The core group that Women in Funds caters to are those who work in a private fund, which makes up our base membership. Individuals who currently hold a primary, full-time role at a manager of a Private Fund(s) are eligible to join Women in Funds (“Qualifying Member”) as a Private Funds Member (Full Access or Leader). Applicants may also join as Sponsors or Community Sponsor members if they are not eligible to join as a Qualifying Member.

Applicants must have access to an active email account at the manager and be listed on the manager’s website as a current employee in order to confirm eligibility as a Qualifying Member.

“Private Funds” include any private pooled investment vehicle, including hedge funds, private equity funds, venture capital funds, credit funds, real asset funds, crypto funds, fund of funds, family offices and allocators to the foregoing, but do not include mutual funds, investment/retail/commercial banks, technology firms, law firms, outsourced executives, solo practitioners, wealth management firms, consultants, fund administrators, software as a service companies, placement agents, finders/marketers, recruiters, vendors of any kind, private vehicles used only for personal investing, or any company whose business is the sale of services, goods or products to fund managers. Eligibility will be determined at all times in the sole discretion of Women in Funds.

To remain in good standing, members must remain Qualifying Members at all times. In the event a member leaves a role at a Private Fund and is no longer a Qualifying Member as a result of the departure, the member shall be permitted to remain a member until the member accepting a job at a firm that is not a Private Fund. No refunds will be issued.

Eligibility is not dependent on gender identity or gender expression. Women in Funds does not discriminate on the basis of any protected category, including sex, gender, race, religion, military or veteran status, or sexual orientation. Membership is not contingent on a potential member’s gender identity. Women in Funds is not a political organization. Membership terms are subject to change at any time. The determination of member eligibility is in the sole discretion of Women in Funds.

Members agree to abide by Women in Funds’ terms and membership criteria and rules. Members agree that they will not circumvent the foregoing. Members agree that if they have registered as a Qualifying Member, they will not circumvent our policies by soliciting or marketing by proxy, on behalf of entities, services or individuals who are not paying members or sponsors of Women in Funds.

After purchasing a membership, your application will be reviewed for conformity to our eligibility guidelines and assuming you are a Qualifying Member, you will be accepted as a new member! In the event you do not meet the eligibility criteria, you will be refunded the entire amount, less a processing fee. If you have any questions about whether you are a Qualifying Member, please email our operations department (olivia@womeninfunds.org) before you apply in order to avoid the processing fee.

Members must hold a paid membership to access Women in Funds member resources. Private Funds Members must at all time be and remain a Qualifying Member. Should a Private Funds member no longer meet these terms, please let us know. Any Private Funds member who is no longer a Qualifying Member at the time of renewal will not be able to renew. We reserve the right to modify your membership if we discover that you are no longer a Qualifying Member.

All members must abide our Terms of Useand by any posted Women in Funds community rules, including the the WhatsApp Group Policy and any rules of conduct required by an event host (together with Event Rules, the “Community Rules”.)

The Terms of Use, the Eligibility Rules and the Community Rules (collectively, the “Terms of Membership”) are subject to change in the sole discretion of Women in Funds. Membership prices are subject to change at any time, and there are no discounts, guaranteed pricing or pre-paid advance memberships permitted. Membership may be revoked by Women in Funds in its sole discretion for a member’s breach of the Terms of Membership, in which case, no refunds will be available and the member may not be eligible to rejoin in the future.