IFundWomen
Crowdfunding platform for women-led startups and small businesses.
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Established in 2016 by Karen Cahn, IFundWomen operates as a specialized funding marketplace designed to address the financial and educational gaps faced by female entrepreneurs. The company's inception was driven by Cahn's direct experiences with the venture capital landscape, where she identified a significant disparity in funding allocated to women-led businesses. Leveraging her extensive background as an executive at Google and YouTube, where she managed multi-million dollar content budgets, Cahn created a platform to democratize access to capital.
IFundWomen's business model is a multi-faceted ecosystem that provides entrepreneurs with a variety of funding avenues, including rewards-based crowdfunding, a grants marketplace, and access to Small Business Administration (SBA) loans. This model generates revenue through a combination of platform fees, coaching services, and partnerships with corporations like Visa, which co-sponsor grant programs. The platform caters specifically to small businesses and early-stage startups founded by women, offering a comprehensive suite of services beyond just capital.
The core service is the funding marketplace, which facilitates capital acquisition. Complementing this is IFundWomen Coaching, a proprietary e-learning platform that delivers expert-led, on-demand workshops covering critical business topics from cash flow management to marketing. This educational component is designed to equip founders with the necessary skills to launch, grow, and scale their enterprises successfully. Furthermore, the company fosters a vast network, connecting its user base of entrepreneurs with funders and mentors to spark collaboration and accelerate knowledge transfer. Since its launch, the platform has facilitated the raising of nearly $200 million, leading to over $500 million in follow-on investment and the creation of approximately 95,000 jobs.
Keywords: female entrepreneurs, crowdfunding, grants marketplace, business coaching, small business funding, venture capital, women-led businesses, capital access, founder education, e-learning platform
