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Women Founders Fund
Capital and mentoring for companies with at least one woman in a founding role.
About the programme
The fund pairs a cash award with six months of advisory support from the Lendora credit and operations teams. Applications are reviewed in monthly cycles.
Who can apply
At least one woman founder holding ten percent or more of the equity, headquartered in the United States, trading for at least six months.
What the committee expects to see
- A problem statement written in plain language, with the cost of the problem today
- Evidence that someone other than the founder wants this solved
- A budget for the award broken down by line, adding to the amount requested
- Three milestones with dates the committee can check against
- Formation papers and an employer identification number
Applications are read by two committee members independently. Where the two scores differ by more than
fifteen points a third reader is added. Every applicant receives the written feedback.
Programme detail
- Award range
- $75,000.00 to $200,000.00
- Total budget
- $4,000,000
- Committed
- $1,100,000
- Remaining
- $2,900,000
- Opens
- 7 July 2026
- Closes
- 5 December 2026
- Status
- Open
Budget used27 percent
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