The acceleration platform for female founders building scalable businesses.

We build the capability, commercial momentum, credibility, visibility, networks and access female founders have too often been excluded from, while helping shape a more equitable ecosystem.

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THE GROWTH GAP

Female founders are underbacked, undercapitalised and underserved by an ecosystem that was not designed with them in mind.

Ambition is not the constraint. The conditions around growth are.

Female founders are too often dismissed as “lifestyle businesses”, locked out of the networks and unwritten rules that accelerate growth for others, and held to standards that other founders are not.

At the same time, she is expected to make decisions across customers, revenue, delivery, team, operations and growth, often with limited time, capital, relevant feedback or access to people who understand the commercial context.

What fills the gap is usually inspiration and generic business communities: “You’ve got this,” with no plan, no capital and no introductions attached. It can feel like support. It changes nothing.

You don’t need more business inspiration. You need a clearer way forward.

VISIBILITY

A more visible network of high-impact female founders.

CAPABILITY

The skills and strategy to scale past $1M.

NETWORK

The connections and unwritten rules the rest of the ecosystem keeps closed.

NARRATIVE

A new story about what a female-founded business can be.

WAYS TO WORK WITH WAE

Find the support that fits the stage you’re in.

FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT

Programs

Growth and Tech accelerator programs for female founders ready to scale. We take you through the specific stages where most stall — building the systems, capability and confidence to grow past $1M and beyond.

ONGOING BACKING

Mind the Gap

Shared intelligence, relevant founder relationships and ongoing access between major business milestones.

STRATEGIC SUPPORT

Advisory

Direct support when a commercial decision, opportunity or constraint needs sharper thinking.

The female founders scaling past $1M — in their own words.

Real conversations with the female founders who’ve built businesses past $1M. The strategies they used. The decisions that worked. The mistakes worth avoiding. No highlight reel. No fluff.

Watch the full episodes on our Youtube channel.

Find out where your business is at.

Discover your business phase, overall business health score and current gaps – all in under 5 minutes. Get a clear, personalised action plan so you know exactly what to focus on next.

Founders, features and the thinking behind them.

What changes when a female founder is properly backed.

My business is up 40%

Scale Advisory with We Are Emersyn has been a game changer for my business! The guidance was clear, actionable, and tailored to my unique needs and I felt supported every step of the way. Thanks to their expertise, I now have an amazing team in place and my business revenue increased by 40%.

Lisa – Happy Tummies

I can see that I've created a business that will be bigger than me.

The program provided me with focused support that gave me a structure to make decisions for myself. The sense of community from my peers knowing I wasn’t going it alone. Getting into the habit of looking at our CEO metrics and numbers weekly made me realise that when I first started my business I made myself a job and now I can see that I've created a business that will be bigger than me.

Fiona – Strength Heroes

The WAE Insider.

Strategic thinking, founder stories and the conversations the rest of the ecosystem avoids — delivered to 3,000+ female founders every week.