Debt investment raised by startups post-acceleration globally 2020, by gender
For startups that did participate in the accelerator, a significant increase is shown post-acceleration, for both male- and female-led startups. Male-led startups that participated in an accelerator raised about 26,600 U.S. dollars, 1.2 times higher than the 21,500 U.S. dollars in debt capital raised by female-led startups. Accelerators therefore proved more effective for female-led than male-led startups in terms of raising higher debt capital.