Young Female Leaders Fellowship

A fellowship to support young and talented women to become the most ambitious version of themselves.

At Entrepreneur First, we identify and invest in exceptional individuals to build startups from scratch.

Our team in Paris has supported hundreds of women as they find a cofounder and build a startup. However, women’s representation in tech remains hampered by significant structural barriers which prevent them from having the impact they could be capable of. We have also observed a lot of women internalizing societal constraints which significantly limit their ambition.

That’s why we’re launching the Young Female Leaders Fellowship in Paris, to empower more women to unlock their full potential.

Over the next year, Coralie Chaufour, Partner and General Manager of EF Paris, is committing to coach and mentor 10 exceptional young women, as they navigate their early career.

As a founder you have the opportunity to shape mankind’s future in profound ways. Technology today allows talented and ambitious young people to have an impact on more people than at any time in history – and women need to stake their place in that context.

Coralie Chaufour
Partner and General Manager, EF Paris

“Reducing the barriers that women create for themselves is one of the most important ways to get more women into leadership.”

About Coralie

Throughout my career, I’ve been successful in highly competitive jobs in traditionally male-dominated industries – law, strategy consulting and tech entrepreneurship. I’ve experienced first-hand the knock-on impacts of so few female role models.

After studying at Sciences Po, Wharton and Harvard, I joined Cravath, Swaine & Moore, one of the most prestigious law firms in the world. When I was 26, I founded my own company, and learnt all the mistakes typical of a first-time founder. After closing the company, I joined McKinsey in Paris, believing that this was the most ambitious thing I could do with my career.

In 2018, I met Matt Clifford and Alice Bentinck who cofounded Entrepreneur First in London. Their mission resonated with me deeply and soon after, I launched the Paris office. Since then, I have supported over 500 founders in Paris and helped create companies that are now worth $1 billion combined.

My own setbacks as a founder have instilled in me a commitment to supporting and inspiring young and ambitious individuals, and particularly women, to achieve the outcomes they deserve. Now, I’m excited to launch our Young Female Leaders Fellowship, and support some of the most exceptional young women in France and Europe.

ABOUT THE FELLOWSHIP

The Young Female Leaders Fellowship will help talented and ambitious young women to uncover what they could be capable of. Alongside your peers, you will:

Receive monthly 1-1 mentoring with Coralie Chaufour over the next 12 months
Join regular dinners with members of the Fellowship
Build your network of talented startup founders and technology leaders
Explore your ambition and challenge your vision of success

Apply now, applications close on the 15 January and the Fellowship will begin on 22 January, 2024.

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Coralie Chaufour
Partner and General Manager, EF Paris

“What the most talented women choose to do with their lives will have a profound impact on society.”

ABOUT YOU

The Young Female Leaders Fellowship is for you if:

You are a student or young professional (under 3 years of work experience)
You understand and appreciate technology’s potential for impact, and you see entrepreneurship as a potential career path for you, whether in the short term or in the long term
You have achieved an exceptional amount in a short amount of time. You have proven that you can take on challenging problems, and are eager to turn this into real-world impact
You’re eager to make a meaningful impact on the world, and you’ve been searching for the right place to channel your ambition. But you’re still unsure of which path to take.

Apply now, applications close on the 15 January and the Fellowship will begin on 22 January, 2024.

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