Venture Capital

Venture Capital

North America

North America

OPEN

OPEN

GRANT · HOW TO WIN THIS

Female Founders Fund

Female Founders Fund

Varies; venture capital equity investment, not a grant.

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Rolling submissions, no set deadline.

AMOUNT

Varies; venture capital equity investment, not a grant.

AMOUNT

Varies; venture capital equity investment, not a grant.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions, no set deadline.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions, no set deadline.

FUNDING TYPE

Venture Capital

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You need to be a female founder building a category-defining business at pre-seed or seed stage.

You need to be a female founder building a category-defining business at pre-seed or seed stage.

Female Founders Fund invests in women across all industries, with current interest in digital healthcare, AI-first vertical software, beauty, pet, and deep tech. You must be US-based.

Female Founders Fund invests in women across all industries, with current interest in digital healthcare, AI-first vertical software, beauty, pet, and deep tech. You must be US-based.

YOUR REAL ODDS

This is a competitive institutional VC fund, not a grant program — only a small number of companies get funded per year.

The portfolio page shows a selective group of backed companies since 2014. Rolling submissions means no fixed deadline competition, but the bar for investment is high.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Submit your pitch via the website pitch submission form — 1–2 hours to prepare

  2. Initial review and outreach from the team if there's interest — Weeks to months

  3. Meetings and due diligence with partners — Several weeks

WORTH KNOWING

Female Founders Fund runs Camp FFF and a broader community program — engaging with their events and content before pitching can help get you on their radar organically.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

This is 1 of 1,600+ open opportunities.

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