Although 52% of the population in Europe is women, 34% of those working in their own business and only 30% of entrepreneurs are women. In Turkey, the attempt at ecosystem level is 15 percent of the women entrepreneurs.
In an ideal world, women entrepreneurs need not prove themselves to their male colleagues. However, research shows that women face negative attitudes on the field. Investors or Financiers ask women more about risks and losses, while men ask about ambitions and achievements.
In fact, female founders generate higher profits, are more likely to run their business in a socially responsible way, and they bring success in the long term because they are driven by ideas rather than money.
Top Ten Women Entrepreneurs in the World
| Foundress | Financing | Company | Industry | Country |
| Lucy peng | $ 22 billion | Ant | Monetary | China |
| Rebekah Neumann | 19.5 Billion $ | The We Company | Estate | USA |
| Tan Hooi Ling | 9.9 Billion $ | Grab | Transportation | Singapore |
| Kate keenan | 1.4 Billion $ | Judo Bank | FinTech | Australia |
| Victoria van lennep | $ 1.2 billion | Lendable | FinTech | United Kingdom |
| Cristina Junqueira | 1.1 Billion $ | Nubank | FinTech | Brazil |
| Frances Kang | 581 Million $ | WeLab | FinTech | Hong Kong |
| Sophie Kim | $ 282 million | MarketKurly | Agriculture and Food | South Korea |
| Ilise Lombardo | $ 278 million | Arvelle Therapeutics | Biotechnology and Health | Swiss |
| Milda mitkute | $ 260 million | Vinted | E-commerce | Lithuania |
At the top of the list is Lucy Peng, co-founder of Ant Group and Alibaba, with a fund of $ 22 billion. Peng taught economics for five years before founding Alibaba with 18 people in 1999.
-Lucy Peng-
Peng is followed by Rebekah Neumann, who has $ 19.5 billion in funding with the company We.
Having studied business at Cornell University, Neumann founded WeWork with her husband Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey in 2010.
In third place comes Tan Hooi Ling, founder of Singapore-based Grab company, which is Uber’s biggest competitor in Asian markets.
Judo bank and Kate Keenan take fourth place.
Victoria van Lennep, ranked fifth, in 2018 after raising over $ 250 million in loan capital for his UK company Lendable. Forbes 30 under 30He entered. Total funding is currently more than $ 1 billion. Lendable uses machine learning technology to automate loan decisions, offering fairer loan rates to customers.
-Victoria van Lennep-
Sixth is Cristina Junqueira, Brazil’s (and South America’s) leading female founder, whose Nubank market value has increased to more than $ 1.1 billion. She is also interested in increasing female representation in technology and banking.
– Cristina Junqueira-
Seventh is Frances Kang, the founder of a Hong Kong-based virtual bank.
The eighth place is Sophie Kim, the founder of MarketKurly, South Korea’s largest grocery chain.
Ninth is Ilise Lombardo, founder of Arvelle Therapeutics, who is responsible for the development and commercialization of the research drug cenobamate, a research drug for seizure, in the European market.
The tenth on the list is Milda Mitkute, founder of the Vinted company, which was founded with Lithuania’s first unicorn venture and becomes the largest second-hand clothing platform worldwide.
From Turkey in the list of leading gaming company in Turkey and the Middle East, with a market value of $ 18 million, Poker Star, Okey, Okey Plus, Neighbor City, Neighbor Tribe, Icon Girl, Our World, Neighbor Farm and Pets owner of his games Peak Games and Hemenkiralik.com Rina Onur Şirinoğlu, one of its founding partners.
– Rina Onur Şirinoğlu-
Şirinoğlu, who graduated from the Department of Economics at Harvard University, worked in the fields of venture capital in Türkven Private Equity and investment banking in Morgan Stanley London office.
Peak GamesRina Onur Şirinoğlu, who founded the company in 2010, collected 30 million dollars financing for the company from foreign venture capital funds in 2 years. Peak Games Following the success, Turkey’s biggest short-term housing rental platform Hemenkiralık.comRina Onur, who is also the founding partner of; ImmediateRent It contributed to the collection of $ 6 million in funding.
ImmediateRent among its shareholders, the world’s largest short-term vacation home rental platform Homeaway is also available. Rina Onur Şirinoğlu, her new venture 500 Istanbulis also among the founding partners of.
Women Entrepreneurship in the Last Decade
Over the past decade, the percentage of deals with teams that include female founders has increased from 7.9% to 15.7%. Investors are awakening women entrepreneurs all over the world, as their research shows. There are victories over adversity in the stories of female start-up founders, yes, but most of those victories are just beginning.
What’s Next for Women Founders?
While only a fraction of all venture funds are allocated to women-led companies, trends show a clear flexibility.
Women firms consistently perform better and shareholder returns are getting better each year. The future of women-led entrepreneurship is brighter than ever as both startup and venture capital ecosystems continue to evolve.
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