Empowering womenentrepreneurs across Europe.

A pan-European home for women who build companies. 27 countries, one ecosystem full of opportunities and likeminded women.

Inside the community

EFF members at the European Commission
European Commission, Brussels
European Call to Action gathering
European Call to Action
EmpowerHer 2024 speakers
EmpowerHer 2024, Sofia
EFF community at EU institutions
EU institutions gathering
EmpowerHer 2024 panel
EmpowerHer 2024, panel
EFF gathering in auditorium
European auditorium gathering

Companies & organizations we partner with

HerFund
ACT Blade
Zymvol
JA Bulgaria
Women in Tech
Wonder Coders
Dir.bg
HerFund
ACT Blade
Zymvol
JA Bulgaria
Women in Tech
Wonder Coders
Dir.bg

Our aim

EFF aims to be a window into the female business ecosystems.

Monika Stanisheva · President of EFF

European Female Founders×HerFund

Founders Learning Hub

Learn. Build.Get connected.

Expert-led video modules you can finish at your own pace, each with a short knowledge check, and a certificate when you complete a full track.

Founder Track

From first pitch to funded, building and scaling a company in the EU.

Investor Track

How capital reaches women-led companies, and how to deploy it well.

In their own words

The members building EFF.

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Irina Ilieva
EFF is where women in our region finally stop building alone. I joined as an ambassador because I wanted that door open in Bulgaria too.
Irina Ilieva
EFF Ambassador 🇧🇬 · Bulgaria

In their own words

The members building EFF.

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Irina Ilieva
EFF is where women in our region finally stop building alone. I joined as an ambassador because I wanted that door open in Bulgaria too.
Irina Ilieva
EFF Ambassador 🇧🇬 · Bulgaria
Sabrina D'Elpidio
Being an EFF ambassador means I can point founders to real people across borders, not another newsletter. That's what changes trajectories.
Sabrina D'Elpidio
EFF Ambassador 🇮🇹 · Italy / UK
Judit Camargo
What EFF is building in Europe is the network I wish existed when I started. Now I get to help other women in Spain find it earlier.
Judit Camargo
EFF Ambassador 🇪🇸 · Spain
Maria Pournari
EFF gives Greek founders a seat at a pan-European table. That visibility alone shifts what women here believe is possible.
Maria Pournari
EFF Ambassador 🇬🇷 · Greece
Paulina Mazurek
The strength of EFF is that it's built by women who actually do the work. As an ambassador in Poland, I get to bring that energy home.
Paulina Mazurek
EFF Ambassador 🇵🇱 · Poland
Sashka Sashova
EFF is a working community, not a logo. Every intro I've made through it has led somewhere real for the founders on the other side.
Sashka Sashova
EFF Ambassador 🇧🇬 · Bulgaria
Anna Pobol
EFF yearly events are something special. They always bring together so many incredible women.
Anna Pobol
EFF Ambassador 🇧🇾 · Belarus
Elizabeth Pavez Lorie, PhD
Proud to represent EFF and the women building across Europe.
Elizabeth Pavez Lorie, PhD
EFF Ambassador 🇸🇪 · Sweden

Build with us

A continent of builders is better than a country of founders.

Apply to join EFF, the working community for women building real companies across Europe. No noise. Peers, capital, and the operators who've been there.