Queiró, FranciscoRedeker, Alena Kaja2024-09-252025-12-162023-01-232022-12-16http://hdl.handle.net/10362/172364A qualitative and quantitative research design is used to identify the underlying reasons for the existing gender funding gap by analyzing gender differences among founders and investors. The evaluated dataset has been collected by the German Startup Association in 2022. The findings indicate that the funding gap narrows for female-founded startups showing the following characteristics: having a co-founder, exit and exponential growth ambitions, a preference for external capital, and a startup in a VC-typical industry. However, the funding gap does not fully diminish, leading to the conclusion that VC investment decisions are driven by biases and lack female as decisions-makers.engEntrepreneurshipFundraisingGender funding gapInvestor biasStartup financingVenture capitalmaster thesis203364457