We theorize about digital technologies as external enablers of venture creation in the context of women’s entrepreneurship. We posit that digital technologies, when identified and actualized as enablers, instigate positive prospects for women entrepreneurs but also collateral costs accompanying their endeavor. To conceptualize the unique role of women entrepreneurs in venture creation, we use the external enabler theory’s notion of opacity and agency-intensity to identify why and how digital technologies as enablers can lead to both positive and negative outcomes for this category of entrepreneurial actor.
