How Much Do Female Founder Communities Cost? A 2026 Price Breakdown
You can spend an afternoon clicking through half a dozen community websites and still not know what any of them cost. Some hide it behind an application form. Some quote a number that turns out to be half the real price once you add the fees nobody mentions on the homepage.
So here's the actual answer, community by community, with the source for every number. If a price has changed by the time you read this, it will say so, because these things move without notice.
The Quick-Answer List
- Athena Collective — $24.99/month, or $250/year ($20.83/month). Women building service-based businesses, any revenue stage.
- The Forum — Free (core community). Canadian women entrepreneurs, any stage.
- eWomenNetwork — $357 one-time + $19.95/month ($596 year one). Women entrepreneurs, any industry.
- Theanna — $49/month or $99/month. Idea-to-traction stage tech founders.
- Dreamers & Doers — Roughly $70/month paid annually, $85/month paid quarterly. Women entrepreneurs and investors, invite-only.
- Female Founder Collective / The 10th House — Free (Collective tier); paid membership from $599/year + $139 initiation fee (Growth tier, $0–500K revenue). Founders with product in market.
Athena Collective — $24.99/Month, or $250/Year
No initiation fee, no revenue minimum, no application. Monthly is $24.99, or you can pay $250 for the year, which works out to $20.83/month, roughly two months free compared to paying monthly. This is one of the lowest price points in the category either way, and there's no gate based on how much your business currently makes.
See what's included in an Athena membership →
The Forum — Free
The Forum is a registered Canadian charity, and its core community, weekly connects, and mentor matching are free to join. Paid programs like the E-Series sit on top of that free base. If budget is the deciding factor and you're in Canada, this is the floor of what a community can cost: nothing.
eWomenNetwork — $357 Once, Then $19.95/Month
The advertised number is $19.95 a month, but that's not the real first-year cost. eWomenNetwork's own membership page lists a one-time lifetime initiation fee of $357 on top of the monthly rate. Add twelve months of dues and year one comes to roughly $596, not $240. After year one, the annual cost drops closer to the advertised monthly rate since the initiation fee doesn't repeat.
Theanna — $49/Month or $99/Month
Theanna's pricing page lists two tiers: Connect at $49/month for community access, and Build at $99/month, which adds AI-powered milestone tracking on top of the community. Worth flagging that this one is built specifically for tech and SaaS founders tracking toward revenue milestones, so the software layer is doing a lot of the work the price tag is paying for.
Dreamers & Doers — Roughly $70 to $85/Month
Current pricing on Dreamers & Doers' own site is $85/month if you pay quarterly, or roughly $70/month if you pay annually. That's a meaningful gap between the two payment options, and membership only opens on a quarterly application cycle, so timing matters as much as price if you're trying to join.
Female Founder Collective / The 10th House — Free to Start, Paid Tiers From $599/Year
The Female Founder Collective's free "Collective" tier gets you the newsletter and event access. The paid community, The 10th House, is currently split into three tiers, each with a $139 one-time initiation fee on top of the membership price:
- Growth — $599/year or $60/month, for founders roughly in the $0–500K revenue range.
- Scale — $850/year or $80/month, for founders in the $500K–$3M+ range. This tier is currently at capacity and only taking waitlist applications.
- Lifetime — $1,500 one-time (discounted from a $2,500 list price), for founders who want permanent access rather than an annual renewal.
So the real first-year cost of the entry tier is $738, not $599, once the initiation fee is included. There's also a standalone $329 accelerator program, the Founder's Operating Manual, which is a one-time purchase separate from membership.
What This Actually Tells You
Price alone doesn't answer "is this the right community." A membership you don't qualify for, or can't currently join at all, isn't a real option no matter how it's priced, and a free community that doesn't serve founders isn't either. The two questions worth asking together are: what does it cost, and can you actually get in.
Sorted by revenue gate rather than price, the picture looks different. Athena, The Forum, eWomenNetwork, and Dreamers & Doers don't have a revenue floor. Theanna and The 10th House sit in between, with looser criteria but a specific stage in mind, and The 10th House's Scale tier is currently closed to new members regardless of budget.
FAQs
What's the cheapest paid female founder community?
Among the paid options here, Athena Collective at $24.99/month and Theanna's Connect tier at $49/month are the lowest entry points. The Forum is free but isn't founder-specific in the same way.
Which communities have a revenue requirement?
The 10th House's Growth tier targets founders roughly in the $0–500K revenue range, and Scale targets $500K–$3M+ (though Scale is currently waitlist-only). None of the others on this list gate by revenue.
Is there a free option for founders?
The Forum's core community is free, and Female Founder Collective's base "Collective" tier is also free, though it's lighter on features than the paid 10th House tier.
Do any of these publish their prices upfront?
Yes, all six communities listed here publish their pricing on their own sites, which is part of why they made this list.
Prices verified against each community's own site as of August 2026. Communities change pricing and requirements without notice. Confirm directly with the source before applying.