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Inc.com: Female Founders 500

The List: Meet the top entrepreneurs behind a female founder boom. 

Inc.’s 2025 Female Founders 500 is the eighth annual definitive list of women entrepreneurs making significant waves in business.These resilient women entrepreneurs emerged from the pandemic with an enviable advantage that includes lassoing approximately $9 billion in 2024 revenue and $10.6 billion in funding. Looking specifically at an entrepreneur’s bona fides in the past year, criteria included quantifiable metrics like revenue, sales, revenue growth, funding, and audience size, as well as qualitative metrics like social media momentum and stories of impact.