Future Anything celebrates Boosting Female Founders success.

On 7 February 2024, it was announced that Future Anything is one of 34 grant recipients sharing in $11.6 million of grant funding through the Boosting Female Founders Initiative.

697 expressions of interest applications were received in Round 3 of the initiative. Applications were assessed by an Independent Assessment Committee made up of successful women entrepreneurs.

The organisation’s successful Boosting Female Founders project will transform the Future Anything’s award-winning, teacher-led enterprise education programs into a new student-facing applied learning EdTech experience.

Future Anything’s vision is to transform young people’s curiosity and creativity into innovative ideas that make the world a better place. Its mission is to create enterprising students, empowered educators, and future-ready schools who together can bend the future, one youth-led idea at a time.

Future Anything delivers its impact through its flagship in-curriculum Activate program, future-focussed teacher professional development, engaging student workshops and a suite of strategic partnerships that bridge the gap between education and the innovation ecosystem.

The Boosting Female Founders project will create an innovative new standalone technology product that transitioning Future Anything’s unique educator-design cornerstone content from ‘educator-led’ to an engaging student-led experience, thereby enabling Future Anything to scale rapidly and sustainably in domestic and international markets.

Nicole Dyson, Founder & CEO of Future Anything said “We’re delighted that our Boosting Female Founders proposal has been successful. This is a massive vote of confidence from both government and Australia’s leading entrepreneurs in Future Anything’s position as leading provider of applied entrepreneurship education globally.”

Nic added “Most importantly, this project will give more young people and teachers in Australia and globally access to a cutting-edge, future-focussed education experience that connects learning in classrooms to real life outside the school gates. Our young people will be equipped with the enterprising mindsets and the future capabilities they’ll need to thrive, both in the world of work and in their communities.”

Click here to see the full list of Boosting Female Founders Initiative – Round 3 grant recipients. 

The Future Anything team celebrates Boosting Female Founders success