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Discover grants, VC funding, accelerators, incubators, angel investors, and mentorship for women worldwide — with special coverage of emerging markets and developing economies.
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Three steps to funded
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Filter by region, funding type, business stage, and amount. Find grants, accelerators, VC, angel investors, and mentorship programs across 90+ countries.
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See full details for every opportunity — eligibility, amounts, deadlines, and application tips. Save the ones that fit to your personal list.
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Every listing links directly to the application. No middleman, no gatekeeping — just you and the funder. We show you what they're looking for so you submit your strongest application.
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3 matching opportunities (example)
Sorted by relevance
Strong match: EU-based, pre-seed hardware startup with a female CEO and an EIC-eligible sector.
EU Women TechEU — Deep Tech Grant
European Innovation Council
This equity-free program supports women-led deep tech startups developing breakthrough technologies across the European Union. Selected founders receive €75,000 alongside tailored business development, investor-readiness support, and access to an international network of mentors and peers. It is designed for early-stage companies with significant scientific or engineering innovation and clear potential to scale. Applicants should be ready to explain both the technical advantage of their solution and the market it can unlock.
Key insight:
Application takes about 2 hours — apply early, later applications get less review time.
Village Capital — Women in Tech Cohort
Village Capital
This four-month accelerator is designed for women founders building technology solutions for underserved markets. The hybrid program combines remote learning with two focused in-person weeks, peer-led venture review, practical business support, and introductions to relevant partners. Selected companies receive $25,000 in equity-free support while strengthening their strategy, impact case, and investor narrative. The program is especially useful for founders who want structured feedback from other entrepreneurs at a similar stage.
Duration: 4 months
Key insight:
Peer-review scoring means your pitch clarity matters more than traction — rehearse the 3-minute version.
Female Founders Fund — Pre-Seed Track
Female Founders Fund
This pre-seed investment track backs female-founded consumer and health companies in the United States and United Kingdom. Typical investments range from $500,000 to $1.5 million for ambitious teams building products with strong market insight and meaningful growth potential. The fund looks for a compelling founder-market fit, a differentiated proposition, and early evidence that customers care about the problem being solved. Introductions from portfolio founders and trusted ecosystem partners can help applicants stand out.
Key insight:
Warm intros convert far better here — target a portfolio founder before the generic form.
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herFunds Global Ebook + Workbook
A practical 45-page PDF for women founders who want to approach funding strategically — best used printed.
- 17 short and to-the-point chapters covering every funding type from bootstrapping to Series A
- Integrated workbook with exercises, templates, and checklists
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- Term sheet explainers so you know what you're signing
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Who is it for
This eBook is for the woman founder who's building something real — you've registered the business, you have a product or prototype, and you're ready for capital now, not someday. You're tired of scrolling LinkedIn, bookmarking grant pages, joining WhatsApp groups, and still finding out about your best opportunity two weeks after the deadline closed. You've applied for funding before and gotten silence or polite rejections, and you're done guessing what funders want — you're ready to write what they actually read. Whether you're in Lagos, Nairobi, Jakarta, Mumbai, Bogotá, Skopje, Atlanta, or Berlin, this playbook works for you, with global funding maps and frameworks that don't assume a Silicon Valley zip code.
Questions, answered
Everything you need to know before you start applying.
What We Cover
herFunds aggregates 12 categories of funding and support — the most comprehensive directory for women entrepreneurs anywhere.
Government Grants & Programs
National and local government funding for women entrepreneurs — from SBA grants in the US to Startup India women tracks, FemFocus in the Netherlands, and gender-lens public funding worldwide.
e.g. SBA, Innovate UK, EU Horizon, Startup India, SIDA, GIZ
International Finance Institutions
Funding from multilateral development banks and global institutions that support women's economic empowerment and SME growth in emerging and frontier markets.
e.g. World Bank IFC, AfDB, ADB, EBRD, IDB Invest, UN Women
Commercial Banks & Lending
Women-focused lending products, credit lines, and blended finance instruments from commercial banks and development finance institutions with favorable terms.
e.g. StanChart Women in Tech, Goldman Sachs 10KSB, Access Bank W Initiative
Venture Capital
VC firms and funds with dedicated women-lens mandates or strong track records of backing women-led startups from pre-seed through growth stage.
e.g. Female Founders Fund, Backstage Capital, SoGal Ventures, First Round
Angel Investors & Networks
Angel investor groups and syndicates specifically supporting women founders — from local angel networks to global platforms connecting early-stage women entrepreneurs with capital.
e.g. Golden Seeds, Pipeline Angels, Astia Angels, Rising Tide
Special Purpose Vehicles & Funds
Gender-lens investment funds, impact vehicles, blended finance structures, and special purpose instruments designed to channel capital to women-led businesses.
e.g. WomenINvestEU, 2X Challenge, ShEquity, Alitheia IDF
Accelerators & Incubators
Structured programs — virtual, in-person, or hybrid — offering mentorship, funding, and resources. From 3-month sprints to year-long incubation with equity or grant-based models.
e.g. Cartier Women's Initiative, Village Capital, Techstars, Y Combinator
Corporate Programs & Partnerships
Large corporates running dedicated women entrepreneur programs — from innovation labs and supplier diversity initiatives to corporate venture arms and sponsored challenges.
e.g. Morgan Stanley Multicultural Lab, Google for Startups, Microsoft She Builds, Visa She's Next
Competitions & Awards
Business plan competitions, pitch contests, and innovation challenges with cash prizes, media exposure, and networking — many exclusively for women founders.
e.g. Cherie Blair Foundation, EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, Cartier Awards
Mentorship & Networks
Structured mentorship programs pairing women entrepreneurs with experienced founders, investors, and industry leaders for guidance, accountability, and warm introductions.
e.g. SCORE, Endeavor, WEConnect International, Vital Voices
Investment Education & Readiness
Programs teaching women founders how to raise capital effectively — from pitch coaching and financial modeling workshops to investor readiness bootcamps.
e.g. IFC She Wins Africa, Founder Institute, Goldman Sachs 10KSB curriculum
Foundations & Philanthropic Grants
Non-repayable funding from private foundations, NGOs, and philanthropic organizations supporting women's entrepreneurship, social enterprises, and community-based businesses.
e.g. Tony Elumelu Foundation, Skoll Foundation, Ashoka, Echoing Green
Why herFunds?
The data is clear. The gap is not performance — it's timely access. Challenging for all female entrepreneurs, but especially those in developing countries.
2.3%
of global VC went to female-only founding teams in 2024
78¢
per dollar invested generated by women-led companies
90+
countries with funding opportunities on herFunds
Female-only founding teams received just 2.3% of global venture capital in 2024, according to Founders Forum Group. Yet women-led companies generate 78 cents per dollar invested vs. 31 cents for male-founded startups. This is not a performance gap — it is an ACCESS, AWARENESS, and TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION gap.
The funding landscape for women is vast but seriously fragmented. The Netherlands just launched FemFocus, a €27.4M programme for women's entrepreneurship in Africa. The Tony Elumelu Foundation runs WE4A across 8 African countries. India's Startup India has dedicated women tracks. The EU has WomenINvestEU. Cartier awards $100K across 7 global regions. Bayer funds women in Asia Pacific. None of these are findable from a single platform.
The same is true for accelerators and incubators. Village Capital runs women-in-tech accelerators in the US. Standard Chartered's Women in Tech program operates across 12 countries from Ghana to Pakistan. Morgan Stanley's Multicultural Innovation Lab, WE Impact (Brazil), Female Founders (Europe), Hatch Female Founders (UK), WSC (10 countries), and dozens more all accept applications at different times, with different requirements, with no central place to find them.
herFunds is the one place where all of this comes together — grants, VC, angels, accelerators, incubators, and mentorship — searchable, filtered, and paired with actionable guidance on how to actually win.
We are building an Experience Database. Women founders share what applying to each fund was really like — and we anonymize those insights and share them in our monthly webinars and newsletters, so you always know what to expect before you apply.
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Coming in 2027
herFunds Retreat: Capital Meets the Coast
Croatia · September 2027 · 2.5 days
Once a year, up to 100 women founders gather on the Adriatic coast with women-focused fund managers, development finance institutions, and founders who've raised before them. Workshops, funder office hours, a personalized Capital Roadmap assessment of your growth stage and financial needs, and a closing gala.
Direct funder access
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10 full scholarships available
Applications and attendance details will be announced closer to the event.