Start-Up Funding Pathways

Unsure which funding pathway is right for your startup — or feeling pressured into VC when it may not be the best fit?

Pitching to investors but not getting traction, and not sure where to meet the right ones?

Confident in your solution, but less confident pitching, talking numbers, or speaking investor language?

Unclear what being investment-ready actually looks like at your stage — and which metrics investors really care about?

Ready to build smarter with the right AI tools and strategies, without the overwhelm?

What You'll Learn

  • A winning pitch deck
  • Collate a data room
  • Define your capital strategy

Support Offered

Warm introductions to investors and funders, and guidance from mentors that invest and/or have successfully raised capital.

  • Database of funding opportunities
  • A detailed prospecting plan
  • Warm introductions and direct connections

Skills Development

Strengthening your skills to navigate your funding journey, alongside a network of mentors and your cohort of female founders.

  • Practice your pitch
  • Get accountability support from mentors
  • Journey alongside female founders at a similar startup stage

In Just 2 Months...

You'll work directly with financial advisors, lawyers, and investment specialists — getting the kind of expert, personalised support that gives you a real edge when it's time to raise.

  • 6 Workshops covering every stage of a capital raise — Funding, Legals, PMF, Finance, HR, and Capital Raise
  • Private 1:1 with a Financial Advisor to stress-test your numbers
  • Private 1:1 with a Lawyer to protect your interests from day one
  • Private 1:1 session with an IRP Lead — personalised guidance from someone who's done this before
  • 6 Group Mentoring sessions from experienced female entrepreneurs
  • Introductions to investors and banks who back women-led companies
  • Community Circle access — because the right network changes everything

Program Eligibility

This program is for female founders with innovative businesses that have:

  • A scalable solution that solves a problem for one or multiple customer groups;
  • First users and/or customers; and
  • A company structure, or in the process of undertaking company registration.

This industry-agnostic program covers various stages of startup growth and embraces founder diversity.

Important Dates

  • 20 July 2026
  • 10 August 2026
  • 4 October 2026

Be one of just 20 participants in our next TRW Investment Ready Program and take your startup to the next level!

You'll gain access to expert-led workshops, hands-on mentoring, and a powerful network of investors and successful founders: all designed to get you investment-ready and positioned for growth.

Program Value

Valued at over $11,000 — Available Now for just $1250 + GST. Payment plan available. See more details in our FAQs.

Join Us

Ready to be part of our next cohort of 20 women with more tools, connections, and confidence to raise capital for their startups? 🚀