Women-led startups raise $4.3 bn in 2022, outperform those led by men

The number of active investors funding women-led startups has also risen steadily since 2010, with a sharp YoY jump of 42% in 2021

Women-led startups raised a total of $4.3 billion in funding during 2022, amid a global funding winter when investments across the board saw a dip. These startups had raised $4.9 billion the year before, which was a 91 per cent year-on-year increase compared to 2020, according to a report by Traxcn, a market intelligence platform.

Women-led startups have outperformed the Indian startup ecosystem generally in 2022 as per a stage-by-stage breakdown, the report said.

The share of women-led startups in the Indian tech industry exceeds 8 per cent, and among funded companies, this figure is more than 18 per cent. The number