Venture Capital First Financings, Total and Female-Fo

Metropolitan Area
United States
Top 50 Metros
Ann Arbor, MI
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Boulder, CO
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
St. Louis, MO-IL
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Columbus, OH
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
New Haven-Milford, CT
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
Kansas City, MO-KS
Madison, WI
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Austin-Round Rock, TX
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
Raleigh, NC
Salt Lake City, UT
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Provo-Orem, UT

Source: Center for American Entrepreneurship analysis of PitchBook da

Note: Female-founded indicates that at least one company founder is fe
, Total and Female-Founded, by Metropolitan Area (2005-2017)
Total First Female-Founded Female-
Financings First Financings Founded %
29,659 4,784 16%
26,676 4,379 16%
119 34 29%
57 13 23%
3,586 814 23%
260 53 20%
109 22 20%
75 15 20%
127 25 20%
259 50 19%
618 115 19%
263 47 18%
1,965 347 18%
234 41 18%
63 11 17%
5,664 980 17%
168 29 17%
734 126 17%
766 131 17%
2,059 350 17%
181 29 16%
82 13 16%
364 57 16%
 84 13 15%
131 20 15%
952 143 15%
161 24 15%
90 13 14%
92 13 14%
150 21 14%
110 15 14%
118 16 14%
223 29 13%
345 44 13%
676 85 13%
90 11 12%
670 81 12%
2,579 311 12%
337 40 12%
129 15 12%
69 8 12%
62 7 11%
56 6 11%
160 17 11%
130 13 10%
199 19 10%
224 21 9%
418 39 9%
227 20 9%
240 21 9%
96 8 8%
105 4 4%

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(2005-2017)
Venture Capital First Financings, Total and Female-Fo

Metropolitan Area
United States
Top 50 Metros
Ann Arbor, MI
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Boulder, CO
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
St. Louis, MO-IL
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
Columbus, OH
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
Kansas City, MO-KS
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA
Pittsburgh, PA
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA
Madison, WI
Raleigh, NC
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Austin-Round Rock, TX
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
New Haven-Milford, CT
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Provo-Orem, UT
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Cleveland-Elyria, OH
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
Salt Lake City, UT
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Source: Center for American Entrepreneurship analysis of PitchBook da

Note: Female-founded indicates that at least one company founder is fe
, Total and Female-Founded, by Metropolitan Area (2005-2017)
Total First Female-Founded Female-
Financings First Financings Founded %
5,524 1,146 21%
4,989 1,061 21%
24 14 58%
11 5 45%
49 20 41%
5 2 40%
34 13 38%
14 5 36%
22 7 32%
728 212 29%
36 10 28%
398 100 25%
12 3 25%
126 30 24%
358 79 22%
32 7 22%
23 5 22%
1,088 230 21%
57 12 21%
130 27 21%
70 14 20%
15 3 20%
37 7 19%
 184 34 18%
55 10 18%
33 6 18%
150 27 18%
135 24 18%
23 4 17%
23 4 17%
398 67 17%
54 9 17%
135 22 16%
31 5 16%
19 3 16%
41 6 15%
14 2 14%
8 1 13%
17 2 12%
17 2 12%
69 8 12%
19 2 11%
20 2 10%
20 2 10%
22 2 9%
47 4 9%
40 3 8%
29 2 7%
22 1 5%
24 1 4%
62 1 2%
9 0 0%

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