Female Founders Co-Investment Fund
Funds Queensland women-led innovation businesses raising early-stage equity through matched co-investment grants.
Eligibility · Queensland, Australia
Advance Queensland administers the Female Founders Co-Investment Fund as a grant for women-founded and led innovation-driven enterprises in Queensland. The fund provides AUD 50,000 to AUD 200,000, excluding GST, matched at a 1:3 ratio for a funding round led by an eligible investment entity.
Eligible applicants must be businesses headquartered in Queensland, have an active ABN, and be registered for GST. The source page frames the opportunity for women-founded and led innovation-driven enterprises planning to use the sale of shares through a new capital raise and able to meet equity-funding responsibilities.
The program summary lists the fund as open with a closing date of 30 June 2027. The captured source facts do not state detailed assessment criteria, required documents, decision timing, or payment mechanics.
Women-founded and led innovation-driven enterprises in Queensland preparing for a new capital raise.
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