home to the majority of new female-led unicorns worldwide in recent years.
The number of female-led startups that became unicorns in the United States fluctuated between 2013 and 2021. Between January and March 2021, six female-led U.S. startups became unicorns. A unicorn is a privately held startup company that is valued at over one billion U.S. dollars. There were 10 new female-led unicorns reported in the U.S. in 2020, five less than the previous year. The U.S. was Number of female-led startups that became unicorns in the United States between 2013 and March 2021
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Workplace harrassment
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- Premium Statistic Types of people who harassed startup founders 2020, by gender
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Impact of the pandemic
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Visual Capitalist. (2021). Number of female-led startups that became unicorns in the United States between 2013 and March 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224979/number-new-female-led-startups-to-unicorns-usa/
Visual Capitalist. "Number of Female-led Startups That Became Unicorns in The United States between 2013 and March 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224979/number-new-female-led-startups-to-unicorns-usa/
Visual Capitalist, Number of female-led startups that became unicorns in the United States between 2013 and March 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224979/number-new-female-led-startups-to-unicorns-usa/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of female-led startups that became unicorns in the United States between 2013 and March 2021 [Graph], Visual Capitalist, March 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1224979/number-new-female-led-startups-to-unicorns-usa/