European VC female founders dashboard
The latest European VC Female Founders Dashboard gives a clear snapshot of how funding for women-led startups is shaping up across Europe. After a steep drop from the 2021 peak, venture capital for female founders has started to stabilize. While women still secure a smaller slice of total deals, the percentage of capital going to companies with at least one female founder is steadily growing. Notably, the most recent data from early 2025 shows a sharp rise in both deal count and capital raised by women-led or co-founded startups, indicating momentum is picking up again.
Source: European VC female founders dashboard
The dashboard highlights trends over the past 16 years, showing long-term progress in women’s participation in the startup ecosystem. Though funding levels dipped post-2021, both the percentage of deals and the capital share for female-founded companies have been trending upward. Especially since 2022, capital invested in these startups has shown a dramatic increase — a sign that investor confidence is returning, and perhaps even shifting toward more inclusive investment strategies.
Source: European VC female founders dashboard
Regionally, London leads the pack in deal count, followed by Paris, Berlin, and Stockholm. Across Europe, cities and countries are contributing to a growing pipeline of women-led innovation. The data also shows a surge in deal flow for startups that are co-founded by both women and men, suggesting that diverse founding teams may be playing a key role in securing funding. With this kind of visibility and tracking, the hope is that continued progress will lead to more equity — not just in numbers, but in opportunities and outcomes.
