Female Founders
While 37 Angels invests in both male and female founders, we have curated some resources specifically for female founders. We’re thrilled that increasing amounts of resources have been allocated specifically to support women throughout the startup ecosystem and are excited to highlight some on our radar for you here. If you support female founders through funding, programming, or otherwise, and would like to be featured on this page, please reach out!
Funding for female founders
500 Women: Funding Flawless Female Founders
Amplifyher Ventures: Invests in early-stage businesses built by outstanding women
Angel Academe: London-based angel investor network and fund investing in women entrepreneurs
Angel Hive: Investment community supporting women-led startups
Artemis Fund: Invests in high-growth, tech-enabled companies led by women
Astia: Network that offers access to capital and training/support for women entrepreneurs
Avestria Ventures: Invests in women’s health and female-led life science ventures
BBG (Built By Girls) Ventures: Invests in consumer internet startups with at least one female founder
Bumble Fund: Invests primarily in early-stage businesses founded and led by women of color and those from underrepresented groups
Capita3: Early stage VCl fund investing in women startup founders
Chloe Capital: Seed stage VC firm focused on women-led companies
Citrine Angels: Angel investing group for women by women
Curate Capital: Accelerating the success of companies by women for women
DigitalDx Ventures: Invests in health technology companies using AI to better diagnose + treat illness
Fearless Fund: invests in women of color-led businesses seeking pre-seed, seed level or series A financing
Female Founders Fund: early-stage fund investing in technology companies founded by women
GingerBread Capital: invests in the next generation of women founders and entrepreneurs leading high-growth businesses
Global Invest Her: Empowering women entrepreneurs to get funded
Golden Seeds: Angel investor network and fund investing in women entrepreneurs
Graham & Walker Venture Fund: Invests in early-stage women-founded tech companies bettering how we live, work, and coexist.
Hypatia Capital: Private equity firm focused on female founders
Intel Capital Diversity Fund: Fund that invests in female and minority led startups
Mergelane: Accelerator and investor of women led startups (Boulder, CO)
Next Wave Impact: An innovative learning-by-doing early stage venture fund
Pipeline Fellowship: Women investors investing in women led social enterprises
Plum Alley: Invests in forward leaning technology and healthcare companies that will improve our lives and the planet
Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program: Loans for small business founded by women
True Wealth Ventures: Invests in women-led companies improving environmental and human health
Valor Ventures: Fund based in Atlanta that funds female founders
Women’s Venture Fund: Helps entrepreneurs through courses, counseling, credit and more
Victress Capital: Invests in mission-inspired companies with gender-diverse management teams
WOCstar Fund: Invests in women of color tech startups
Womens VC Fund: Invests in early stage companies led by management teams inclusive of women
WXR Fund: Invests in the next gen of computing + female founders
XFactor Ventures: Pre-Seed and Seed stage capital for companies founded by women
Support for Female Founders
Accelerate-Her: Aims to address the under-representation of women in the technology industry to drive business growth
Blooming Founders: Content, media, and training company that helps female founders succeed (London-based)
BroadMic: Redefining what it means to be a successful entrepreneur through a community of accomplished women
Cartier Women’s Initiative: International business plan competition for women entrepreneurs
Coding Bootcamps For Women: Learn how to code (global offerings, in person, online)
Co-working Spaces for Women Founders: Global directory of women-Owned coworking spaces
Digital Undivided: Programming focused on Black & Latino women founding tech companies
Elpha: Online community for women in tech.
FastTrac NewVenture: Workshop that helps women turn their business idea into reality
Female Founders Fund: Invests in female-led startups in e-commerce, platforms, and web-enabled services
FlexTeam: Add a "right-hand woman" team for founders and CEOs; also matches mid-career women with project opportunities
Get Sh!t Done Accelerator: 7-week program designed for female entrepreneurs who want to scale $1M+ companies
Halo Incubator: Incubator for female founders
Her Corner: An accelerator for Women Entrepreneurs
Launch with GS Entrepreneur Cohort: A 6-week experience that provides access to resources while building relationships with investors.
Lioness: Digital magazine for female entrepreneurs
Million Dollar Women: Membership-based education platform to help founders scale their companies
Monarch Incubator: Incubator for women-led startups
Project Entrepreneur: Aims to accelerate the growth of female-founded companies by connecting them to capital and investor networks.
Refinery: Transforming women-led startups into scalable businesses
Rise: Connects self-starting women to independent consulting projects that lead to success
Springboard Enterprises: Accelerator for women-led growth companies
So Gal: Global platform for young female entrepreneurs and diversity investors
The 85-Percent: Strategic branding & marketing consultancy, targeting women consumers
WBENC: Get certified (as >51% women-owned) and have access to business opportunities
Women 2.0: Content, community, and conferences for women innovators in tech
Women In Tech NYC: Education, networking, mentorship and career development
Women In Wireless: Empowers and develops female leaders in mobile and digital media
Women's Startup Lab: 2-month or 2-week accelerator for female founders (Silicon Valley)