Research, Studies & Reports
“Risk and Return in Accelerator-Backed Ventures: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of MOIC by Industry Vertical and Founder Demographics,” (Publication: J. Risk Financial Management, 2026, 19, 784), Volume 19, Issue 10, Article 784, https://www.mdpi.com/1911-8074/19/10/784; October 6, 2026
Grant Thornton’s “Women in Business 2026: The value of visibility,” https://www.grantthornton.com/insights/articles/insights/2026/women-in-business, March 3, 2026
Success Rates: Female-Led vs Male-Led Startups | Female Entrepreneurs, https://femaleswitch.org/startup-blog/tpost/female-versus-male-startups,
“Why Women-Owned Startups Are a Better Bet,” Boston Consulting Group, 2025, bcg.com
A Review of Funding for Female Founders in 2025, https://femalefoundersfund.medium.com/2025-review-of-funding-for-female-founders-86186d639c19, March 24, 2026
“The State of Female Founders in 2026: Record Highs and the Road Ahead,” Elannah Devin,
https://blog.equityzen.com/the-state-of-female-founders-in-2026-record-highs-and-the-road-ahead, March 20, 2026
“US All In: Female Founders in the VC Ecosystem,” March 4, 2026, https://pitchbook.com/news/reports/2025-us-all-in-female-founders-in-the-vc-ecosystem
Founders Forum Group Statistics, 2025, https://ff.co/women-funding-statistics-2025/ (Founders Forum Group)
"Female Founders Outperform Their Male Counterparts but Receive Much Less Funding," Burba, A. (2025), Inc.com, https://www.inc.com/annabel-burba/female-founders-outperform-their-male-counterparts-but-receive-much-less-funding-study-finds/91212886
“Advancing Gender Equality in Venture Capital” Study, Siri Chilazi, Harvard Kennedy School Women in Public Policy Program, 2019 https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wappp/research/past/venture-capital-entrepreneurship
UN Women Gender Snapshot 2026 (the report cited in UN Women Press Release at UNGA, Sept 22, 2026)
United Nations press release: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/09/ai-is-advancing-fast-women-are-being-left-behind-in-the-workforce-and-leadership?, Sept 22, 2026
"Study: No Woman Left Behind – Closing the AI Gender Gap in Law," Linklaters & She Breaks the Law, Dec 2024, https://next100years.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/No-Woman-Left-Behind_-Closing-the-AI-Gender-Gap-in-Law.pdf
Female Innovation Index, 2025. techcrunch.com
“First Round 10 Year Project,” First Round Capital, 10years.firstround.com
“Success Rates: Female-Led vs Male-Led Startups” | Female Entrepreneurs, https://femaleswitch.org/startup-blog/tpost/female-versus-male-startups
“Portfolio Performance and Research,” femalefoundersfund.com
Women being left behind in AI leadership, United Nations press release: https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/09/ai-is-advancing-fast-women-are-being-left-behind-in-the-workforce-and-leadership?, Sept 22, 2026
"Beyond Speed: How Women Leaders Are Defining the Human-Agentic Workforce," 2026 research report released by the executive network Chief in partnership with The Harris Poll, article: https://chief.com/articles/women-leaders-agentic-ai-study, April 7, 2026
“Women Who Use AI Seen As Incompetent; Men Who Use AI Seen As Pragmatic,” Forbes, June 25, 2026, https://www.forbes.com/sites/michelletravis/2026/06/25/women-who-use-ai-seen-as-incompetent-men-who-use-ai-seen-as-pragmatic/
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