These are the 50 best female entrepreneurs in Germany

• The board members of young start-ups are more often male, West German and even more often economists than average.
• The Handelsblatt presents top female entrepreneurs who have broken through this male bias – with the right mix of growth will and community spirit.
• The 50 female entrepreneurs are role models for future founders. They are women who show how good and important diverse entrepreneurship is for the German economy.

Germany is the land of entrepreneurs and founders. Yes, exactly. Without an asterisk, inside I or underscore. Because most companies in Germany are run by men. Although Germany’s start-up scene is open and diverse, it is actually more backward than traditional corporations when it comes to promoting women.

According to data from CB Insights, Germany has now produced 25 unicorns. Women among its founders: exactly one – Osnat Michaeli, founder and boss of Infarm. According to figures from the German Startup Monitor, the proportion of women among all new founders in 2021 was only 17.7 percent.