Helping 100 Million Women Thrive in Business and Life.
We’re on a mission to help 100 million women founders build, scale, and exit their businesses — because the only thing harder than building a company is building one alone.
Athena Collective is more than a women founders network or another women in business group — it’s the all-in-one membership platform and private community where female founders actually get what they need, when they need it.
Most female founders are building in isolation. It doesn’t have to be that way.
The statistics are well known. The experience is personal. Women founders are navigating fundraising, scaling, and decision-making with less access, less support, and fewer peers who truly understand what the journey feels like.
It’s not a talent gap. It’s an access gap.
Athena was created to close it — for every woman owned business, at every stage.
Built for the journey. Designed for you.
Not another female entrepreneur association. Not a generic women’s group. Athena is the all-in-one membership platform built around the business you’re actually running — with the tools, mentors, and connections that meet you where you are.
This is where we take women’s entrepreneurship to the next level. A place to grow, evolve, and find joy in the journey — not just survive it.
Explore the MembershipEvery founder. Every stage. One home.
From the first idea to the next chapter — Athena evolves as you and your business does.
“I don’t know what to do.”
Builders
The beginning is the hardest part. Athena shows you a path forward. A personalized experience based on your goals, your opportunities, and where you want to go. Join a community of women who are going through it or have been through it before you.
“I don’t know what to do next.”
Scalers
You’ve built momentum — now you need a different kind of support. Peer founders who are scaling too. Mentors who’ve broken through the glass ceiling. Strategies that match the complexity of where your business actually is and where it’s headed.
“What are my options now?”
Exit-Ready
You’ve created something that matters. Now the question is what comes next — for your business and for you. Athena gives you the network, the advisors, and the strategic partners to step into your next chapter with confidence.
One membership. A full ecosystem built around you.
Your Personalized Roadmap
Athena’s 212-skills assessment builds a custom roadmap based on where you are and where you’re going. It evolves as you and your business does — so you’re never working from an outdated plan or someone else’s priorities. You’ll always know what deserves your energy and attention right now.
Expert Sessions & AI Tools
Monthly live sessions and interactive workshops with successful entrepreneurs across every core area of business — alongside AI tools built to help you move faster without burning out. The kind of support that goes beyond inspiration and into action from startup to exit stages.
A Private Community That Changes Things
Thousands of women in our growing ecosystem. Join our private Slack workspace — real conversations, real referrals, real friendships. No performative networking. No gatekeeping. Just ambitious, smart founders showing up for each other. This is the network that makes the difference between building in isolation and building with momentum.
Vetted Partners & Exclusive Deals
Exclusive deals, trusted advisors, and curated partnerships built for female owned businesses at every stage. Pre-negotiated discounts to save you money on the things you need. The access that accelerates your growth — without the expensive retainers or the “right connections.”
Members say it best.
I spent a long time figuring things out on my own, and you don’t realize how hard that is until you’re plugged into a network where access to the right people, knowledge, and resources happens instantly. It’s a complete game changer.Devreet Dulay · Athena Member
The value I’ve received is honestly hard to quantify. The workshops expanded how I think about growth and leadership, and the conversations with other members sparked ideas I wouldn’t have come to on my own.Hope Mikal · Athena Member
There’s no gatekeeping. Just ambitious, smart women building serious businesses and cheering each other on along the way.Denise Boswell-Buck · Athena Member
Accessible by design. Powerful by intention.
We built Athena to be within reach — because every women-owned business deserves access to great connections and the solutions they need to move forward.
- Your personalized roadmap based on the 212-skills business and founder assessments
- Monthly expert-led workshops for every stage of the journey
- Private Slack community to connect with women founders
- Vetted tools, AI prompts, trusted resources, and exclusive deals
- Mentorship hours with successful founders
- Everything in the annual plan
- Full access from day one — no waiting period
- Pause or cancel anytime, no questions asked
Our mission is to elevate 100 million women in business and life.
Athena is built for women who are serious about what they’re building.
Athena is right for you if...
- You’re a female founder who wants real community and connections — not just another group.
- You’re tired of piecing together advice from a dozen different places.
- You’re ready for a clear path forward — at whatever stage you’re at right now.
- You want to feel less overwhelmed, less isolated, and more confident about what comes next.
- You’re ready to build alongside a community of female founders who understand the journey.
100 million women. It starts with you.
Every founder who joins Athena Collective is part of something larger than her own business — a growing movement of women building, scaling, and exiting with the platform, strategic partnerships, and community they deserve.