Future Founders is on a mission to build the world’s largest network of diverse entrepreneurs. A huge part of that mission involves our work with female founders. Women entrepreneurs face many additional hurdles on their path to building a successful business, but this is a reality we’re working to change.
As part of our month-long celebration of female founders, we’ve compiled the following list of resources to help every young woman out there chase their dreams. While this list is by no means comprehensive, it will hopefully provide you with some help, guidance, and direction as you move forward on your entrepreneurial journey.
While the figure has been growing, the percentage of venture capital in the U.S. startup ecosystem going to female-led firms was just 2.8% in 2019. It’s clearly no secret that access to capital is a struggle for women entrepreneurs. Thankfully, there are many great organizations out there looking to invest primarily or exclusively in women-run ventures, including:
37 Angels
BBG Ventures
Chloe Capital
Female Founders Fund
Golden Seeds
Hypathia Capital
Launch with GS
SoGal Ventures
Tory Burch Foundation Capital Program
Valor Ventures
Looking for inspiration from other female founders that have come before you? Check out these great podcasts featuring some incredible women entrepreneurs at all stages of their journeys:
Future Founders Podcast: Female Founder Month
Girlboss Radio
How I Built This: Outdoor Voices’ Taylor Haney
How I Built This: Spanx’s Sara Blakely
Raising the Bar with Alli and Michael
Building a tribe of likeminded female founders is one of the biggest steps you can take towards ensuring your success. If you’re looking to expand your network and join a female-focused entrepreneurship and peer group, be sure to check out some of these great organizations:
ABWA: American Business Women’s Association
Bonfire
eWomen Network
Ladies Who Launch
NAWBO: National Association of Women Business Owners
WBENC: Women’s Business Enterprise National Council
Women Tech Founders
Women Who Tech
Looking for even more insights and tools you can use as a female founder? Check out some of these great articles, courses, videos and more:
Article: Beyond the VC Funding Gap
Article: The Next Decade Will Bring More Venture Captal to Female Founders
Online Community: Women 2.0
Online Community: Women Who Startup
Online Course: Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women
Program: Digital Undivided
Video: TED – The Real Reason Female Founders Get Less Funding
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