Investing in
the Power
of Women.
The Women's Funding Council is a global community of experts dedicated to increasing the flow of capital to women.
Our Mission
Moving 10% of VC Capital to Women over Ten Years
Outcome
This will result in directing $40B into women-led companies by 2037!
The Blueprint
Three Pillars of Equity
Capital Redistribution
Systematically redirecting venture capital flows to ensure women entrepreneurs receive equitable funding. Our feasibility study outlines the problems and provides a roadmap for the solutions presented in our movement.
Research & Advocacy
Producing definitive white papers and research that serve as the intellectual foundation for policy change. From behavioral economics to wealth psychology, we provide the evidence base for systemic transformation.
Global Coalition Building
Assembling a world-class council of investors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and policy advisors who work at the intersection of nature, consciousness, and capital to create regenerative economic systems.
Our Strategy
Ten Pillars of Action
Create a Federal mandate that incentivizes the movement of capital to women.
Rate Venture Capital Firms: not engaged, minimum engagement, full engagement.
Invite venture capital firms to stand up every year and announce how much more capital they will attempt to move to women.
Launch a campaign with men already doing this called "I Stand Up For 10%"
Offer a bottom up way to invest $1,000 or a top down way to invest $100K into funds focused on women and women & men co-founded teams.
Offer a list of the leading diverse funds with vetted opportunities for men to invest in.
Offer a list of the leading diverse GP's & LP's for them to get to know.
Work with the press to champion the men who are helping us solve this problem.
Inspiring women to invest more fully, with larger checks, into women-run businesses. Train women to pitch powerfully.
Celebrate each increase in capital with a goal of releasing $40B into the marketplace by 2037.
An Omni-Channel of Solutions
Three pathways to move $40B more capital into the marketplace
Women-led teams receive a persistently small fraction of global VC.
Current State
All-female founding teams:
~$6.7–$7B
Teams with 1 female founder:
~$48–$73B (18–25% of total)
Teams with all-male founders:
~$200B (75–82% of total)
The Goal
Increase global VC funding to women-lead teams up to 10% within ten years.
The Impact
This shift would unlock an additional ~$40B annually for women-led ventures.
VC & PE Firms
Increase investments by male-run VC & PE firms to 10% over ten years
Pension & Sovereign Wealth Funds
Innovate in follow-on investments based on alpha-driven outcomes
Family Offices
Annually disclose DAF capital invested in women founders or teams with one woman co-founder.
The Council
A Global Council of Visionaries
Simona E. Ceci
Entrepreneur & Capital Strategist
Entrepreneur, investor advisor, and capital strategist with more than three decades of experience designing and scaling financing solutions that expand opportunity in underserved and complex markets.
Dr. Stacy Feiner
Behavioral Psychologist & Author
Works with high-net-worth families navigating the emotional landmines of money, legacy, identity, and power. Author of The Sixth Level and co-author of In New Hands.
Betty Sue Flowers
Writer, Editor & International Business Consultant
Served as moderator for executive seminars at the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies, consultant for NASA and CIA, and editor of publications on pathways to address intractable challenges.
Angella Goran
Founder/CEO, TAPanGO & Co-Founder, Core 3 Capital
Former professional cyclist and world-class multi-sport athlete. Founder of TAPanGO and Co-Founder of Core 3 Capital, a fund focused on investing in Women's Sports, Real Estate and Technology.
Jensine Larsen
Founder, World Pulse
Award-winning digital entrepreneur connecting tens of thousands of grassroots women from 200+ countries who are logging on, speaking out, and growing their social impact.
Carine de Meyere
Founder & CEO, Women of the World
Founder and CEO of the global women's advocacy and fundraising platform Women of the World. Angel and impact investor with a gender lens, public speaker, and human rights and climate activist who launched the Hurry Up Group climate accelerator. Named one of the 100 Women of the Future and finalist for the Woman of the Year Award by the NBCC.
Elisa Miller-Out
Managing Partner, Chloe Capital
Experienced tech entrepreneur and investor. Managing partner of a seed stage VC firm investing with a gender and diversity lens.
Tulaine Montgomery
Former CEO, New Profit & Proximity Fellow
Entrepreneur, educator, writer, and organizer. Former CEO of New Profit and architect of the Proximate Capital fund, bridging the resource gap for underinvested social entrepreneurs. Board Chair of GirlTrek and host of the Say More podcast.
Andrea Soccorso
Co-Founder, AfterWeVote & Advisor, ClimateVoice
Visionary leader with over 25 years of global experience in public-private partnerships, philanthropy, and policy advocacy. A convener and strategist dedicated to empowering women and youth and ensuring equity in education and healthcare.
Cat Tully
Founder, School of International Futures
A renowned strategic foresight practitioner and policy advisor, helping global governments, NGOs, and businesses navigate complex uncertainties.
Jody R. Weiss
Founder, Women Funding the World & Co-Creator, Women's Funding Council
Works at the intersection of nature, consciousness, and capital. Her core work is focused on our indivisibility and the understanding that when equity is achieved, the planet regenerates.
Knowledge Repository
Research &
White Papers
In New Hands: Wealth Realizes Its Potential
Dr. Stacy Feiner & Dr. Karen McNeill
Women Funding the World
Jody R. Weiss, Founder
Parson's School of Innovation Research
Rhea Alexander & Laura Martinez
Join the Movement to
Redirect Capital.
The Women's Funding Council is building a coalition of women and men committed to closing the venture capital gap. Your expertise, your network, your voice matters.