By Jared Beilby, Merchant Maverick
Investors are finally giving a fair shake to women-owned startups. Despite COVID, 2021 was a record-shattering year as female-only founded startups across the nation collected $5.6 billion, up an astounding $2 billion from the previous record set in 2019 (per data from PitchBook).
Climbing the ranks to No. 2 is the Lone Star State. Texas, which has cultivated a business-friendly reputation that appears to be attracting a high volume of women-led organizations and startups.