Four exciting female-founded startups you should know about

That's the amount of total venture capital dollars that went to women-founded startups in 2017, according to CrunchBase. Co-ed founder teams received 10 percent, and male-founded startups swept the last 86 percent. That's a massive disconnect, especially since women-led startups outperform their male counterparts. Fortune -- which pegs the funding for female-founded startups even lower, at 2.2 percent -- estimates that they bring in 78 cents of revenue for every dollar raised, compared to 31 cents for the men. Whether that's a return on diversity or a testament to the extraordinary women who manage to break cultural boundaries in the startup world, there's no question that the underfunding of women entrepreneurs means that venture capital is missing out on major talent, innovation, and profit.