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24 alternatives to The Violet Society

✨A startup sisterhood for future founders 💪🏽

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Violet Society launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Violet Society Fellowships▲147

   Career mentorship & community for female & nb techies 💜✨

   2019 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Violet Hacks▲12

   Start a startup in weekend with aspiring female founders

   2018 · docs.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   I built a community for women entrepreneurs and makers▲345

   2020 · womenmake.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   leap.club▲268

   A community-led professional network for women

   2021 · leap.club · its alternatives →

5. 5
   StartUp Podcast Season 2▲424

   Following Dating Ring, a YC company run by 2 young women

   2015 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Glassbreakers▲186

   A peer mentorship community for professional women

   2015 · themomproject.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Startup School for Future Founders▲510

   YC's free 6-week program for aspiring founders

   2020 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →

8. 8
   VCGC▲240

   Community of female entrepreneurs, tech leaders & investors

   2017 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Founder Society▲149

   An invitation-only organization of entrepreneurs

   2015 · foundersociety.co · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Founder's Club▲188

    Global community of entrepreneurs

    2022 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Forward Thinking City▲338

    Building Silicon Valley in the cloud

    2020 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Startup School Live 2022▲175

    Learn how to start a startup, with help from Y Combinator

    2022 · startupschool.org · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Violet Verse▲77

    A web3 content lifestyle dApp and creator dashboard

    2022 · violetverse.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Hampton▲203

    Join the private network for high-growth founders

    2023 · joinhampton.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Violet▲67

    Culturally competent healthcare for the LGBTQIA+ community

    2021 · joinviolet.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gather▲79

    A social club helping Bay Area women up their game

    2018 · gathersocialclub.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Young Startup Club▲121

    Turns your ideas into new connections from community

    2018 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Womentum▲176

    Invest in female entrepreneurs in developing countries

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    #Startup – A global startup community, on Slack▲56

    2014 · hashtagstartup.co · its alternatives →

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    #FemaleFounders▲23

    A Slack community for female founders

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The New Girlboss▲179

    A new professional network for millennial women

    2019 · girlboss.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Female Founder Stories▲136

    A collection of interviews with Y Combinator’s female alumni

    2014 · femalefounderstories.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Girlboss▲157

    A new media site for woman, from Sophia Amoruso

    2017 · girlboss.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AC
    A community for Swedish Startups▲47

    2013 · swedishstartupspace.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →