Lift Women announces $45,000 Grant Challenge to fund and empower women-led founders across Australia
Lift Women have launched their Female Founder Grant Challenge for 2022 and are seeking to fund three female-led businesses with a Jumpstarter Kit, valued over $15,000 each.
On a mission to make funding more possible and accessible for girls and women, Lift Women, Australia’s first female-focussed reward-based crowdfunding platform, is back with the 2022 Female Founder Grant Challenge – and this year, there are three categories, meaning three winners, as well as a Backer’s Choice Award, which will be based on public voting.
The categories are Tech For Good, Social Impact and Next Gen Innovator, reflecting the commitment of Lift Women to creating a better world. The three-winning female-led projects on their crowdfunding platform will be awarded a Jumpstarter Kit, valued over $15,000 each.
Each Kit includes a $5,000 cash grant and personalised support in the areas of strategy, accounting, mentorship and community support, marketing and more – everything needed to start or scale the winner’s business! This includes $3,000 worth of strategy and taxation advice from AP Family Office, $1,000 worth of PR support from Candice PR, 5 to 7 minutes news interviews and features on Ticker News’ Winner’s Circle, $700 business mentoring package with She’s The Boss, 1-year membership of $500 with One Roof, Australia’s leading female-focussed virtual coworking space, and much more.
In 2021, the inaugural Grant Challenge received overwhelming interest with over 100 applications. The two businesses that won were i.Am skincare, a tech-powered solution to skincare, and The Clean Swap Box, a subscription clean beauty box supporting female-founded Australian brands; both winners are testament to the calibre and commitment to a better world shown by all applicants, reflecting the values of Lift Women.
Cherisha Koshy, co-founder of i.Am skincare says, “The Grant Challenge changed our whole business. It was actually really, really meaningful. The funding that we got from them and the support pushed us to start our business. It was everything for us – we wouldn’t have launched without it.”
Simply through participating in the Grant Challenge, many more women were able to raise the desired amount to elevate their business, including Monique Montfroy of Texcoco Collective. Monique’s project was fully funded through the platform, empowering her to sell a pre-launch collection of vegan leather handbags. She said, “To be part of the Female Founder Grant Challenge was a really big boost to my confidence and ability to know that I can run a business.”
To learn more about the Grant Challenge and enter, click here.
You can also book your free consultation call to guide you through the process here.
