Australian grant · Listed on business.gov.au
Female Founders Co-Investment Fund QLD
A$50,000 to A$200,000 Closes 30 June 2027
Official listing and how to apply
Source: business.gov.au · Last checked
Key facts
| Funder | Listed on business.gov.au |
|---|---|
| Amount per award | A$50,000 to A$200,000 |
| Closes | 30 June 2027 (232 days left) |
| Who can apply | Businesses |
| State or territory | QLD |
| Application detail | Applications will remain open until all funds have been allocated. |
| Status | Open |
| Source | business.gov.au |
| Last checked | 10 November 2026 |
About this grant
Summary from the official listing on business.gov.au:
This program provides funding to female founded businesses to help them scale and build business capacity.
This program aims to:
- support Queensland-based female founders to close early-stage investment rounds leveraging Government backing
- support QLD female founders to grow their innovative businesses across a wide range of industries
- increase the number of female founders participating in the QLD innovation ecosystem
- help to grow an investment pipeline for female founded businesses.
The female founder should have:
- an investment plan to approach new eligible investment entities within the next six months OR have already secured an offer of investment from an eligible investment entity
- a clear innovation focus
- a product/service beyond proof of concept
- an established business plan and growth plan covering the next 12 months
- a plan to use the funding to scale their business.
What you get
Funding of between $50,000 and $200,000.
Who it is for
QLD female founded businesses.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must:
- be a business headquartered in Queensland (operating and having its head office located in Queensland)
- have an active Australian business number (ABN) and be registered for GST
- be majority female owned: have at least 51% of shares held by a woman/women (at least six months before application)
- be female led: have at least one primary executive decision-making position held by a woman (at least 6 months before application), e.g. Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer
- have no more than 50 full-time-equivalent employees
- not be a subsidiary of a group of companies that has more than 50 full-time-equivalent employees in total
- not have received investment through previous capital raises totalling more than $500,000.
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