The growth and success of women in multiple industries is also in question. According to TechCrunch, only seven percent of partners at the top 100 venture firms are women. Only 12 percent of women hold partner roles at accelerators and corporate venture firms.
This may also be related to why women business owners and entrepreneurs find it challenging to get working capital loans and small business loans from traditional lenders.
But there’s hope for budding women entrepreneurs and already established business owners. Here’s where you can find funding for business growth or your next entrepreneurial endeavor.
1. Pipeline Angels
Pipeline Angels is a network of women investors, “changing the face of angel investing and creating capital for women.” They even offer angel investing bootcamps and pitch summits.
2. 37 Angels
37 Angels is a strong “community of women investors” that takes early stage investment to the next level for women entrepreneurs and business owners. They also hold pitch forums and provide a number of great resources.
3. Broadway Angels
Broadway Angels is an investment group comprised of powerhouse women investors and executives. They invest in entrepreneurial endeavors and companies, but also focus on, “showcasing the top women investors in venture capital and technology.”
4. Female Founders Fund
Female Founders Fund is perfect for early stage funding. The fund was founded specifically to shift the current male-centric business world. With an eye for “exceptional female talent,” this is a great fund for rising female entrepreneurs.
5. BBG Ventures
BBG Ventures is another early stage funding option specifically for women. Their focus is on mobile startups and consumer Internet businesses with female founders at the helm.
6. Women’s Venture Capital Fund
Women’s Venture Capital Fund is all about investing in women entrepreneurs. There funding is aimed specifically toward sustainable products and services, as well as digital media companies.
7. Project Entrepreneur
Project Entrepreneur hosts a five-week accelerator course and venture competition for women. “Project Entrepreneur ignites bold ideas by providing women access to the tools, training and networks needed to build scalable, economically impactful companies.”
8. Tory Burch Foundation
The Tory Burch Foundation aims to assist women entrepreneurs with early stage funding to facilitate business growth and long-term scalable success. They provide fellowship opportunities and also have a $10,000 grant and $100,000 grant available to female entrepreneurs and business owners.
9. Women Startup Lab
Women Startup Lab is all about funding female founders. They provide programs and accelerators that bring authorities in the tech industry together. Women Startup Lab gives female entrepreneurs the tools they need from ideation to series A and series B funding.
10. Upstart
Upstart is one of the first women focused accelerators in the tech industry. They assist female startup founders in gaining the skills and confidence needed to grow and succeed in a predominantly male industry.
11. SheEO
SheEO is a community of women changing the landscape of global business. They aim to mix up the traditional male norms and provide the funding, support, and empower women innovators.
12. Eileen Fisher Grant
The Eileen Fisher Grant is specifically awarded to women-owned business. The grant supports female innovation from startup to global success. The focus is to excel women owned businesses intending to impact social and environmental issues.
13. Plum Alley
Plum Alley supports the growth and success of women entrepreneurs and business owners, as well as gender diverse teams. They are a private group that invests in “companies with capital beyond our financial investment.” Not exactly female entrepreneur or business owner specific, but they are all about professional equality and growth.
It’s Your Turn . . .
There are a variety of places women entrepreneurs and business owners can find funding. Whether it is a new startup needing venture capital, or a small business primed for global growth, women can break barriers and take over multiple industries. What women-friendly funding options have worked for you?
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