JULIETTE MALHERBE
CEO of High Her - Ex Innovation manager @orange
A 12-week program for female tech founders in Belgium
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 31 August
Start it @KBC · High Her · Impact Shakers
15 founders · Every Friday in Brussels · In English · Applications close 31 August
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
ALEXANDRA CORNET
Blooming Flow
MARIE GUÉRIN
Elle Belgique
TIM CORTESE
Funds for Goods
VALERIE ZAPICO
Business Coach at Start it @KBC.
SABINE CLAEYS
Business Coach at Start it @KBC.
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
June 2026
Applications open
10–11 September
Interviews & selection
October 2026
2-day kickoff retreat
Oct–Dec 2026
12 weekly workshops, Brussels
January 2027
Demo Day & Investor Event
June 2026
Applications open
10–11 September
Interviews & selection
October 2026
2-day kickoff retreat
Oct–Dec 2026
12 weekly workshops, Brussels
January 2027
Demo Day & Investor Event
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
Business Coach at Start it @KBC.
LAURIE DELRUE
Program & Community Manager
Built by
Supported by Banque Nationale de Belgique · BNP Paribas Fortis
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 31 August · 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