http://www.illuminate.com/whitepaper/ http://www.illuminate.com/whitepaper/ explores this question, and finds that though they have fewer resources than man-led

http://www.illuminate.com/whitepaper/ http://www.illuminate.com/whitepaper/ explores this question, and finds that though they have fewer resources than man-led start ups, woman-led start ups have lower rates of failure. A complete answer probably depends on what definition of "success" is adopted.