SABINE CLAEYS
Founder Kern - Head Business Coach #SheDIDIT & Business Coach Raise Her at Start it @KBC
WOMEN-ONLY COMMUNITY
Be the best-prepared founder in the room.
Raise Her takes female tech founders with a working product from “too early” to investor-ready in 12 weeks. The knowledge, the network, and the confidence to fundraise and scale.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 4 SEPTEMBER
Start it @KBC · High Her · Impact Shakers
15 founders · Every Friday in Brussels · In English · Applications close 4 september
The gap we’re closing
10%
The pipeline
Female founders among Belgian tech startups and scaleups.
2%
The capital table
Share of European VC funding raised by women-founded businesses (2024).
Women influence up to ~85% of consumer purchasing decisions, yet fewer than 1 in 10 Belgian tech founders are women. When technology is built through a single lens, it fails many of the people it’s meant to serve.
Inside Raise Her
Women-only community
A high-trust room of founders who get it. Peer support is the point.
12 weekly workshops
Every Friday in Brussels, with investors, lawyers and operators.
Coaching & mentorship
Weekly coaching plus access to the Start it @KBC community.
Demo Day
A live pitch to a curated room of investors matched to your raise.
Three layers. One investor-ready company.
Business
- Validation
- Go-to-market
- Traction
- Storytelling
- Sales & marketing fundamentals
Finance
- Pre-seed mechanics
- Investor expectations
- Financial plan
- Term sheets
- Belgian tax shelter
- Shareholder agreements
Tech
- Technical feasibility
- Architecture
- MVP acceleration
- Data foundations
- AI integration
The program
14 sessions, end to end
Every Friday morning brings a live, expert-led session. Here is the full arc, from validating your problem to pitching in front of investors.
#SessionWhat it coversExpert
01Nail the problem before the solutionUnderstand the real problem and validate your hypotheses with actual usersSabine Claeys & Juliette Malherbe
02Lead as yourselfReconnect with your authentic self and lead with confidenceEvelyn Vancauwenberghe
03Build the right tech, in the right orderCreate and improve your tech roadmap without burning your runwayCharles De Groote (Sortlist)
04Money demystified: equity & non-equityEquity, non-equity, grants, loans: what fits your company, and whenYonca Braeckman (Impact Shakers)
05The numbers behind your storyFinancial plan & accountability: build a model investors can followTheany Bazet
06Know what you sign before you sign itTerm sheets, tax shelter & shareholders' agreement, explained line by lineElena Vromans & Lola Verelst (Dups)
07Inside an investor's headPre-seed mechanics & what investors actually expect at your stageJustine Janssen (RDY Ventures)
08Make AI work for youAgents, artifacts & automation: put AI to work in your day-to-dayLeen Segers
09Your data is an assetMaking the most of your data: collect it, read it, decide with itTBD
10From product to first customersSales & go-to-market strategy: find your buyers and close themRené Knecht
11The legal side of tech: GDPR & AI ActWhat the law asks of you, and how to stay compliant without slowing downCharlotte De Raef
12Security by designBuild security into the product from day one, before the first incidentRosanna Kurrer
13Own the roomPitching: structure, delivery, and the questions you'll be askedJuliette Malherbe & François-Xavier F.
14Pitch in front of the juryThe final pitch, live, in front of investors and expertsJury of investors & experts
01Nail the problem before the solution
Understand the real problem and validate your hypotheses with actual users
ExpertSabine Claeys & Juliette Malherbe
02Lead as yourself
Reconnect with your authentic self and lead with confidence
ExpertEvelyn Vancauwenberghe
03Build the right tech, in the right order
Create and improve your tech roadmap without burning your runway
ExpertCharles De Groote (Sortlist)
04Money demystified: equity & non-equity
Equity, non-equity, grants, loans: what fits your company, and when
ExpertYonca Braeckman (Impact Shakers)
05The numbers behind your story
Financial plan & accountability: build a model investors can follow
ExpertTheany Bazet
06Know what you sign before you sign it
Term sheets, tax shelter & shareholders' agreement, explained line by line
ExpertElena Vromans & Lola Verelst (Dups)
07Inside an investor's head
Pre-seed mechanics & what investors actually expect at your stage
ExpertJustine Janssen (RDY Ventures)
08Make AI work for you
Agents, artifacts & automation: put AI to work in your day-to-day
ExpertLeen Segers
09Your data is an asset
Making the most of your data: collect it, read it, decide with it
ExpertTBD
10From product to first customers
Sales & go-to-market strategy: find your buyers and close them
ExpertRené Knecht
11The legal side of tech: GDPR & AI Act
What the law asks of you, and how to stay compliant without slowing down
ExpertCharlotte De Raef
12Security by design
Build security into the product from day one, before the first incident
ExpertRosanna Kurrer
13Own the room
Pitching: structure, delivery, and the questions you'll be asked
ExpertJuliette Malherbe & François-Xavier F.
14Pitch in front of the jury
The final pitch, live, in front of investors and experts
ExpertJury of investors & experts
Meet your experts
JULIETTE MALHERBE
CEO of High Her - Ex Innovation manager @ Orange
YONCA BRAECKMAN
Founder & CEO at Impact Shakers
ALINA KLARNER
Founding Partner at Impact Shakers
LEEN SEGERS
Fractional C-Level Partner
THEANY BAZET
Investment Director
CHARLES DE GROOTE
Founder & COO @ Sortlist
CHARLOTTE DE RAEF
Attorney - Digital Law - Data, Privacy, AI & Business Law
PIERRE-ALEXIS LEONARD
CEO at dups - M&A- Financial & Legal expertise
ENRICO MASET
Investor Readiness Financial Entrepreneurship
ANN BROCHÉ
CEO and co-founder at Uma Health
RENE KNECHT
Entrepreneur, B2B sales trainer, go-to-market consultant
EVELYN VANCAUWENBERGHE
Mentor Connected Leadership / Author of “Onderweg”
JOHANNA HUYLENBROECK
Co-founder C-nery
TIM CORTESE
Funds for Goods
VALERIE ZAPICO
Founder and CEO Valkuren
ROSANNA KURRER
Co-founder of Cyberway Finder - Cybersecurity
Who it’s for
At least one female founder; strong preference for already having a CTO/technical lead; ambitious and comfortable in English.
Not sure you tick every box? Most founders who join didn’t feel ready either. Apply, and let’s decide together.
Program timeline
1 JUL 2026
Applications open
4 SEP 2026
Application deadline
21–22 SEP 2026
Selection interviews
22–23 OCT 2026
2-day kickoff bootcamp
29 JAN 2027
Demo Day & Investor Event
1 JUL 2026
Applications open
4 SEP 2026
Application deadline
21–22 SEP 2026
Selection interviews
22–23 OCT 2026
2-day kickoff bootcamp
29 JAN 2027
Demo Day & Investor Event
Weekly workshops
10 Friday mornings, Oct 2026 – Jan 2027
Every Friday morning brings a live, expert-led workshop. Afternoons stay open for coworking and 1:1 coaching — optional, but designed to keep momentum between sessions.
- 01Fri 30 Oct
- 02Fri 6 Nov
- 03Fri 13 Nov
- 04Fri 20 Nov
- 05Fri 27 Nov
- 06Fri 4 Dec
- 07Fri 11 Dec
- 08Fri 18 Dec
- 09Fri 8 Jan
- 10Fri 15 Jan
What you leave with
Investor-ready deck & narrative
A polished pitch, traction plan and fundraising strategy.
Financial model & data room
Financial plan basics, a data room checklist, term sheet literacy.
Tech roadmap
A build plan, data strategy and AI integration pathway.
Intros to investors & Demo Day
A live pitch to real investors, plus a community of founders from High Her and Start it @KBC.
Plus access to honor loans via Funds For Good and Microstart — and introductions that keep coming long after January.
“Investors keep saying they can't find fundable women. We're about to hand them fifteen”
12
Expert-led workshops
3
Pillars: business, finance & tech
1
Demo day with real investors
Meet the team
Juliette Malherbe
Co-Founder & CEO, High Her. 10 years Innovation Manager at Orange Belgium.
Sabine Claeys
Founder Kern - Head Business Coach #SheDIDIT & Business Coach Raise Her at Start it @KBC
LAURIE DELRUE
Program & Community Manager
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Still hesitating?
15 seats. One cohort. Apply.
The first Raise Her cohort opens this fall. If you’re building a tech company in Belgium and you’re ready to take fundraising seriously, this is your room.
APPLICATIONS CLOSE 4 SEPTEMBER · INTERVIEWS 10–11 SEPTEMBER · COHORT STARTS OCTOBER · €450 EXCL. VAT · IN ENGLISH, IN BRUSSELS
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