Female Invest Secures $11.2 Million in Series A

Female Invest is excited to announce the successful closing of $11.2 million in Series A funding, marking a significant milestone in the journey to close the financial gender gap. This achievement accelerates the company’s mission and strengthens the community.

Since the launch of its educational platform and the initial bootstrap to ten employees, Female Invest has made remarkable progress. Following the first fundraising round in late 2020, the business has expanded twelvefold and now serves over 73,000 paying members across 123 countries.

The funding round was led by Educapital and Rubio Impact Ventures, with participation from most existing investors.

In an exciting move, Female Invest enabled its members to gain real ownership through crowdfunding. After years of requests from the community, it was only fitting for a community-driven business to embrace community ownership. The response was overwhelming, with $1 million raised in just four minutes, breaking four world records and pushing the crowdfunding platform to its limits.

This fundraising success underscores the potential of women as a powerful target group for investment. However, it also highlights a sobering reality: women still face unique and discriminatory barriers in securing funding, raising only 2% of capital today. Female Invest hopes that this success will contribute to a broader change, challenging stereotypes about what an investable founder looks like.