Female Founders – for founders, entrepreneurial leaders, investors and operators who
are driving an equal future.
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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.
We help female-led startups raise their first VC funding
One of the key ways we work toward an equal tech ecosystem is with our 5-week investment readiness program for gender-diverse startups.
Our Investment Readiness Program
Discover how we are working towards our mission to create equal opportunities in the tech and innovation ecosystem:
GROW F
Startup Program
Grow F helps gender-diverse teams with at least one female founding member become investment-ready. Our program unites everything you as a founder need to reach your fundraising goals: deep dive sessions with industry-leading experts, a hybrid format with an exclusive in-person event in a European startub hub, and access to Europe’s most successful investors.
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!
80K
People in our
Community
184
Alumni in our Leadership Program – Lead Forward
13
Members on
our Team
98
Companies in our Grow F Startup Program Portfolio
Collaborating with top class companies
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!
Discover our Latest Research:
Female Founders in the DACH Startup Ecosystem
Our joint initiative with the Vienna Business Agency to address and highlight the specific challenges and opportunities that women face in securing funding and growing their businesses.
Check out our Blog
Dive in to resources for founders and founders to be. The latest in our team and community, and explore the investment-ready Grow F startups!
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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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