Joining us this Monday, 21 September 2026 at a webinar with Renate Crollini - General Manager & Program Lead, where she will walk you through:

🚀 The program benefits

🚀 What the program entails

🚀 Top tips for Founders in the Program

We will be pleased to have powerhouse TRW Alumni in this webinar who went through the Female Founder Startup Program to share their experience within and post-program as well as what they are up to now with their ventures.

This will be a chance to ask all your burning questions about the 8-week Female Founder Startup program, and connect with other female founders of the community 🙌

📅 Monday, 21 September 2026

⏰ 12:00PM to 12:45PM

Online

Free

Beyond the Raise - an education-first session hosted by The Founders Union and Tech Ready Women, in collaboration with Spark Festival, at Tank Stream Suites, Martin Place, Sydney.

Most founders default to VC, but it's just one funding tool. This event unpacks three alternative capital sources - from Kashcade, Lighter Capital, and Westpac's Startup Loans Team - covering who each suits, when to use it, how to access it, and what you need to qualify. It also explores sequencing: the order you take capital can affect dilution and future equity value.

Ideal for founders exploring funding options, currently or soon-to-be raising, seeking to extend runway, or wanting to understand the capital landscape early. Moderated by the GM of Tech Ready Women. Goal: build your capital stack deliberately, not by default.

📅 Wednesday 23 September 2026

⏰ 3:30 - 5:00PM GMT+10
 
🎟️ FREE

What did that money actually cost you?

Every founder wrestles with the same question: raise, borrow, or keep selling? We're bringing four perspectives together - two founders who've lived it, a VC, and Lighter Capital, who lend against revenue instead of equity - for an honest 45-minute chat plus Q+A. Bring your appetite and your real numbers.

You'll leave knowing:
🚀 What each type of capital actually costs
🚀 Which funding path fits your stage now
🚀 What makes investors and lenders say yes — or pass
🚀 Who else in Brisbane is building alongside you

Then stay for brunch and connect with other Brisbane founders — the journey's hard and lonely, but with Tech Ready Women, it doesn't have to be.

Part of Tank Stream Labs Brisbane Launch Week. See the full schedule.

📅 Wednesday, 7 October 2026

⏰ 9:30AM to 11:30AM

Tank Stream Labs Brisbane

🎟️ $22

Come join us in this 45-minute chat, as TRW's General Manager, Renate Crollini, unpacks Westpac's unique offer with banking experts Mel Portelli and Michelle Kervin. Also joining them is a founder that has been through the process herself, to walk through exactly how it works - what you need, what they're looking for, what happens when you start the conversation and how it supported her business.

What we'll cover

• The Start-up Loan: for businesses under 24 months. Assessed on your business plan, cashflow forecast, projections and assumptions. No year-end financials, no asset security.
• The Scale-up Loan: once you're trading 12 months or more. Borrowing up to $5m, with the flexibility to hire, enter new markets or smooth cash flow through growth.
• Hear from a founder herself! What she was building, what she pulled together to apply, and what the loan let her do.
• What VIP banker access actually means and how to use it before, during and after a funding conversation.
• Your questions, live and unfiltered. There are no silly questions. Only one's that get you closer to funding your dream!

Shall we make it a little more fun?

Want something a little extra? TRW will randomly pull 20 participants emails from those attending to enter a pool to win one $100 gift voucher.

Want even MORE? Everyone that asks a question in the session gets a FREE month in TRW's new Female Founder Grow community.

📅 Wednesday, 7 October 2026 

⏰ 11:30am - 12:30pm AEST 
 
🎟️ FREE

The FoundHER Summit is a high-energy, one-day event designed to support female founders elevate their business, no matter where they are on their journey.

We’re bringing together women founders, investors, tech partners, corporations, and ecosystem leaders for a day of practical insights, powerful conversations, and game-changing connections.

📅 Tuesday, 24 November 2026

⏰ 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM AEDT
 
🎟️ In-Person: Early bird $99+GST 
(10% discount for our TRW Alumni - reach out the team at [email protected] to get the discount code)

🎟️ Livestream: $28+GST 
(If you're based in Melbourne or Adelaide, you can join the watch parties at the Tank Stream Labs* offices)