manches. She holds a BA in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford.

  • Ella Halmari headshot

    Ella Halmari

    Visual Design & Data Analysis

    Ella is a visual design and data analysis specialist. She is an expert in data visualisation and content creation, playing a lead role in analysis and production of Beauhurst’s data-driven publications and brand communications. Ella holds a post-graduate diploma in Visual Communication from UAL and the IMC qualification from the CFA Society.

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