Supporting Women Founders
Google for Startups is on a mission to support a global startup community that is inclusive, accessible, and equitable—not only because it is the right thing to do, but because diversity drives innovation.
The challenge
The challenge
Women founders received only 3% of overall VC funding last year, and consistently rate access to networks and funding as the biggest obstacles impeding startup success. Google for Startups is committed to closing the startup gender gap by connecting women founders to the people, programs, and resources they need to grow and scale their businesses.
Current programs for women founders
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Growth Academy: Women in AI
Google for Startups Growth Academy: Women in AI is a six-week program providing women-led startups leveraging AI with essential growth skills, internationalization strategies, and Google tools to help them scale and innovate responsibly.
Middle East and North Africa -
Women Founders Fund
The Google for Startups Women Founders Fund provides funding, mentoring, and product support to help women founders grow their companies.
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Accelerator: Women Founders
Started by you. Accelerated with Google. A 10-week digital accelerator program for women-led Seed to Series A tech startups.
India, Africa, North America
Insights & research on women founders
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Funding in the CEE
A report by: European women in VC, Experior Venture Fund, Unconventional Ventures.
Central & Eastern Europe -
Advancing Women in Entrepreneurship
A report by: Women Will
Asia Pacific -
Women in Entrepreneurship
A report by: Endeavor
United States -
Female Founders Monitor 2022
A report by: Startup Verband & StepStone
Germany -
Women's Entrepreneurship Report
A report by: GEM
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