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Are you a female founder?

We run programs all year round and we’re always looking for great founders we can support. Tell us more about you and your company to be considered for our Breakfast Club with our investors and EIRs, as well as our curated Founders & Funders dinners.

  • Gender Identity: Must self-identify as either female or non-binary.

    Location: Must be based in DC, Maryland, or Virginia.

    Role & Equity: Must be a founder with at least 25% equity stake and hold a C-suite executive position in the company they are representing.

    Traction: Must be past “idea stage” with revenue, active users or other performance metric to signal early product market fit. Applicant founder must be, with some limited exceptions, working full time on their venture.

    Venture-Ready Scale: Applicant’s company should demonstrate the potential for venture-scale growth, indicating a capacity for rapid expansion and significant market impact. (Note: Founders of consultancies or other businesses that do not meet this criteria are welcome to reach out to explore other paths for involvement).

    Business Type: The company must be incorporated as a for-profit entity.

    If you have any questions about your eligibility for our programs, please reach out. We review all founders in our database regularly and curate invitations for each event or program; not every founder is invited to every event.

Not a female founder?

There are still plenty of ways to help. Tell us about yourself!

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