SE Asia’s Female Founders Carve Out a Larger Share of Startup Funding in 2023
Startups with at least one female founder in Southeast Asia raised $1.41 billion in equity funding in 2023, or 18.3% of the total private capital secured during the year, according to a new report from DealStreetAsia.
The 2023 performance is a step up from the 12.6% share of funding garnered by female-founded startups in 2022.
The report, Female Founders in Southeast Asia 2023, covered over 700 equity funding deals concluded in Southeast Asia last year. Collectively, these deals raised $7.69 billion during the year.