A new report by the RISE IL institute on female entrepreneurship in Israeli hi-tech finds that, despite a low overall share of female-founded startups compared to the US and Europe, 52% of Israeli startups with a female founder also have her as CEO, and in a quarter she is also CTO. Life sciences lead in the share of female-founded companies, while software leads in absolute numbers, according to the report.
The RISE IL institute's report, cited by journalist Lior Bacalu on N12, provides a data-driven look at female entrepreneurship in Israel's hi-tech sector. It shows that although Israeli startups with at least one female founder trail their US and European counterparts in prevalence, those that do have a female founder exhibit a high rate of leadership concentration: in over half of such companies, the female founder also serves as CEO, and in about a quarter she is also the CTO. The life sciences sector leads in the proportion of female-founded firms, while software leads in total numbers of such companies. The report offers a snapshot of gender representation in one of Israel's key economic sectors, with no prior reporting on this thread by The Zioneer.
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