FEmale Founders

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

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.
200+ 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 Europe's most ambitious women in tech, build their companies, and move capital through our own fund, unlocking the 7% of GDP Europe keeps leaving on the table.
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.
From access to capital. From capital to scale.
We strengthen founders with the access, perspective and connections the market too often withholds - so they can move faster, make better decisions and build with conviction.
Because stronger founders don’t just build better companies - they shape markets and drive a more competitive Europe.
For Partners
Reach the women shaping the market.
Female Founders gives corporates access to the most powerful consumer decision-making group in the world: women.
Women drive the majority of consumer decisions and shape what gets built, trusted and bought next as founders, leaders, investors and decision-makers.
For partners, this is not sponsorship. It is 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 - alongside the knowledge, co-investors and ecosystem leaders needed to move early and with conviction.
This is about leverage: sharper market insight, deal flow and stronger investor networks.
We give investors access to opportunities others miss - and to the companies driving Europe’s next wave of growth.

Three levers.
One community.

We're not a movement looking for supporters. We're a platform where founders, partners and investors each get something they can't get anywhere else, and together, we make waves.
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.
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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
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®
BYQ Studio demonstrates that minimalist design can be both striking and practical. Clients love the seamless experience it provides.
Jessica Mercedes
CEO — FRANCO®
I’m impressed by how easily I could weave BYQ Studio into my brand’s identity. It’s versatile, intuitive, and visually stunning.
Tadeusz Hemingway
founder — aiaiaiai™
The template combines a contemporary aesthetic with user-friendly features. It’s perfect for anyone looking to leave a lasting first impression.
Klaudia Czarna
CEO — Superior Space®
Getting started was a piece of cake! The sleek designs and organized layouts of BYQ Studio made customization a breeze.
Julek Cesar
owner — terra-tory™
I found the setup process to be effortless. The neat layouts and straightforward structure of BYQ Studio made personalization enjoyable.
Jessica Mercedes
CEO — FRANCO®
BYQ Studio demonstrates that minimalist design can be both striking and practical. Clients love the seamless experience it provides.
Jessica Mercedes
CEO — FRANCO®
I’m impressed by how easily I could weave BYQ Studio into my brand’s identity. It’s versatile, intuitive, and visually stunning.
Tadeusz Hemingway
founder — aiaiaiai™
The template combines a contemporary aesthetic with user-friendly features. It’s perfect for anyone looking to leave a lasting first impression.
Klaudia Czarna
CEO — Superior Space®
Getting started was a piece of cake! The sleek designs and organized layouts of BYQ Studio made customization a breeze.
Julek Cesar
owner — terra-tory™
I found the setup process to be effortless. The neat layouts and straightforward structure of BYQ Studio made personalization enjoyable.
Jessica Mercedes
CEO — FRANCO®
TEAM

Meet the wavemakers.

Natascha Fürst
Chief Executive Officer
Vilyana Lazarova-Guerra
Project Manager FFX 
Taraneh Jacobs
Project Manager FFB