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
Meet your experts
JULIETTE MALHERBE
CEO of High Her - Ex Innovation manager @ Orange
YONCA BRAECKMAN
Founder & CEO at Impact Shakers
TIM CORTESE
Funds for Goods
VALERIE ZAPICO
Founder and CEO Valkuren
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 MASSET
Investor Readiness Financial Entrepreneurship
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
For sponsors & partners
SUPPORT THE FOUNDERS WHO’LL BUILD A FAIRER ECONOMY.
Raise Her exists because of the partners who believe a healthier startup ecosystem starts with who gets to build it. Join us as a sponsor, mentor, or investor partner.
Become a partner- Enhanced brand visibility
- Talent pipeline
- Innovation dealflow
- Measurable impact