The Economic Impact of Female Entrepreneurs

PRESENCE + IMPACT

36% of U.S. BusinessesWomen are majority owners of

16% of Total U.S. Employment

$3 trillion.

Companies with women on the executive team have an economic impact of

23 million jobs.

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PRESENCE + IMPACTThe average dollar investment in businesses with a woman on the management team was slightly higher for all three years during 2011-2013.

(Businesses with women)$12 Million

(Businesses without women)$8 Million

PRESENCE + IMPACTCalifornia, New York & Massachusettshave the highest number of investments in firms with women on the executive team.

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18% in 2013

9% in 2011

Percent of VC-funded companies with a woman on the executive team.

BREAKDOWNPercentage of total invested capital received by companies with women on the executive team.

27% in 2013

9% in 2011

* $7.1 billion of $26.4 billion

* $816 million of $8.9 billion

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Venture capital firms with women partners are twice as likely to invest in companies with a woman on the management team.

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Venture capital firms investing in companies with women CEOs have nearly 4 times more active investments than those firms not investing in women.

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Data in this infographic first appeared in Babson College’s Diana Project’s Diana Report Women Entrepreneurship 2014: Bridging the Gender Gap in Venture Capital.

View the full report here: http://openview.vc/1D9GckI

Illustrations by@RachelWorthman