Investing for Impact:
Connecting Leading Women Entrepreneurs and the Investors Who Fund Them
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The third annual Women’s Capital Summit was held in New York, NY, on May 21-22, 2025. The two-day event convened nearly 240 entrepreneurs, investors, partners, and stakeholders for a dynamic two-day event focused on unlocking capital for women-led businesses. The Summit provided a strategic platform to educate attendees on the evolving capital landscape in 2025 and explore how capital influences growth at every stage of a company’s journey.
Summit Highlights and Outcomes
- A Capital Community, Connected: The 2025 Women’s Capital Summit had a total of 237 participants, representing 235 unique organizations. Among the attendees were 102 entrepreneurs, 83 capital providers, and 50 speakers, while WBC also welcomed industry experts, WBC Partner Organizations, Sponsors, and Champions to the program.
- Entrepreneurs Across Industries: The Summit attracted a broad and diverse range of entrepreneurs from various industries. Technology led as the top industry focus (24.49%), followed by Healthcare (14.29%) and Finance (12.24%). “Other” represents sectors such as Education, Retail, Manufacturing, and Real Estate, highlighting a broad but tech-forward entrepreneur base.
- Capital Matchmaking & Deal Flow: The Summit facilitated nearly 40 curated investor-founder meetings, fostering real-time feedback, connections, and capital conversations, with ongoing follow-up to track funding outcomes.
- Expert-Led Business Workshops: Eight interactive breakout sessions delivered actionable insights on funding, scaling, and strategic exits—equipping attendees with practical tools from top legal, finance, and private equity experts.
- Marketplace & Reception: The WCS Marketplace featured 17 women-led businesses, offering visibility and networking during a high-energy reception that connected founders, funders, and partners in a celebratory close to the day
- Every Kind of Capital: Participating capital providers spanned the spectrum of capital with debt, venture, private equity firms. These investors show a strong interest across a diverse range of industries, including leading sectors like Technology & Software, Financial Services & Banking, and Healthcare, as well as emerging areas such as Renewable Energy and CleanTech.
- Opportunity for All-Sized Ventures: The typical investment range of providers is under $500,000, with investors seeking to fund in mid-sized investments, primarily in the $1–10 million range, indicating a focus on early to growth-stage funding rounds.
Thank You!
Thank you to our 2025 WCS Steering Committee, speakers, attendees, WBC Partner Organizations, Sponsors and Champions for making this event possible and impactful.
WCS 2025 generated an overwhelming wave of gratitude, energy, and purpose from its attendees. Each session, every meeting, and every panel was crafted to elevate the funding readiness of women entrepreneurs and expose capital providers to investable, scalable, high-performing ventures.