SEATTLE — SkinnyDipped, known for its thin-coated nuts and better-for-you snacks, launched the SkinnyDipped Female Founder Fund, an initiative designed to support women-led food businesses as they scale and build long-term growth.
According to a Harvard study, women entrepreneurs continue facing structural challenges, particularly in gaining access to capital, with only 2.4% of venture funding going to women-owned companies. As a female-founded brand, SkinnyDipped created its grant to close this gap for emerging, women-led brands.
The grant will award one founder a $25,000 cash grant, along with direct access to SkinnyDipped’s CEO, co-founder and senior leaders across brand, marketing, sales, finance, operations and supply chain. Mentorship will take place over a six-month period, with ongoing check-ins throughout the first year to support impactful and measurable growth.
“Building a business takes more than a great idea, it takes access, guidance and people who are willing to invest their time and experience,” said Valerie and Breezy Griffith, co-founders of SkinnyDipped. “As women founders ourselves, we know how difficult it can be to break through. This grant is our way of supporting women who are ready to take their businesses to the next level.”
The SkinnyDipped Female Founder Fund is open to women-owned food businesses generating $150,000 or more in annual revenue that are preparing for their next phase of growth and are open to collaborative, high-touch mentorship. Applications are open now, with the grant recipient to be announced March 8 on International Women’s Day.
