The room where women founders
stay in power.
IRIS is a founder-led network for women building and scaling companies. Every member who succeeds brings her knowledge, her connections, and her hard-won experience back into the room, raising the floor for every founder who comes after her.
our success.
When you win, you bring your wisdom, networks and experience back into the room, lifting every founder who comes after you.
for each other
Real conversations.
We're making it
equal at the top.
Women disproportionately face barriers to capital, networks and power. Not because of capability, but because of a system not built with them in mind. We track every outcome. We measure every intervention. We publish the evidence. And we never stop until the numbers change.
Research. Advocacy.
Community.
We operate on effective impact principles: set measurable goals, track outcomes rigorously, publish what works and what doesn't, and double down on the interventions that move the needle.
We're a registered non-profit, and we commit to full transparency on our own sources of funding, always staying aligned with founders' interests, never investors'.
Measurable Impact
We track capital raised, exits achieved, board seats held and jobs created by our members. Every metric published openly. No vanity numbers.
Free AI Agent
Every member gets access to a free AI agent to help build their business: feedback on decks, research, connections and strategy, available 24/7.
Radical Transparency
We publish our own funding sources and governance structure. We will never take money from investors that conflicts with our founders' interests.
Research & Advocacy
Evidence-based studies briefed to government and investors. We don't just name the problem. We bring the data that forces change.
In-person in four cities.
Ready to join the room where
women founders stay in power?
A 1-minute application. If approved, a short onboarding call to understand how we can support your success.