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The Startup Ladies Fund | startupladies The Startup Ladies Fund Seeds The Startup Ladies Fund provides seed grants to members seeking funding to prove out a scalable business concept. Proving out a concept eliminates investment risk down the road because you validate customer wants and needs early on. This Fund provides grant dollars to women founders who may not have access to an established network of angel investors.
Grants may be applied to: product prototyping, wire-framing, technology design and development, and manufacturing a first run of a product to collect feedback from customers. Past Winners Are Now Investor Ready! PROBLEM: Plus size women do not have as many bra options.
SOLUTION: Build custom solutions for women sizes 38D - 52M GRANT USE: Ranada is using her Startup Ladies grant to engineer bra cups that fit women more comfortably. FULL-TIME JOBS: Mom & CEO PROBLEM: Parents with children with special needs don't have access to trained caregivers.
SOLUTION: An online network to connect qualified sitters with families who need them GRANT USE: Marie is using her Startup Ladies grant to invest in the platform she developed and help parents find the sitters they need. FULL-TIME JOB: Pharmaceutical Sales Representative PROBLEM: Doctors miss new drug therapies because they don't want to meet with pharma reps that may delay or disturb patients in the waiting room.
SOLUTION: A scheduling platform that gives doctors the tools they need to better manage their rep interactions GRANT USE: Chere is using her Startup Ladies grant to invest in the platform she developed to connect pharma reps to doctors and caterers. $100 from every “Investor” and “Support Services” membership is allocated to The Startup Ladies Fund.
Grant amounts are based on the number of memberships closed within a grant cycle. Applications are rolling and grants are made during pitch competitions twice a year in March, and at our annual anniversary event. Applicants must be able to: Explain how your company is providing a solution to the problem that you’ve identified.
Explain how a prototype will allow you to collect customer feedback that will prepare you for manufacturing or a tech build. If more people invested in startups at this stage, it would grow the pipeline for angel investment firms around the world.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Women entrepreneurs and investors in Indiana. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in creating innovative, disruptive technologies with commercial potential or societal benefit, including projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies. Specialty tubing could be relevant for agricultural equipment or renewable energy systems.