Women Business Collaborative

What Women Business Collaborative does

Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2019 and headquartered in Washington, DC. It operates as an unprecedented alliance of 250+ champions, 65+ sponsor organizations, and 85+ partner organizations working to achieve equal position, pay, and power for women in business. The organization centers its work on four Action Initiatives: Women CEOs and the C-Suite, Women in the Boardroom, Women Entrepreneurs and Capital, and Women in STEM, and it claims to align more than 1 million individuals, companies, and organizations around these goals. WBC is led by CEO Gwen K. Young and Board Chair India Gary-Martin, with a governance structure that includes former Fortune 500 executives from companies such as Akamai Technologies, Sanofi, Wells Fargo, and Aspiriant.

WBC's product surface is event- and research-led rather than technology-led. Core offerings include the annual Women's Capital Summit (a two-day curated matchmaking event connecting 150 investors with 150 high-growth women entrepreneurs, priced at $749 per attendee and hosted in New York City), the Action for Impact (A4I) Annual Summit, the Women CEOs in America Report, the monthly Women Joining Public Boards Report, the Pay Equity Playbook, and the Women of Color Briefing. Specialized initiatives include In the Arena (women in sports leadership), the Athlete Business Academy, and Women Vets Lead. The Networked online community platform serves as the ongoing engagement layer for Champions, Partners, and Sponsors.

WBC's revenue model is donations and corporate sponsorships structured across Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, and General tiers, with Wells Fargo at Diamond, Diligent at Platinum, BlackRock at Gold, and P&G at Silver. The 2025 Women's Capital Summit facilitated nearly 40 one-on-one investor-entrepreneur matchmaking meetings and featured founders averaging $1.48 million in annual revenue. Distribution occurs through direct enterprise engagement with corporate sponsors, partner-organization resourcing, and virtual/in-person event delivery. As a private nonprofit, WBC does not have equity ownership, public reporting of revenue, or disclosed funding rounds; its only formal compliance credentials are 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and a Charity Navigator Four-Star rating.

Name

Women Business Collaborative

Legal name

Women Business Collaborative

Website

https://wbcollaborative.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Women Business Collaborative is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit alliance of 250+ champions, 65+ sponsors, and 85+ partner organizations advancing women into CEO, board, entrepreneur, and STEM leadership roles through events, research, and capital matchmaking programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Gender Equity Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise & Workplace Communities (BPAMABAJ)

Keywords

• Gender equity advocacy
• Women leadership programs
• Diversity initiatives alliance
• Capital matchmaking events
• Research reports

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsor Giving: WBC operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization funded through donations and sponsor contributions. Sponsors provide financial support at multiple levels (Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver, General) to support WBC's mission of creating parity for women in the corporate arena and propelling diversity at work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit alliance of national professional women's organizations that advances gender equity in business through convening events, original research reports, advocacy initiatives, and an online community platform. Its core offerings include the Women's Capital Summit (curated investor-entrepreneur matchmaking), the Action for Impact Annual Summit, recurring research publications on women CEOs, board appointments, and women of color, and targeted initiatives supporting women entrepreneurs, women veterans, women athletes, and STEM leadership.

Product overview

Women Business Collaborative (WBC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that functions as a collaborative alliance rather than a traditional product company. Rather than a unified software platform, WBC offers a portfolio of programs, events, research reports, and community initiatives. The core offerings include the Women's Capital Summit (capital connection events), the Action for Impact (A4I) Annual Summit, various research reports (Women CEOs in America, Women Joining Public Boards), resource guides (Pay Equity Playbook, Women of Color Briefing), and specialized initiatives (Women Entrepreneurs, In the Arena for sports leadership, Athlete Business Academy, Women Veterans program). These offerings work together through WBC's partner and sponsor network to advance gender equity goals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 40 one-on-one matchmaking meetings facilitated at 2025 Women's Capital Summit
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• ChoruscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 May 2026WBC and Chorus announced strategic partnership on May 4, 2026, to advance gender equity across industries by combining their respective expertise and resources. The collaboration addresses systemic challenges affecting women in the workforce, particularly those related to caregiving responsibilities that impact career advancement and leadership representation. The organizations will jointly drive initiatives to create more flexible and supportive workplaces through Chorus's care orchestration platform and WBC's expansive organizational network.
• National Hockey League (NHL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026NHL has joined as a supporter of WBC's strategic initiative - Women Vets Lead - dedicated to advancing women veterans as they transition into business leadership roles.
• First Women's Bank CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026WBC is featured as a resource within the First Women's Bank Collective, a curated platform connecting women entrepreneurs and leaders with trusted financial and business resources. This collaboration expands access to tools and expertise supporting women's economic advancement and leadership across industries.
• 100 Women in FinancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting WBC's mission toward equal position, pay, and power for women in business through research and thought leadership within WBC's four Action Initiatives
• American Staffing AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing expertise on workforce and staffing industry perspectives for gender equity initiatives

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Catalyst: Catalyst is a global nonprofit that works with CEOs and corporate leaders to advance women in the workplace through research, consulting, and events. It directly overlaps WBC's mission on gender equity research and corporate engagement, and is explicitly named as a co-author on WBC's Women CEOs in America Report.
• C200: C200 is a nonprofit membership organization of more than 500 leading women business executives that promotes women's leadership through education, mentorship, and advocacy. It is named as a co-author of WBC's Women CEOs in America Report and serves an overlapping CEO/C-suite member base.
• Ascend: Ascend is a nonprofit representing Pan-Asian business leaders that conducts research and programs on leadership diversity. It is explicitly named as a co-author of WBC's Women CEOs in America Report and is a WBC partner organization serving a comparable corporate diversity mission.
• Lean In: Lean In is a nonprofit founded by Sheryl Sandberg that supports women's empowerment through education, communities, and campaigns. It addresses a directly overlapping audience (women in the workforce) and competes for corporate sponsorship dollars in the same DEI category.
• Paradigm for Parity: Paradigm for Parity is a coalition of business leaders committed to closing the gender leadership gap by 2030. It is a coalition-based model directly comparable to WBC's 'unprecedented alliance' structure and targets the same Fortune 500 sponsor pool.
• Ellevate Network: Ellevate Network is a global professional women's network that provides community, mentorship, and events for women in business. It overlaps WBC's professional women's audience, particularly through events and online community engagement similar to WBC's Networked platform.
• 30% Club: 30% Club is a global campaign group of chairs and CEOs working to achieve at least 30% female representation on boards and senior leadership. It targets the same corporate chair/CEO sponsor base and pursues the same board-diversity mission as WBC's Women in the Boardroom initiative.
• National Association of Female Executives (NAFE): NAFE is one of the oldest U.S. associations for women executives, providing education, networking, and recognition programs. It serves an overlapping executive-women audience with comparable membership-based programming and corporate sponsor relationships.

Emerging players

• 85 Broads: 85 Broads is a global women's networking community originally founded by Goldman Sachs female employees. It overlaps WBC's professional women's networking focus with a more digitally-native community model.

Broad incumbents

• American Association of University Women (AAUW): AAUW is a longstanding nonprofit advancing gender equity through research, education, and advocacy. While broader in scope (encompassing education and public policy beyond the corporate arena), AAUW competes for the same corporate sponsorship and individual donor funding pool and shares research/thought-leadership assets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/WBCollaborative
• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/01ufEvVYUklg1gQ5VJZdco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wbcollaborative
• Instagraminstagram.com/womenbusinesscollaborative

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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