When bold women are connected to the right people, big things happen.
Just 2% of global Venture Capital funds are invested in female-founded and led businesses. Apropela accelerates the growth of exceptional female-led businesses by connecting them with influential leaders across business, government and community.
Nurturing Female Founders doing big things
Apropela identifies and selects exceptional women with exciting new businesses that are unlocking pathways to innovation.
As a selected founder, we train you in the 'art' of 'asking', then give you access to connections with the influence and authority to make introductions that can unlock new clients, partnerships, capital, or expertise - connections that will significantly move the needle on growth.
Connections that count - Minimal Time, Maximum Impact
Apropela's Connectors are prominent leaders in business, government and the community, with influential networks and an eagerness to leverage them to support women entrpreneurs.
It's a simple yet powerful way to make a real impact. A few minutes of your time can have a outsized impact for these female founders, fast-tracking them to decision makers and unlocking new opportunities.
Are you interested to join one of Australia's most impactful and generous networks? If so we want to meet you!
Drive Innovation Through Diversity
Innovation thrives on diversity — and that’s exactly what Apropela delivers. Our network of female founders are not just disrupting industries; they’re redefining what’s possible. They bring fresh ideas, commercial intelligence, and unshakable resilience to every partnership. By backing them, you’re fuelling innovation with purpose — driving business that’s faster, smarter, and built to lead.
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Diversity isn't a check-box, it's a catalyst.
Years
of facilitating connections for growth for female founders
Connectors
Women-led businesses supported by Apropela.
Female Founded Companies Platformed at Events
selected founders from 430+ carefully screened businesses.
Offers to Connect
Offers to connect and introduce founders to key decision makers
"Jason and Nicola helped to refine the pitch and make it digestible for people who never seen Trendspek and its technology. By simplifying and explaining what Trendspek really is, we could really resonate with the audience.
This in turn helped to receive 60+ offers of connections to target companies across a range of industries. A lot of which were very high profile, global companies! This was a huge result to my team and I was blown away by the results from that one 7-minute pitch!"
"I was connected to both Walmart USA and to the Ex-CEO of Bras N Things. But one of the most valuable connections was to Amazon USA which led to an agreement from them to stock our garments."
"These connections have been crucial for us to get a foot in the door with organisations who hadn’t heard of us previously but were looking for the services we offer. One of our most exciting connections was with EY, with whom we became Alliance Partner, working together on a number of fantastic educational training and development projects with Departments of Education."
"Heads Over Heels expanded our reach, network and our profile. We got clients, partners and opportunities to do some PR.
One of our investors said she met someone who told her she’d seen me pitch at Heads Over Heels - that shows the extent of the reach and that the profile building continues well beyond that short time frame of post the actual pitch. "
"We found Heads Over Heels to be a fantastic forum where women are supporting women. I will never forget how more than 80 people put their hand up to help us. Heads Over Heels introduced us to people who are now our major clients, being part of Heads Over Heels has been invaluable for our business."
“I asked for introductions to customers and kicked off my Series A at the June 15 Portfolio Event – so far I have had some amazing discussions with The Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Group and Amazon Web Services about investment and use of my product."
"We met our Series A investor and new Board member - Richard Enthoven representing Hollard Investments - through presenting at a Portfolio Event. This is not just great for us but great for all women founders in Australia."
“I received some amazing introductions at the June 15 Portfolio Event and have started the sales process with EY, CBA, J&J, AMP, Virgin & Westpac - if even a few come through, its potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue, and 1000s of empowered women working for employers committed to driving social change."
Our Events
Apropela events, hosted by our Platinum Partners, are polished, high energy and invitation only. It's where our influential connectors meet our latest and returning talented CEOs to start game-changing connections.
Five premium events per year:
– 2 in Sydney
– 2 in Melbourne
– 1 in USA Hybrid
Next Events:
18 March 2026 – NAB Melbourne Portfolio Event
03 June 2026 – Ashurst Sydney Portfolio Event
05 August 2026 – Optus Melbourne Portfolio Event
21 October 2026 – Amazon Sydney Portfolio Event
