Ready Set Raise (Graham & Walker / fka Female Founders Alliance)
Generalist & Demographic · Run by Graham & Walker · Seattle, WA
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Not publishedFemale Founders Alliance rebranded to Graham & Walker and pivoted to operating as a venture fund (announcement on grahamwalker.com); the Ready Set Raise accelerator's last publicized cohorts date to ~2021-2022 with no recent cohort announcements found, so possibly_inactive and terms nulled. Details drawn from search results and G&W blog posts, not a full primary fetch, hence secondary confidence.
- Investment
- Not publishedFemale Founders Alliance rebranded to Graham & Walker and pivoted to operating as a venture fund (announcement on grahamwalker.com); the Ready Set Raise accelerator's last publicized cohorts date to ~2021-2022 with no recent cohort announcements found, so possibly_inactive and terms nulled. Details drawn from search results and G&W blog posts, not a full primary fetch, hence secondary confidence.
- Equity taken
- Not publishedFemale Founders Alliance rebranded to Graham & Walker and pivoted to operating as a venture fund (announcement on grahamwalker.com); the Ready Set Raise accelerator's last publicized cohorts date to ~2021-2022 with no recent cohort announcements found, so possibly_inactive and terms nulled. Details drawn from search results and G&W blog posts, not a full primary fetch, hence secondary confidence.
- Program length
- Not published
- Format
- Remote
- Location
- Seattle, WA
- Cohorts per year
- Not published
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- pre-seed / seed
- Sub-vertical
- fundraising-focused accelerator for women and nonbinary founders
- Demographic focus
- women and nonbinary founders
- Backers
- Not published
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: Female Founders Alliance rebranded to Graham & Walker and pivoted to operating as a venture fund (announcement on grahamwalker.com); the Ready Set Raise accelerator's last publicized cohorts date to ~2021-2022 with no recent cohort announcements found, so possibly_inactive and terms nulled. Details drawn from search results and G&W blog posts, not a full primary fetch, hence secondary confidence.
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Terms in plain English
Ready Set Raise was an accelerator for women and nonbinary founders run by Female Founders Alliance, which rebranded as Graham and Walker. The accelerator no longer appears on the current Graham and Walker site, and its terms were never confirmed by us and are not published. The operator today runs a venture fund alongside free founder support, including a Founder Hub resource library and one day Founder Day events held in 2025 in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Founders seeking capital can pitch the fund directly, but there is no published accelerator application, cohort schedule, or program terms.
Who this is actually for
Historically this program served women and nonbinary founders raising early rounds. Today the operator's fund and Founder Day events target pre seed and seed founders, and the accelerator itself is not accepting applications.
Application windows
No application window is on record for this program yet. Check the official website for the next cohort.
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Sources
Everything above was checked against these, verified Jul 22, 2026.
- https://grahamwalker.com/blog/female-founders-alliance-announces-new-venture-capital-fund-name-and-mission/
- https://grahamwalker.com/blog/press-release-female-founders-alliance-welcomes-third-cohort-of-its-accelerator-ready-set-raise/
- https://grahamwalker.com/blog/tag/ready-set-raise/
- https://grahamwalker.com/blog/graham-walker-announces-4th-accelerator-cohort/