Raising money as a female founder is hard enough without 20 spreadsheets, 50 tabs, and a brain full of “who did I email? I spent hours/days (felt like weeks) trying to work out how to track all my fundraising opps, and eventually couldn’t find anything that worked for me so built this, specifically for founders at idea, pre-seed, and early traction stage.
It combines:
- a practical funding guide (no fluff)
- a funding pipeline database
- an investor & program CRM
- an applications tracker
- and weekly planning & templates
So you can stop doing fundraising in chaos and start using a clear, repeatable system.
You won’t magically get funded just by buying this template (sorry, I wish I could wave my wand). But you will stop losing track of opportunities, follow-ups, and deadlines — and that alone can make a huge difference.
Who it’s for
- Founders at idea, pre-seed, or early traction.
- Solo or small founding teams juggling multiple funding paths.
- Founders who want to look beyond “VC or nothing” and include grants, competitions, accelerators, angels, and alternative capital.
- Anyone who is tired of feeling disorganized, behind, or “all over the place” with fundraising.
What’s inside the Notion workspace
All of this lives under one parent page: Female Founder Fundraising — ready for you to duplicate into your own Notion (you need a free Notion account to use this).
1. Home dashboard
A clean, central dashboard where you can see:
- key numbers (opportunities, applications, follow-ups),
- deadlines coming up,
- this week’s tasks,
- and quick links to every core area.
2. Funding Opportunities database
A single place to track:
- Grants
- Pitch competitions and prizes
- Accelerators and incubators
- Angel investors and angel groups
- Funds and syndicates
- Strategic partners and alternative capital
With properties for:
- funding type, women-focused?, sector fit, stage fit, geography,
- amount, equity/non-dilutive,
- deadlines and status,
- priority and fit score,
- notes and next actions.
3. Contacts CRM
A simple CRM tailored for funding:
- Angel investors
- Funds
- Program managers
- Grant contacts
- Strategic partners
- Ecosystem connectors
Track:
- warm intro sources,
- focus areas,
- last contact and next follow-up,
- relationship stage,
- and notes from conversations.
4. Applications tracker
Track live applications and outreach across:
- grants
- accelerators
- competitions
- investor processes
- and partner conversations
See:
- what’s in draft
- what’s submitted
- what’s in interview or diligence
- what you’ve won or lost
- and what needs follow-up – the most important bit!
5. Tasks
Lightweight task tracking so you know:
- what needs doing today
- what’s due this week
- what’s overdue
- and which actions matter most
6. Funding Guide (for female founders)
A practical, readable guide inside Notion, covering:
- How to think about funding as a woman founder
- grants
- competitions
- accelerators & incubators
- angels & angel groups
- funds & family offices
- alternative and community capital
- outreach and relationship management
- a weekly funding workflow you can actually stick to
No generic “believe in yourself” speeches. Just clear explanations, trade-offs, and preparation lists. Plus some links on where to find grants.
7. Templates library
Copy-paste templates you can reuse, including:
- Investor outreach email
- Warm intro request email
- Follow-up email
- Grant answers to create that you can reuse over and over
- Accelerator application checklist
- Pitch competition prep checklist
- Use-of-funds worksheet
- Founder bio template
- Weekly review prompts
- Opportunity evaluation scorecard
8. Resources
A curated resources page to help you discover:
- women-founder grant resources
- women-focused accelerators
- angel & investor communities
- funding databases and search tools
- founder communities, newsletters, and useful content
9. Weekly Review
A guided weekly review page so you can:
- capture wins
- spot bottlenecks
- see deadlines
- plan follow-ups
- choose your top 3 priorities for next week
- and decide what to drop
What you’ll be able to do with it
After you set it up, you’ll be able to:
- keep a live pipeline of funding opportunities
- stop losing track of who you emailed and when
- stay on top of deadlines and follow-ups
- have core materials and templates ready
- and run a simple weekly funding ritual that keeps you moving instead of spinning
It won’t fix the bias in the funding system. But it will give you structure and clarity, so you can spend your energy on the conversations and applications that matter most.
How You Get it
- You’ll get emailed a Notion link to the full Female Founder Funding Finder workspace as soon as you purchase
- Open the link while you’re logged into your Notion account (or set up a free account)
- Click “Duplicate” in the top right to copy it into your own workspace
- Customize it for your company and start adding your own opportunities, contacts, and tasks
You need a free Notion account to use this template.
If you’re a female founder who feels like fundraising is a mess of tabs, emails, and half-finished spreadsheets, this is for you.
