Our annual list recognizing the most impactful womxn building the future across industries
Our annual list recognizing the most impactful womxn building the future across industries
Our annual list recognizing the most impactful womxn building the future across industries
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What kind of founders are we looking for?
What kind of
founders
are we
looking for?
Foundess 25 for 2025 spans five tracks of innovation:
Enterprise
Founders building B2B, fintech, or infrastructure tools powering the next generation of industry systems.
Enterprise
Founders building B2B, fintech, or infrastructure tools powering the next generation of industry systems.
Enterprise
Founders building B2B, fintech, or infrastructure tools powering the next generation of industry systems.
Frontier
Visionaries pushing boundaries in AI, robotics, biotech, and deep tech.
Frontier
Visionaries pushing boundaries in AI, robotics, biotech, and deep tech.
Frontier
Visionaries pushing boundaries in AI, robotics, biotech, and deep tech.
Health
Founders redefining care, mental health, femtech, and wellness.
Health
Founders redefining care, mental health, femtech, and wellness.
Health
Founders redefining care, mental health, femtech, and wellness.
Health
Founders redefining care, mental health, femtech, and wellness.
Impact
Mission-driven builders transforming education, climate, and equity.
Impact
Mission-driven builders transforming education, climate, and equity.
Impact
Mission-driven builders transforming education, climate, and equity.
Lifestyle & Culture
Consumer, CPG, and cultural brands shaping how we live, look, and connect.
Lifestyle & Culture
Consumer, CPG, and cultural brands shaping how we live, look, and connect.
Lifestyle & Culture
Consumer, CPG, and cultural brands shaping how we live, look, and connect.
Do I have to be female to be nominated?
No —Foundess 25 for 2025 is open to women, women-identifying, and gender-expansive founders, including nonbinary and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. If you’re building with purpose and redefining what leadership looks like, you belong here.
Do I have to be based in the U.S.?
Do I have to be 25 years old or younger?
What if I have a co-founder?
What if my work fits into more than one category?
Can I nominate myself?
Can I submit more than one nomination?
Do I have to be female to be nominated?
No —Foundess 25 for 2025 is open to women, women-identifying, and gender-expansive founders, including nonbinary and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. If you’re building with purpose and redefining what leadership looks like, you belong here.
Do I have to be based in the U.S.?
Do I have to be 25 years old or younger?
What if I have a co-founder?
What if my work fits into more than one category?
Can I nominate myself?
Can I submit more than one nomination?
Do I have to be female to be nominated?
No —Foundess 25 for 2025 is open to women, women-identifying, and gender-expansive founders, including nonbinary and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs. If you’re building with purpose and redefining what leadership looks like, you belong here.
Do I have to be based in the U.S.?
Do I have to be 25 years old or younger?
What if I have a co-founder?
What if my work fits into more than one category?
Can I nominate myself?
Can I submit more than one nomination?
Ready to spotlight someone rewriting the future?
Ready to spotlight someone rewriting the future?
Nominations close December 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM PT. Late submissions won’t be accepted.
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