Invite-Only

The Startup Formation Network for
Women In Software Engineering

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No. 01Stats

The Network Gap:
The Economic Cost of Exclusion.

70%+
Founders Meet In Existing Networks

Research from Stanford Graduate School of Business shows that most startup founders meet their cofounders through professional networks, not by chance.

85%
VC-Backed Startups Have a Technical Cofounder

Most venture-backed startups include a technical founder, reflecting how essential engineering talent is in the earliest stages of company formation.

2.3%
VC Funding to Female-Only Teams

Despite decades of progress in education and workforce participation, companies founded solely by women receive just 2.3% of venture capital annually.

No. 02The App
Technical Founder
Elena R.
Full-Stack / 0-1 Builder
Career Intelligence
System ArchitectureTop 5%
Backend EngineeringTop 10%
Compatibility Intelligence
Sarah J.GTM / Ops
98% Fit
Network Intelligence

Team formation criteria met. Ready for introduction to the Seed Venture Network.

No. 03Thesis

Not Another Network for Women:
Startup Formation Infrastructure.

Top startups don't emerge in isolation. They form within dense networks where founders meet engineers, collaborators, and early supporters, when the company is still just an idea.

Historically, these networks have existed in male-dominated environments, excluding women from the spaces where startup formation occurs. This helps explain why women remain so grossly underrepresented in the venture ecosystem and how WiseLink helps solve for this.

WISELink Startup Formation Infrastructure

Startup Formation Engine
Career Intelligence
Vet and upskill the WISE
Compatibility Intelligence
Match aligned collaborators
Network Intelligence
Connect teams to opportunites
Technical
Founder
Founding
Team
WiseLink Campus
Physical and program space

WISELink uses career intelligence to identify and develop technical talent, compatibility intelligence to match aligned collaborators and surface venture-ready founding teams, and network intelligence to connect these teams to the most receptive and supportive indiviusals and organizations within the venture ecosystem.