Business
Women are building companies across every sector — from solo consulting practices to AI platforms, from logistics networks to law firms. Yet they remain underfunded, underrepresented in leadership, and underreported in business media.
Woman Founded exists to change that. This section spotlights the founders, strategies, and breakthroughs driving women-owned businesses forward across technology, marketing, legal, manufacturing, and beyond.
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Women-owned businesses in the U.S. as of 2024
In revenue generated annually by women-owned businesses
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Share of global venture capital received by female-only founding teams in 2024
Source: Fournder Reports
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What We Cover
Operations & professional services
Marketing, PR, consulting, legal, HR, and virtual assistance — the businesses that keep other businesses running, built by women who've mastered them.
Technology & innovation
Software, AI, cybersecurity, IT, and data — women are founding the next generation of tech companies, often without the headlines they deserve.
Industry & infrastructure
Manufacturing, logistics, transportation, and engineering — industries where women are still the minority and making outsized impact.
Founder Spotlights
We spotlight the women behind the business — their strategies, their pivots, and what it actually took to build.
Spotlights launching soon. Are you building a business?
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What's Happening in Women-Owned Business
Source: Quickbooks
B2B services are booming.
Consulting, legal, and HR firms founded by women who left corporate careers are among the fastest-growing segments of women-owned business. The pandemic triggered a wave of departures that became a wave of launches — and those businesses are now maturing.
Source: Wells Fargo 2025 Impact Report
Women are diversifying into every industry.
According to the 2024 Impact of Women-Owned Businesses report, it used to be that women owners tended to be found in essential services, social assistance, and education. Today, women are diversifying into all industries.
Source: Big Ideas for Small Businesses
Funding gaps persist — but founders are finding workarounds.
Women have a 69.5% success rate in crowdfunding, 8% higher than that of men, indicating a promising alternative for financing when traditional capital doors stay closed.
Source: NW Brand Design
What it takes to build a women-owned business.
Five things founders wish they'd known sooner.
Your network is your most underleveraged asset — build it before you need it.
Your network is your most underleveraged asset — build it before you need it.
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