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Harriet
Harriet is a community organization based in Asia that supports female founders in securing external capital. It connects female entrepreneurs with strategic venture capital funds to address the gender gap in funding.
Overview
What Harriet does
What Harriet is
Harriet is a community organization based in Asia that supports female founders in securing external capital. It connects female entrepreneurs with strategic venture capital funds to address the gender gap in funding.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2017
- Approximate age
- About 9 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- March 5, 2026
Official channels
Find Harriet elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Harriet as a community
Community overview
Harriet is an organization founded in 2017, based in Asia, that supports female founders in their efforts to secure external capital. It acts as a bridge between strategic venture capital funds and female-founded companies, aiming to address the gender gap in venture funding. Harriet provides services through two main platforms: Connecting Harriet and Funding Harriet, which offer tools, resources, and curated introductions to venture funds.
Community focus
Harriet focuses on investing in female entrepreneurs across various sectors. Its initiatives include the Ladies Investment Club, the first all-female angel network in Asia, and Her Capital Venture Fund, the first female-led venture capital fund in Singapore. The organization also emphasizes finance and investing education for women through its Sophia platform.
Member value
Members gain access to educational content, a network of recommended service providers, and curated introductions to leading venture funds. Harriet's initiatives provide support for female entrepreneurs in various stages of their business journey.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- online
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Asia
Community activity
Notable members
Notable co-founders include Anna Pearson and Tanya Rolfe.
Common questions
What to know about Harriet
Upseed classifies Harriet under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 5, 2026
Known limits
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