This study focuses on the period around the initiation of the leading reward-based crowdfundingmarket – Kickstarter, and documents the behavior of male and female entrepreneurs in the processof raising pre-seed capital. We find that women are concentrated in stereotyped sectors both...

Third in a series of reports using data from the Kauffman Firm Survey. This short report uses data from the Kauffman Firm Survey to explore, by gender, various firm, owner, financing, and performance characteristics of new firms. Women-owned firms represent an increasingly important segment of...