Female Founders – the home for founders, entrepreneurial leaders, investors and operators who are driving an equal future. 

tech + entrepreneurial women =
an equal future

We are on a mission to create equal opportunities for entrepreneurial women in the European tech and innovation ecosystem.

Creating inclusive organizations where all employees can belong

We empower organizations with Design Thinking and scientific research to develop actionable diversity, equity and inclusion solutions. As your tactical partner, we create conscious and lasting impact at any stage of your DEI journey.

69K

People in our
Community

135

Alumni in our Leadership Accelerator – Lead F

17

Members on
our Team

69

Companies in our Grow F Startup Program Portfolio

Collaborating with top class companies

Let's Work Together

Whether you are looking to connect with female founders, or create a diversity, equity, inclusion strategy – we have plenty of options to connect and work together!

Accelerator Programs for Entrepreneurial Women

Find out more about how we are working towards our mission to create equal opportunities for entrepreneurial women with our accelerator programs: 

GROW F

Startup Program

Grow F helps female-led ventures become investment-ready. Our program unites everything you as a founder need to reach your fundraising goals: deep dive sessions with industry-leading experts, individual support from experienced mentors and access to Europe’s most successful early stage investors.

LEAD F

Leadership Accelerator

Lead F helps women to become and thrive as entrepreneurial leaders. Our program unites everything you need to manage teams and organizations in this fast-changing world: deep-dive sessions with C-level startup executives, access to a resource base to foster your leeadership mindset and insights into different industries.

The European Venture Fund that backs
gender-diverse founder teams.

Join the Female Founders Community

And co-create equal opportunities for entrepreneurial women in the European tech and innovation ecosystem.

Community

Join a flourishing community of entrepreneurial people! You’ll get regular updates and resources on entrepreneurial leadership & being the founder of a startup, invitations to meet the leading players in Europe’s startup ecosystems and access to knowledge that accelerates your growth.

Events

At Female Founders we are hosting various online and in-person events for founders, investors, entrepreneurial leaders, operators and more. From our Everything About event series to our Flagship event Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. and everything in between there is something for everyone in our community!

 

Meet the Team

We are the team behind Europe’s fastest-growing community of entrepreneurial women. Together we make sure to take action to provide access to funding for female founders and to provide opportunities for women in tech & innovation. Our headquarters are located in Vienna, a city we are working hard to develop into Europe’s hub for female entrepreneurship. One of the things we like most about our jobs is making meaningful connections, so if you are a female founder, investor, or work for a corporate, we would love to get in touch!

Find out more about our Consulting Approach

We’ve helped our partners successfully build more diverse teams, and create impactful DE&I strategies. Learn more about our approach.

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Get resources for entrepreneurial women, and insights on the work we are doing

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Grow F by Female Founders is one of Europe’s hightest ranked accelerators for female founders.

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Winners of the Investors Allstars Award 2020 in the category Tech4Good.

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Winner of the European Tech Women Award 2020

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