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- Gwen Reyes, Events Manager
Here are some of the impressive female-founded companies who have completed one of Project W's accelerator programs.
Our Mission
Project W is on a mission to help women succeed. We aim to fundamentally change the status quo – increasing the number of women leading their fields.
We do this by helping women entrepreneurs scale great companies and helping women executives take their place in the C-suite and the boardroom. Project W also partners with innovative, like-minded organizations across the country, through our national network of entrepreneurs, investors, and business executives.
We believe passionately in a future where women have access to funding for their companies, are paid well and fairly in the workplace, and rise to positions of power in their respective fields. At Project W, we are fiercely committed to making that future a reality.
View our 2023 Impact Report
Accelerator Programs
WEB
Project W's signature program, the Women Entrepreneurs Boot Camp (WEB), offers an immersive day of workshops and activities for women founders of seed stage tech companies. Eight to twelve female founders are invited to spend the day with experts, investors, and a cohort of their accomplished peers to dive into strategies for scaling their businesses to get Series A ready.
Emerging Food Brands Lab
Developed in collaboration with DWT's Food + Beverage practice, our multiweek Emerging Food Brands Lab has been crafted to help women founders take their brand to the next level.
View past programs: 2021
SPARK
An initiative of Amex Ventures and Project W, SPARK's mission is to accelerate the impact made by the next generation of women-led tech companies by unlocking resources and connections designed to take their companies to the next level. Through SPARK, a series of events to support women founders, participants will connect with and learn from investors at Amex Ventures and subject matter experts at American Express and Project W by participating in Project W's signature pitch for feedback sessions and Women Entrepreneur's Boot Camp (WEB).
Tech Equity Hub
The Tech Equity Hub is a 12-week virtual accelerator for Black and Latinx women founders of pre-seed tech startups that includes workshops, 1:1 mentoring and coaching, and concludes with an in-person pitch evening in New York City. Members of the cohort also receive a non-dilutive grant underwritten by Project W and by the Antares REACH program, which was launched by Antares Capital to help level the playing field for entrepreneurs who are members of historically underrepresented groups.
SaaS Launch Lab
A past collaboration with Microsoft's Venture Fund, M12, the SaaS Launch Lab was a virtual workshop series for pre-seed stage, female-founded companies developing SaaS enterprise solutions.
View past programs: 2020, 2021
Affinity Groups
Women in Health Tech is a Project W initiative connecting a community of women entrepreneurs and executives who are innovating in the development of therapies and solutions in healthcare, life sciences, and women's health and wellness industries.
FinTech Women is a community of women executives, attorneys, entrepreneurs, and investors supported by the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. Our mission is to bring together women innovating in fintech to facilitate connections and opportunities, to illuminate thought leaders, and to ensure that women have a voice in the evolving financial services sector.
RiseTogether is a Project W initiative that brings together women in business and legal affairs in the media and entertainment industry.
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