About Springboard Enterprises
Venture-catalyst Springboard Enterprises is the premier platform where influencers, investors and innovators meet
to help women build ‘big businesses starting small’. Springboard sources, coaches, showcases and supports womenled growth companies seeking equity capital for product development and expansion.
Over 500 women-led companies have participated in Springboard's accelerator programs; raising over $6.5 billion,
creating tens of thousands of new jobs, and generating billions of dollars in annual revenues. More than 80% of
Springboard companies are still in business as independent or merged entities, including 11 IPOs and many that are
the technology engines of publicly traded companies.
Springboard’s Impact
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545 women-led businesses have participated in Springboard’s 25
venture accelerator programs since 2000.
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Thousands of women entrepreneurs have attended Springboard
Workshops and Seminars.
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Springboard portfolio companies have raised $6.5B in equity, grants and
strategic investments.
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11 Springboard companies went public since July 2004 and 27% merged
or were acquired.
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81% of Springboard companies continue to grow independently or as
part of a merged company.
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Springboard operational companies have created tens of thousands of
new jobs and generate several billion in revenues.
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Springboard casts a wide net. Our companies are based in 39 states and 6 continents.
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4,000+ women entrepreneurs in the software, technology, media, consumer and business products, and life
sciences industries have applied to participate in Springboard accelerator programs and workshops.
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4,000+ investors, service providers, and business development professionals have actively participated in
Springboard programs as recruiters, reviewers and coaches.
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Springboard received national acclaim in major print and online media outlets, including Inc., Entrepreneur,
The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, US News & World Report, San Jose Mercury News, FORTUNE,
The Washington Post, NPR, Forbes, Fast Company, Enterprising Women, Crain’s, Forbes, Business Week and
The White House Blog.
Springboard’s
portfolio
companies have
created tens of
thousands of jobs
and generate
billions in annual
revenue.