… offers an innovative avenue for both male and female entrepreneurs … theory and the theory
of choice homophily, we develop a … Female backers then engage in activist choice homophily; …

… female founder preferences in low-stakes crowdfunding decision environments (ie, activist
homophily … -stakes crowdfunding, the preference for female founders (observed in low-stakes …

… Consequently, female-backed female entrepreneurs may … with female founders who received
funding from female rather … pitches by female-backed female entrepreneurs receive lower …

… express less interest in female entrepreneurs compared to observably similar male … both
entrepreneurs and managers of crowdfunding platforms. To start, through the lens of homophily …

… that female-founded firms backed only by female investors … female entrepreneurs receive
funding from female investors, the market interprets this as an expression of diversity activism…

… for potential selection bias stemming from considering solo founders only. Our findings reveal
that solo female founders enjoy … Activist choice homophily and the crowdfunding of female …

… However, it should be noted that homophily often was studied regarding only a single … of
crowdfunding demonstrated how female backers tend to support female entrepreneurs and …

… female entrepreneurs, so eliciting a heightened sense of satisfaction in supporting projects
headed by women as … As underlined, several studies posit that activist homophily plays a …

… female entrepreneurs. Using a sample of 3191 crowdfunding campaigns by female entrepreneurs,
… a series of counterintuitive conjectures for female crowdfunding success. Our results …

… the concept of activist choice homophily: that is, the desire of female investors to support
female entrepreneurs in technology industries due to the perceived unjustified barriers that …