Zero-equity funding for early-stage innovation in women's health and sport.
MISSION
Zero
Equity taken, ever.
Focus
Women's health & sport.
$100k–$250k
Non-dilutive first checks.
Across women's health and sport, people are solving real problems that have been overlooked for generations. Problems affecting millions of women and girls.
Yet these sectors receive a tiny fraction of global funding, despite women being half the world's population. For the innovators themselves, the idea is proven and the traction is real - what's missing is the capital to reach the next stage.
The W Foundation exists to change that. We provide the capital to take that next step. No equity. No repayment. No loss of control.
Innovators scale their impact, while being supported by the expertise, connections and platform of the wider W ecosystem.
We fund innovators in women's health and sport who've proven their concept and need capital to reach the next stage - $100,000 to $250,000, anywhere in the world.
Every decision is made by our Impact Committee: leaders and operators from global health, sport, and investment. When we say yes, the funding moves quickly.
In return, we ask only for data, so we can track the impact of every dollar and show what it made possible.
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Innovators in women's health and sport submit their application when open calls launch.
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Every application is assessed by our Impact Committee - leaders from global health, sport, and investment.
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The most compelling innovators receive the capital to reach their next stage, with no equity taken.
49.7%
of the global population are women
6%
of private healthcare investment goes to women's health
3%
of global sports VC capital goes to female performance
Your capital goes directly to the innovators building the future of women's health and sport. It stays philanthropic and tax-advantaged, and you see exactly where every dollar goes.
We're funding our first innovators now. Let's talk about how you can be part of it.
If you're building in women's health or sport and need capital to reach your next stage, the W Foundation is for you. $100,000 to $250,000. No equity. No repayment.
You keep full control of what you build. Open calls are launching soon.
The conditions and care that affect women directly, differently, and disproportionately.
For women at every level of sport and fitness, from elite competition to everyday exercise.
A venture capitalist and industry builder with over a decade in women's health and impact. Dominnique brings the investment discipline, global donor network, and institutional relationships that turn philanthropic capital into funded innovation.
Founder of the W Group, a data-first platform scaling global opportunities in women's health and sport. Through Women's Health Week and Women's Sports Week, Nathan has built direct access to the innovators shaping both sectors, giving the Foundation a pipeline of the best early-stage companies in the world.
W Foundation is registered with the IRS and currently fiscally sponsored by Rakini Foundation, a U.S. 501(c)(3) — OSINT due diligence, global custody and institutional-grade compliance from day one. W Foundation is able to receive and deploy capital worldwide. Capital is deployed on the decision of an Impact Committee drawn from global health, multilateral policy, elite sport and venture leadership, including its founders and board.
Whether you want to:
1. Fund the next breakthrough
2. Apply for funding
3. Follow the journey
Wherever you fit, we'd love to hear from you.
It's philanthropic capital, given with the discipline of an investor. It's non-dilutive and tax-advantaged. You take no equity and no financial return. What you get back is transparent reporting on exactly where your money went and the impact it made for women and girls.
Because taking equity would limit us to what venture already funds. The best innovations for women are often too early or too overlooked for a traditional fund to back. By taking no equity, we can fund the best idea, wherever it comes from, for-profit or nonprofit, anywhere in the world. Founders keep full ownership of what they build.
An impact fund seeks a financial return. We don't. We deploy philanthropic capital, take no equity, and publish clear evidence of the impact every dollar made.
From donors who want their giving to work harder: individuals, family offices, foundations, and corporate partners. Capital that's already committed to good, looking for a smarter way to deploy it.
Every innovator we fund agrees to share data and honest reporting on their progress. We publish clear evidence of what each grant achieved, so donors see exactly what their capital made possible.
Early-stage innovators building the future of women's health and sport, anywhere in the world, for-profit or nonprofit. The only test is whether it's the best innovation for women, whoever builds it. Open calls launch soon.
W Foundation is 501 (c3) charity with W Group its ecosystem partner that gives access to global innovation pipeline through Women's Health Week, Women's Sports Week, and the W Summits.