Investors for Women Founders

Discover investors who actively focus on backing women-led startups. This directory features VCs, angels, and funds with an explicit commitment to funding women founders, from pre-seed through growth stage across all sectors.

24
Total Investors
$181K
Avg Check Size
33%
Recently Active
New York
Top City
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Women Founders Investors (24)

Kelly Sievers

Mid-America Angels / Women's Capital Connection

Angel

Overland Park, KS

SEEDSERIES ASERIES B

Mid-America Angels / Women’s Capital Connection is a regional network of accredited investors affiliated with the Enterprise Center in Johnson County (ECJC). The group typically participates in...

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Christopher Hoppe

BRISTLE Group

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Marc Halbritter

Flamingo Funders

Angel

New Orleans, LA

ANGELPRE SEEDSEED
RECYCLING CIRCULAR ECONOMYCLIMATE ENERGY SUSTAINABILITYEDTECH+2

Flamingo Funders is a collective of accredited women angel investors in the New Orleans five‑parish area that makes individual early-stage investments and mentors women-owned startups seeking first...

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Golden Seeds

Golden Seeds

Angel

New York, NY

ANGELPRE SEEDSEED
B2B SAASENTERPRISE SAASHEALTHCARE SAAS+5

Early-stage investment network and venture funds focused on investing in and accelerating women-led companies across sectors. Combines an engaged nationwide angel membership, investor education...

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JumpFund

JumpFund

Angel

Chattanooga, TN

Invest women's capital in women-led, high-growth scalable ventures headquartered in the Southeastern United States; activate women as angel investors and provide access to capital for female founders...

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Plum Alley Investments

Plum Alley Investments

VC

New York, NY

Check: $1.0M – $3.0M
SEEDSERIES ALATER STAGE VC
AI MLAI INFRASTRUCTUREAPPLIED AI+34

Plum Alley Investments is a venture capital firm focused on breakthrough technology companies making the world better for humans, industry and the planet. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage...

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Tidal River Fund

Tidal River Fund

Angel

New Haven, Connecticut

Check: $50K – $100K
PRE SEEDSEEDSERIES A

Industry-agnostic, women-led member-driven fund investing in disruptive, scalable early-stage companies that prioritize diversity and equity across the U.S.; builds a community of accredited women...

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Kristina Chapple

11 Tribes Ventures

VC

Mindshift Capital is a global, women-run venture firm investing in women-led companies solving big problems with sophisticated solutions. Mindshift partners take an active, collaborative role in the...

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Christopher Gorney

RDC

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Tim Keane

Golden Seeds

Angel

New York, NY

ANGELPRE SEEDSEED
BIO HEALTHCAREBIOTECHHEALTHCARE SAAS+13

Golden Seeds is one of the largest and most active angel networks in the United States, focused on investing in high-potential, women-led businesses across a range of sectors, with a strong...

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IgniteXL Ventures

IgniteXL Ventures

VC

Palo Alto, CA

Check: $100K – $3.0M
PRE SEEDSEED
AI MLAR VRDIGITAL HEALTH+5

Global seed fund focused on technology-centric beauty, wellness, and digital health startups. Backs diverse and female founders, focuses on pre-seed and seed, and invests globally leveraging an...

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Plum Alley Ventures Company

Plum Alley Ventures Company

VC

New York, NY

Check: $1.0M – $3.0M
SEEDLATER STAGE VC
AI MLIOTROBOTICS+5

Plum Alley Ventures Company invests in early-stage frontier technology and medical breakthrough companies (with emphasis on gender-diverse founding teams and women founders), focusing on frontier...

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Marcia Dawood

Mindshift Capital

VC

Dubai, UAE

SEEDPOST SEEDSERIES A

Mindshift Capital is a global, women-run venture firm investing with a gender lens in women-led post-seed early-stage technology companies in the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. The team takes an...

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Nancy Philippart

HUML Health

VC

MI

Check: $25K – $250K

Early-stage, women-led companies (seed to early growth) in digital/cloud/mobile, life sciences, medical devices, advanced manufacturing and alternative energy. Prefer Michigan/underserved markets....

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Steven Diedrich

Belle Impact Fund

Check: $25K – $250K
SEEDPOST SEEDSERIES A
DIGITAL HEALTHMEDICAL DEVICESBIO HEALTHCARE+9

Our mission is to provide superior returns for our investors while serving the early stage capital needs of women-led companies. We focus on women-owned or managed privately held seed and early stage...

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Robyn Jordan

Her Set Her Sound

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Gopher Angels

Gopher Angels, LLC

Angel

Minnesota

SEEDSERIES A
DIGITAL HEALTHHEALTHCARE SAASENTERPRISE SAAS+4

Invest in scalable, early-stage Midwest companies (Seed and Series A) across industries including healthcare/health IT, enterprise SaaS, medical devices, agtech, food & beverage and CPG; provide...

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Rogue Women's Fund

Rogue Women's Fund

VC

Portland, OR

Check: $25K – $1.0M
PRE SEEDSEED
B2B SAASENTERPRISE SAASVERTICAL SAAS+10

Invests across the United States in women-led B2B SaaS, Enterprise, and B2B2C software startups at early seed stage, typically with early revenue and sub-$10M valuations. Average check ~$500K; can...

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Christopher Cummings

Iconic Moments

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xElle Ventures

xElle Ventures

Angel

Southeast

Check: $25K – $100K

Provide loans ($25K - $100K+) to US-based, revenue-generating female founders, paired with mentoring and marketing support. Built to increase funding to women-led ventures and keep founders' equity...

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Mindshift Capital

Mindshift Capital

VC
POST SEEDSEEDSERIES A
B2B SAASEDTECHBIOTECH+1

Mindshift Capital is a global, women-run venture firm investing with a gender lens in women-led, post-seed early-stage technology companies across the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. They take an...

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MAA/WCC

Mid-America Angels / Women’s Capital Connection

Angel

Overland Park, KS

Check: $250K – $1.5M
SEEDSERIES ASERIES B

MAA/WCC is a professionally managed regional angel network focused on early-stage (seed through Series B) companies in the Kansas City / Kansas-Missouri region. MAA aggregates accredited investors to...

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BELLE Michigan Impact Fund, LP

BELLE Funds

VC

Michigan

Check: $25K – $250K
PRE SEEDSEEDPOST SEED
B2B SAASDIGITAL HEALTHMEDICAL DEVICES+4

Invest in women-led companies at seed and early stage growth across digital, mobile, cloud, life sciences, medical devices, advanced manufacturing and alternative energy, with preference for Michigan...

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James Brauher

James Brauher

Angel
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About Women Founders Investing

These 24 investors have an explicit focus on backing women founders. They include 10 Angels, 9 VCs, all committed to increasing diversity in startup funding.

Investors focused on women founders often bring unique value beyond capital — including networks of diverse founders, understanding of underserved markets, and track records of supporting founders through challenges unique to underrepresented groups.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many Women Founders investors are in this directory?
We currently track 24 investors who focus on Women Founders. 8 of them have made recent investments, indicating they are actively deploying capital.
What is the typical check size for Women Founders investors?
Check sizes range from $25K to $3.0M, with an average of $181K. Check sizes vary by investor type — angels typically write smaller checks while VCs and funds invest larger amounts.
How do I get matched with Women Founders investors?
Upload your pitch deck on The Founders' Group landing page for a free AI analysis. Our matching algorithm considers sector focus, stage fit, check size, location, and thesis alignment to recommend investors most likely to be interested in your startup.
Are these investors exclusively focused on women founders?
Most investors in this directory actively seek women founders as part of their thesis, but also invest broadly. Being listed here means they have an explicit focus or track record of backing diverse founders, making them more receptive to your pitch.
Where are most Women Founders investors located?
The highest concentration of Women Founders investors in our directory is in New York, Overland Park, New Orleans. However, many investors consider startups regardless of location, especially post-COVID.

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