Partner with The SWELL
The first 50 founders are building. Partners help them scale.
Our partners give founders access to expertise, services and introductions. In return, they get a direct line to Seattle's fastest-growing community of women founders.
Our partners
The companies and people who make The SWELL work for our members.
Become a partner
Six ways to partner
Pick the shape that fits your firm
Each partnership is designed around a real role in the community. We will help you find the one that best matches your team, budget and time.
What partnership makes possible
What partnership makes possible in 2026
Keeping membership at a price women can fund themselves. Paying the advisors, facilitators and coaches who make the experience worth showing up for. Funding scholarships for founders with financial or caregiving constraints. Building programming that is genuinely useful rather than merely well intentioned. And measuring what works, so 2027 is built on evidence.
Who this tends to suit
Who this tends to suit
- Firms that serve small and growing businesses and want relationships rather than impressions.
- Companies with community, DEI or small business budgets looking for something local and specific.
- Founders and operators who have already done well in Seattle and want to put something back somewhere they can see it.
- Venue, food and beverage partners who want their product in front of a room that hosts events every week.
Questions
Partner FAQs
The questions organisations ask us before they commit to a partnership.
Prefer to give rather than partner?
Some supporters want to back the founders directly rather than take on a partnership. You can, through our partner organization Sound Startups. Donations go straight into founder access: scholarships, subsidized memberships, and the practical costs that keep caregiving and money from being the reason a woman does not take part.
Sound Startups is a non-profit in registration and handles charitable donations on our behalf. Contact us if you would like to direct your gift to a specific program.
A swell is the energy that gathers before a wave. Come and be part of it.
The SWELL is a mission-based for-profit. Partnership contributions are a business expense rather than a charitable donation. If you would like to make a charitable gift, you can do so through Sound Startups, and those funds go directly to founder scholarships and access.