Goal of the program
The Female Founder’s Acceleration Program is a 3-month online program designed to help early-stage female-led startups raise initial funding and receive support to develop their impact businesses.
This comprehensive program is designed to support women entrepreneurs in building their businesses by providing networking opportunities, peer learning, group workshops and personalized one-on-one mentoring by domain experts, as well as regular pitching opportunities in front of investors.
By combining expert guidance with a supportive community, the program aims to provide the necessary resources, support, and inspiration to help women achieve their entrepreneurial goals.
Who can apply
Program overview
Application opening
Application Starts on the 14th of Nov. 2023
Selection will be based on TF criteria and reviewed by TF experts; startups will be chosen through TF community voting.
Acceleration program kickoff
The program Starts on the 1st of Feb, 2024
Selected startups will enter a group workshop with TF experts and mentors.
Pitching sessions - bi-weekly
Founders will be able to pitch their startups to the investors and TF experts
1:1 Mentoring - weekly
The founders will receive one-on-one mentoring sessions with TF experts.
The topics covered in these sessions will be based on the individual needs of each startup.
Demo Day
Demo Day will be 23rd of April, 2023
At the end of the third month, each startup will present a demo to community members, TF experts & investors, and partners.
Benefits
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Exclusive workshops on wide range of topics to support your business needs
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1:1 mentoring and matchmaking with experts and mentors
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Investors connection and pitching opportunity all along the program
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Peer-to-peer learning and community engagement
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Potential funding up to €50K under eligibility and selection conditions
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Visibility, PR and promotion
Cohort #1 in a Nutshell
Thousand Faces alumni have founded some of the most impactful startups.
Our Alumni
Hear from our Founders Alumni
"…this mentorship and business training program has played a vital role in my success as an entrepreneur, and I am forever grateful for the experience."
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Beth Koigi - Co-Founder
Majik Water
“TF Accelerator is definitely a program all female founders should be applying for, its a modern and forward thinking community of professionals who are all on a mission to change the world”
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Laura Jardine Paterson - Founder
Concat Tech
“Thank you so much for the support of Thousand Faces and the program.”
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Alina Bassi - Co-founder & CEO
Kleiderly
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