
Female Founded Club Scout Program
Connecting investors with female-founded startups.
Some program details are not available yet. Check current requirements, deadlines, and terms before you apply. Official program page

Connecting investors with female-founded startups.
Some program details are not available yet. Check current requirements, deadlines, and terms before you apply. Official program page
## Status
Active - Invite-only scout program with public platform
## Classification
Female Founder Sourcing and Scout Network
Female Founded Club operates as a sourcing platform connecting investors with female-founded startups requiring capital. The platform functions both as a public deal flow database for investors and as an invite-only scout program for individuals interested in participating in founder sourcing activities.
Public Investor Syndicate: Available through AngelList, connecting hundreds of VCs and angel investors with pre-selected female-founded companies
Scout Program: Invite-only participation opportunity for deal sourcing and community engagement
Female Founded Club's mission centers on directing more venture capital dollars to exceptional female founders. The platform has facilitated hundreds of investor-founder connections and maintains a curated database of female-founded startups across sectors and stages.
Scouts participate by identifying promising female-founded companies, organizing chapter events, and supporting the platform's curation and sourcing activities. The invite-only nature ensures scouts bring relevant networks and experience.
Scout Program (Invite-Only):
- Active in startup ecosystem (founder, investor, operator experience)
- Established network of female founders or relevant startup contacts
- Interest in supporting female founder success
- Ability to attend chapter events and participate in sourcing
- Geographic fit (platform operates across multiple cities)
For Scouts:
- Access to curated female founder deals
- Participation in Female Founded Club events and community
- Network expansion within female founder ecosystem
- Potential deal sourcing opportunities
- Co-investment syndicate participation (via AngelList)
For Founders:
- Direct investor introductions through platform
- Exposure to vetted capital providers
- Community support from other female founders
- Visibility within venture ecosystem
Platform leadership and scout program administration available through:
- Website: femalefoundedclub.com
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/female-founded-club
- Email: Contact through platform website
Scout program and platform participants not publicly enumerated. Hundreds of investor-founder connections documented through AngelList syndicate and platform announcements.
Female Founded Club maintains presence through:
- AngelList syndicate communications
- Founder community channels
- LinkedIn updates
- Venture sourcing industry coverage
Female Founded Club's mission centers on directing more venture capital dollars to exceptional female founders. The platform has facilitated hundreds of investor-founder connections and maintains a curated database of female-founded startups across sectors and stages.
Designed for Investors, Founders, Scouts. The program is remote. Participation is generally async.
To qualify for the Scout Program, individuals must have experience as a founder, investor, or operator, possess an established network of female founders, and show interest in supporting female founder success.
The Scout Program is invite-only, requiring participants to be active in the startup ecosystem with a network of female founders or relevant startup contacts.
Scouts gain access to curated female founder deals, participate in events, expand their networks, and have potential deal sourcing opportunities. Founders benefit from direct investor introductions and community support.
A June 2021 interview quoted Carli Sapir crediting Female Founded Club with helping female founders raise millions of dollars; the claim was self-reported and no measurement method was supplied. Separately, Brooke Sinclair’s unverified profile credits her with sourcing more than 30 startups in February 2020; this is an individual’s reported activity, not an audited program-wide outcome.
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Current availability and scout recruitment have not been verified. The AngelList page is a syndicate-backing route, not a verified scout application.
A February 2022 TechCrunch directory reported recognition for high-performing scouts and free Club event entry. These are historical reports, not confirmed current terms.

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AngelList lists a Female Founded Club syndicate-backing route; it does not verify scout admission.
Source: Invest with Female Founded ClubThe same 2022 directory reported free Club event entry.
Source: How to find a job as a scout for a VC firmTechCrunch’s February 2022 directory reported recognition for high-performing scouts.
Source: How to find a job as a scout for a VC firmIn a June 2021 Women of Wearables interview, Sapir credited Female Founded Club with helping female founders raise millions; no audit was supplied.
Source: WoW Woman in Venture Capital and Women's Health I Carli Sapir, Founding Partner of Amboy Street Ventures and founder of the Female Founded ClubSinclair’s unverified Wellfound profile credits her with sourcing over 30 startups in February 2020.
Source: Brooke SinclairBrooke Sinclair’s unverified Wellfound profile lists a Female Founded Club scout role in 2020.
Source: Brooke SinclairSuperscout Pro
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