The Global Ecosystem Supporting Women Innovators and Investors

Nancy Briefs sent this fantastic list of:

200+ VCs, accelerators, angel networks, conferences, platforms, and communities supporting women innovators and investors

Compiled by Joshua Henderson of Springboard Enterprises, this is a global listing of a network of women innovators transforming industries. Go Josh! He says “The world is finally waking up to the fact that there is big money to be made in finding and funding companies led by diverse teams.”

If you’re part of a woman-led company, we hope these lists, including Investors Targeting Women-Led/Diverse Companies and women-friendly VCs help you with your medtech organization.

Accelerators for Women-Led Companies

  1. Ad Astra Ventures

  2. Backstage Accelerator

  3. The Circular Board

  4. DivInc (DivInc)

  5. Equita

  6. F-Lane

  7. Female Founders Accelerator

  8. HearstLab

  9. Hillman

  10. MassNextGen

  11. MergeLane (Elizabeth Kraus)

  12. Monarq Incubator

  13. Multicultural Innovation Lab

  14. mystartupXX

  15. NYC Immersion Program by FD Global Connections

  16. Project Entrepreneur

  17. Prosper

  18. Ready Set Raise

  19. The Refinery

  20. Sephora Stands

  21. SheStarts by Blue Chilli

  22. SOAR

  23. Springboard Enterprises (Springboard Enterprises)

  24. TechDiversity Accelerator

  25. Upstart

  26. Women Innovating Now Lab

  27. Women on the Move

  28. Women’s Startup Lab

Others with demonstrated awareness of the need for diversity of thought: 500 Women, American Underground, Founders Institute, Ignite Accelerator, Make in L.A., 

Co-Working for Women-Led Companies

  1. EvolveHer (Chicago)

  2. HeraHub (Multiple Locations, Hera Hub)

  3. One Roof Melbourne

  4. WeAct (Los Altos)

  5. The Wing (New York City)

Networks of Entrepreneurial Women

  1. Ada’s List

  2. Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs

  3. Alley to the Valley

  4. Astia

  5. BEACON DC

  6. Black Women Talk Tech

  7. Blooming Founders (Blooming Founders)

  8. C-Sweetener

  9. Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network

  10. digitalundivided (digitalundivided)

  11. Ellevate Network (Ellevate Network)

  12. Female Equity

  13. Female Founders Alliance

  14. Global Invest Her

  15. Hautepreneurs

  16. LandIt (Landit)

  17. Lesbians Who Tech

  18. Philly Women in Tech

  19. SheEOs

  20. SoGal (SoGal Ventures)

  21. The Startup Ladies

  22. StartupChicks

  23. theBoardList (theBoardlist)

  24. UPWARD Women

  25. the Vinetta Project

  26. WE Venture

  27. WEST

  28. Women@Austin

  29. Women 2.0 (Women 2.0)

  30. Women Founders Network

  31. Women in Bio

  32. Women Presidents’ Organization

  33. Women Tech Founders

  34. Women Who Startup

  35. Women Who Tech

Organizations Dedicated to Diversity in Venture

  1. AllRaise (AllRaise.org)

  2. Diversity.VC (Diversity VC)

  3. Female Founders

  4. Founders for Change

  5. iNTENT Manifesto

  6. Women.VC

Networks of Women Investors

  1. #Angels (#ANGELS)

  2. AllBright (UK, AllBright)

  3. ArcAngels (New Zealand)

  4. Astia Angels

  5. Beehive Holdings

  6. BELLE Capital (Lauren Flanagan)

  7. Broadway Angels

  8. Golden Seeds (Golden Seeds)

  9. Investing Women Angels (Scotland)

  10. The JumpFund

  11. New Voices Fund

  12. Plum Alley (Plum Alley)

  13. Scale Investors (Australia)

  14. SheEO (SheEO World)

  15. Sofia Fund

  16. Topstone Angels

  17. We Angels Network (Chile)

  18. WE Capital

  19. Women’s Capital Connection

  20. WOMENA (Womena)

Investor Training Programs/Networks

  1. 37 Angels (37 Angels)

  2. Angel Academe (Angel Academe)

  3. Female Funders

  4. Kauffman Fellows

  5. Pipeline Angels (Pipeline Angels)

  6. We Are Enough

  7. Women First Enterprise by the Angel Resource Institute

  8. Women in Venture

Investors Targeting Women-Led/Diverse Companies

  1. 1843 Capital

  2. The 22 Fund

  3. Amplifyher Ventures

  4. Backstage Capital (Arlan)

  5. BBG Ventures (Susan Lyne and Nisha Dua)

  6. Bootstrap Capital

  7. BRAVA Investments

  8. Chloe Capital (Chloe Capital)

  9. Cleo Capital

  10. Cross Culture Ventures

  11. Female Founders Fund (Female Founders Fund)

  12. Gingerbread Capital

  13. Gotham Gal Ventures

  14. Halogen Ventures

  15. Harlem Capital (Harlem Capital Partners)

  16. The Helm

  17. Impact NH Fund

  18. Intel Capital Diversity Fund

  19. InvestHer Ventures

  20. JANE.vc

  21. Karmijn Kapitaal

  22. Launch with GS

  23. LDR Ventures

  24. Luna Cap Ventures

  25. Merian Ventures

  26. New Age Capital (New Age Capital)

  27. Next Wave Impact

  28. Pique Ventures

  29. Pivotal Ventures

  30. Reign Ventures

  31. Reinventure Capital

  32. Rethink Impact

  33. Shatter Fund

  34. SoGal Ventures (SoGal Ventures)

  35. Springboard Growth Capital (Kay Koplovitz)

  36. Sybilla Masters Fund

  37. Texas Women Ventures

  38. True Wealth Ventures (Sara T Brand)

  39. Victress Capital (Victress Capital)

  40. WE Fund

  41. Women’s Venture Capital Fund

  42. WXR Fund (The WXR Venture Fund)

  43. XFactor Ventures (XFactor Ventures)

  44. XXelerate Fund

VC Funds Led by Female Partners

  1. 11.2 Capital

  2. Aligned Partners

  3. Aspect Ventures (Aspect Ventures)

  4. Astarte Ventures

  5. BackingMinds (BackingMinds)

  6. Bloomberg Beta

  7. Boston Seed

  8. Breakout Ventures

  9. Brilliant Ventures

  10. Converge 

  11. Cowboy Ventures (Cowboy Ventures)

  12. Day One Ventures

  13. Forerunner Ventures (Forerunner Ventures)

  14. Hustle Fund

  15. Illuminate Ventures (Cindy Padnos)

  16. Impact America Fund

  17. Katalyst Ventures

  18. Longevity Fund

  19. MILA Capital

  20. Moderne Ventures

  21. Reach Capital (Reach Capital)

  22. Relentless Venture Fund

  23. Rivet Ventures

  24. Spero Ventures (Spero Ventures)

  25. Starvest Partners

  26. Supernode Ventures (Supernode Ventures)

  27. Valor Ventures

  28. Westlake Village BioPartners

Crowdfunding for Women-Led Companies

  1. Arya Women (Turkey)

  2. AWE Ventures

  3. iFundWomen (iFundWomen)

Tech, Services, Content for Women-Led Companies

  1. Hello Alice (Alice)

  2. The Point 25 Initiative

  3. Stride Ventures

  4. The State of Women (Women INVESTING)

  5. Ventureneer (Geri Stengel)

  6. Virago

Conferences for Entrepreneurial Women

  1. Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

  2. Female Founders Conference

  3. Female Founders Program at The Montgomery Summit

  4. Women @ Republic (Republic)

  5. Women Entrepreneurs Festival

  6. Women Who Tech

Developing Women Tech Talent

  1. Black Girls Code

  2. Code First: Girls

  3. CODE2040 (Code2040)

  4. Girl Develop It (Girl Develop It | GDI)

  5. Girls Who Code (Girls Who Code)

  6. Hackbright Academy (Hackbright Academy)

  7. PowerToFly (PowerToFly)

  8. TechGirlz (TechGirlz)

  9. Venture for America (Venture For America)

  10. Women Who Code (Women Who Code)