Female Founder Collective

What Female Founder Collective does

Female Founder Collective (FFC) is a New York-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2018 by fashion designer Rebecca Minkoff and Alison Wyatt to support, develop, and elevate female-founded and women-owned businesses. The organization operates an integrated ecosystem of three programs: The 10th House, a founder-first accelerator and private membership with six annual industry cohorts (Fashion, Beauty & Personal Care, Food & Beverage, Business Services, Health & Wellness, and Tech); The North, an expert advisory marketplace where members book 1:1 sessions with influential women operators and investors; and the FFC Foundation, which provides cash grants, resources, and programming to close the success gap for women's businesses. A more recent invitation-only tier, The Cabinette, serves founders above $5M in revenue navigating late-stage scale and exits.

The core technology stack centers on a digital community platform (community.the10thhouse.co) for always-on member engagement, supplemented by industry cohort programming, an 8-week Founder's Operating Manual (FOM) accelerator with AI-embedded operating frameworks, and a searchable founder directory across 2,500+ active members. Operational tooling includes Airtable for the membership database, Slack and Google Groups for member connectivity, and event-driven in-person activations (the annual Female Founders Day summit in Brooklyn plus workshops in NYC, LA, Austin, and Miami). The "FEMALE FOUNDER COLLECTIVE" name is a registered USPTO trademark, and the organization also holds a certification mark for goods and services from female-founded companies.

FFC's revenue mechanics are subscription-recurring membership fees with no equity dilution: $329 one-time for the FOM accelerator only, $599/year for the accelerator plus cohort membership and full network access, and $2,500 one-time for lifetime access. Additional revenue comes from FFC Foundation donations, partner collaborations (e.g., Webex by Cisco content partnership), and the annual Female Founders Day summit. With 1–10 employees and approximately 25,000 community members against ~2,500 paying founders, the organization runs a community-led, lean go-to-market targeting pre-revenue to mid-stage female founders in CPG, retail, beauty, wellness, and increasingly tech verticals.

Name

Female Founder Collective

Legal name

Female Founder Collective Holdings, LLC

Website

https://femalefoundercollective.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Female Founder Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2018 that runs an accelerator, expert advisory marketplace, and grant foundation serving approximately 25,000 female founders across fashion, beauty, wellness, CPG, and tech through subscription membership tiers and an AI-embedded operating curriculum.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entrepreneurship Community & Founder Support Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Creator-Led Course Hosting & Monetization Platforms (EDAFAIAC)

Keywords

• Female founder community
• Startup accelerator programs
• Expert advisory marketplace
• Nonprofit founder network
• Women entrepreneur grants

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Subscription-based membership tiers providing access to accelerator programs, industry cohorts, mentorship, events, and founder network. Tiers include standalone accelerator, annual membership with cohort access, and lifetime network access.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Female Founder Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that runs an ecosystem for female founders and women-owned businesses, anchored by three core offerings: The 10th House (a founder-first accelerator and paid membership program with industry cohorts and pitch/fundraising support), The North (an expert advisory marketplace for one-on-one mentor bookings), and the FFC Foundation (cash grants and resources). It is delivered primarily through a digital community platform with annual summits and workshops.

Product overview

Female Founder Collective is a platform ecosystem comprising The 10th House as the core accelerator and membership hub, with The North serving as the expert advisory marketplace for 1:1 mentoring. The ecosystem also includes FFC Foundation for grants and resources, and Female Founders Day as the annual summit. The 10th House offers the Founder's Operating Manual (FOM) as the entry-point accelerator module, supplemented by industry-specific cohorts (including Tech Cohort) and The Cabinette for later-stage founders. Members can access mentorship, pitch events, hiring resources, and exclusive events through tiered membership plans.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The 10th House: A founder-first accelerator and private membership for female founders actively building and scaling businesses across Fashion, Beauty, Health & Wellness, CPG, and Technology.
• The North
• FFC Foundation
• The Cabinette

Products and services

• The 10th House Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Founders report making membership investment back in under 60 days through network connections and business opportunities.

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Webex by CiscominorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for small business spotlights and content collaboration. FFC produces content featuring Webex branding to highlight female founder stories.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pipeline Angels: Network changing the face of angel investing and venture capital by educating and training women and non-binary angels. Overlaps with FFC's mission of expanding capital access for women founders.
• HeyMama: Membership community supporting working mothers, including entrepreneurs. Comparable subscription-based community model with peer support, events, and curated resources for women.
• Ellevate Network: Global professional women's network offering membership, events, mentorship, and community. Overlaps with FFC's community-led GTM and member programming for women in business.
• Chief: Private membership network for women executives and senior leaders, offering peer groups, programming, and events. Directly comparable to FFC's paid membership and cohort model, though Chief targets executives rather than founders specifically.
• The Riveter: Women's co-working and community space offering membership, events, and programming. Comparable women-focused membership model with community programming component.
• Dreamers//Doers: Membership community for women entrepreneurs offering mastermind groups, mentorship, and curated resources. Closely comparable to FFC's 10th House membership in target member and value proposition.
• Tory Burch Foundation: Nonprofit supporting women entrepreneurs through fellowships, education, and capital access programs. Comparable as a celebrity-led nonprofit ecosystem with fellowship/accelerator components and direct grantmaking.

Emerging players

• SoGal Ventures: Early-stage venture fund investing in diverse (often female) founders globally. Adjacent peer because it serves the same founder demographic through capital access, partially overlapping with FFC's pitch and fundraising support.

Broad incumbents

• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses: Large, established business accelerator and education program for small business owners. Comparable as an accelerator serving similar SMB founders, though not women-exclusive.
• Babson College Center for Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership: Academic center providing education, research, and programming for women entrepreneurs. Comparable as a thought-leadership and education provider serving women founders, with stronger institutional backing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@femalefoundercollective2857
• Facebookfacebook.com/thefemalefoundercollective
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-female-founder-collective
• Instagraminstagram.com/thefemalefoundercollective
• Xx.com/the_ffc_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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