46 products everyone loves that come from female-founded startups

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Dagne Dover

The cofounders of Dagne Dover, the women's handbag company we can't stop talking about.

• Some of the most innovative, memorable, and successful startups in the retail world today are founded and led by women.
• Despite the less-than-friendly attitudes and systemic roadblocks that women pursuing entrepreneurship must face, they're proving they're more than up to the challenge.
• Learn more about the backgrounds and businesses of these 46 noteworthy female-founded companies, which are disrupting industries like fashion, beauty, pet care, and home.

The startup ecosystem is not known to be particularly friendly toward women. In 2017, TechCrunch reported that only 17% of the 43,008 venture-funded companies in its directory CrunchBase have at least one female founder. It's a disappointing figure, but it reminds us that the only way to go from here is up.

A growing number of women are successfully breaking through barriers to bring innovative ideas and quality products to the market. As I learned about their stories, I was struck by how different and perhaps, even more compelling, how similar they were.

Many of these founders left their jobs at large and established corporations to pursue the rigorous, but rewarding journey of entrepreneurship. They faced countless struggles and experienced satisfying triumphs in the process of bringing innovation to their respective industries. They are mothers, wives, friends, colleagues, and classmates who are driven by the problems experienced by themselves, their peers, and their loved ones to create better solutions.

We've highlighted 46 female-founded companies below that inspire us to solve problems, create solutions, and support other women.

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