FEmale Founders

Female Founders is Europe’s leading platform for women shaping the future of business, capital, tech and innovation.

250+ Startups backed
500+VCs in the Network 
50% Deep Tech
Partners we've worked with
Female Founders isn't here to fit into the tech ecosystem, it's here to rewrite it.
A decade ago, two founders saw the systems shaping entrepreneurship weren't built for women. So they built new ones. Today, we connect female founders, investors and corporates across Europe to build stronger companies, better products and a more competitive economy. Women are not a niche.
They are one of the most powerful economic forces in the world.
Together, we make waves.

For Founders

Build stronger. Scale faster. Never alone.
Female Founders gives women building startups the leverage to win: direct access to capital, corporates, knowledge, operators, investors and a network that moves with them.

We strengthen founders with what the market too often withholds, so they move faster, build with conviction, and shape markets that drive a more competitive Europe.
From access to capital. From capital to scale.

For Partners

Reach the women shaping the market.
Female Founders gives corporates direct access to the most powerful consumer decision-making group in the world - women, as founders, leaders, investors and the decision-makers shaping what gets bought next.

Partners reach the audience defining what gets built, trusted and bought next and turn that proximity into market position, growth and measurable return.
A strategic investment in relevance, growth and revenue.

For Investors

Access the overlooked upside in Europe’s innovation economy.
Female Founders connects Business Angels, VCs, CVCs and Family Offices with high-potential startups built and led by women and diverse teams across Europe.

We give investors access to opportunities others miss, and to the companies driving Europe's next wave of growth, alongside the co-investors needed to move early.
The leverage: sharper market insight, dealflow & stronger networks.

Three levers.
One community.

What we do beneath every founder we back, every investor we connect, every market we move.
SUPPORTING THE FOUNDERS
We invest in the person before the company. Capability, confidence, clarity.
When founders get stronger, everything they build gets stronger with them.
CONNECTING THE ECOSYSTEM
We make the connections the market leaves to chance. Founders, investors, corporates - all in one place. 87k+ members, 500+ VCs, 175+ partner companies. Relationships that create real economic activity.
ENABLING THE ECONOMY
We change who builds and who benefits. Hardware, deep tech, infrastructure.
Female founders are the untapped majority of Europe's innovation capacity. We are changing that at scale.
Facts and figures

The Numbers That Matter

€680k
Average raised per founder in the community.
87k
Active members across Europe and beyond.
€28M
raised by Fund F to back female co-founded teams.
87k
Active members across Europe and beyond.
€28M
raised by Fund F to back female co-founded teams.
175+
Partners who know different perspectives build better solutions.
Our Offers

What do you need to move forward?

The Female Founders Experience
120 Founders, Investors & Leaders | Europe-Wide | Application-Based
FFX is not your typical conference: A curated gathering of 120 female founders, investors and senior leaders, built around conversations on capital, AI, defense tech, leadership and what's actually shaping the market. We prioriatize outcome-focused connections and joy over FOMO.
The Female Founders Bootcamp (FFB)
Early-Stage Founders | 4-week hybrid accelerator | In-person Summit
Built for early-stage women-led startups ready to go from early signal to investor-ready. Four weeks of hands-on work on strategy, positioning, investor readiness and network, taught by operators, investors and serial entrepreneurs who've built and backed companies themselves. Combining practical tools, expert feedback & honest support from people who know what it takes.
The Female Money Days
Curated | Accessible | Women-Only
The conversations about money that women rarely get to have, and the knowledge most of us were never given. For leaders, founders, professionals, women managing their own wealth, women starting to invest, and women curious about what's possible. The format covers personal finance, investing with impact, backing women-led businesses, and building wealth across generations.
The Female Founders Circle
Year-long | Membership | Authentic
A paid membership for women in business, founders, leaders, SMEs and investors. Curated partner perks, event discounts, a community space where you can actually be yourself, and access the tools and support you need to keep going.
Partners Opportunities
Stop sponsoring. Start co-creating.
If your brand, product, fund or talent pipeline depends on proximity to Europe's next generation of women founders, a logo on a banner won't get you there. Relationships will.
Recaps

Community Voices

The FFX Vienna Experience was different. No gatekeeping. No ego. Just honest conversations,ambitious women, and a genuinelysafe space to grow.
Elena Popovici
Growth Specialist, Supernovas
As a “Leader”, I experienced your outstanding event as impressive, inspiring, and empowering, reinforcing the belief that women can do business just as well as our male colleagues, if not even better ;), while enjoying it and allowing themselves to be ambitious.
Barbora Nosalova
Projеct Manager, Vienna Economic Development
This community creates realimpact. That is exactly why roomslike this matter.
Alexandra Nitzlader
Investment Manager
It was not just another networking event - it felt curated, warm, dynamic, and genuinely valuable. Events like this create real connections, real inspiration, and real momentum.
Ekaterina Levitskaia
CEO, Jumpstand
What a journey. What a community. What a privilege. Over the past weeks, I had the honour to represent StoryQuest as part of the FFB - an experience that felt like a masterclass in resilience, strategy, leadership, and pure founder courage.”
Gergana Peneva
Founder, StoryQuest
The FFX Vienna Experience was different. No gatekeeping. No ego. Just honest conversations,ambitious women, and a genuinelysafe space to grow.
Elena Popovici
Growth Specialist, Supernovas
This community creates realimpact. That is exactly why roomslike this matter.
Alexandra Nitzlader
Investment Manager
It was not just another networking event - it felt curated, warm, dynamic, and genuinely valuable. Events like this create real connections, real inspiration, and real momentum.
Ekaterina Levitskaia
CEO, Jumpstand
What a journey. What a community. What a privilege. Over the past weeks, I had the honour to represent StoryQuest as part of the FFB - an experience that felt like a masterclass in resilience, strategy, leadership, and pure founder courage.”
Gergana Peneva
Founder, StoryQuest
I found the setup process to be effortless. The neat layouts and straightforward structure of BYQ Studio made personalization enjoyable.
Jessica Mercedes
CEO — FRANCO®
The FFX Vienna Experience was different. No gatekeeping. No ego. Just honest conversations,ambitious women, and a genuinelysafe space to grow.
Elena Popovici
Growth Specialist, Supernovas
This community creates realimpact. That is exactly why roomslike this matter.
Alexandra Nitzlader
Investment Manager
It was not just another networking event - it felt curated, warm, dynamic, and genuinely valuable. Events like this create real connections, real inspiration, and real momentum.
Ekaterina Levitskaia
CEO, Jumpstand
What a journey. What a community. What a privilege. Over the past weeks, I had the honour to represent StoryQuest as part of the FFB - an experience that felt like a masterclass in resilience, strategy, leadership, and pure founder courage.”
Gergana Peneva
Founder, StoryQuest
I found the setup process to be effortless. The neat layouts and straightforward structure of BYQ Studio made personalization enjoyable.
Jessica Mercedes
CEO — FRANCO®
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