Leadership

Built to Scale

Founderland’s Leadership pillar supports the growth of women of colour entrepreneurs through targeted skills development, mentorship, and early talent access. From AI literacy to leadership coaching, every initiative is designed to equip founders with what they need to lead, hire, and scale. By closing access and skills gaps, Training turns potential into progress.

AI for Business

AI for Business

A six-month virtual programme helping founders integrate AI across every part of their business. Through expert-led virtual sessions, founders explore real-world use cases in marketing, sales, operations, finance, and more—no technical background required. Built for early-stage entrepreneurs ready to grow smarter and scale faster.

What you’ll learn:

  • AI tools for content creation, lead generation, and sales forecasting

  • How to automate workflows, streamline finance, and improve customer experience

  • Legal, hiring, and product strategies powered by data and automation

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Signal

Signal: Partner with Women Building the Future

Signal is Founderland’s expert mentorship programme, matching founders with experienced professionals across key areas of business growth. Each mentorship lasts for 12 weeks and focuses on helping founders improve core business functions.

All founders in the Founderland network are eligible and can request a mentor. Matches are based on needs, goals, and subject-matter alignment. For mentors, this is an opportunity to contribute expertise where it matters most.

High-impact mentorship areas include:

  • Product development – defining MVPs, iterating based on user feedback, and improving product-market fit

  • Sales strategy – refining sales funnels, pricing, B2B outreach, and closing deals

  • Marketing and brand positioning – clarifying messaging, testing channels, and creating growth campaigns

  • Customer experience – improving onboarding, retention, and feedback systems

  • Operations and systems – setting up scalable processes, tools, and automations

  • Go-to-market execution – launching new features, entering new markets, or preparing for partnerships