VentureEQ

A partnership for women founders

Know how you lead.
Build with greater confidence.

The Gender Index Australia has partnered with VentureEQ to offer eligible women founders a free founder assessment.

Discover the strengths you bring, how you naturally build and where support could make the greatest difference.

No pass or fail. No perfect founder profile. Practical insight for you.

VentureEQFOUNDER INTELLIGENCE

THE PERSON BEHIND THE VENTURE

Your founder profile.

Operating Style

How you naturally build

F1

Personality

The traits you bring

F2

Leadership

How you lead others

F3

Commercial DNA

How you create momentum

F4

Resilience & Scale

How you respond under pressure

F5

Insight you can put to work.

Your strengths. Your patterns. Your next steps.

Your results. Your choice.Illustrative view
Five frameworks. One fuller picture of you.

The partnership

From understanding the landscape
to supporting the founder.

TGI Australia creates a rigorous, data-led picture of women-led businesses across the country. VentureEQ brings the focus to the person behind each business — with practical insight for the decisions, leadership and challenges that come next.

Two perspectives. A shared purpose.

Better understanding.
More informed next steps.

The Gender Index Australia

Evidence about
the landscape.

A national view of the contribution, performance and growth of women-led businesses — helping institutions see the opportunities and barriers more clearly.

Explore the national research
VentureEQ

Insight into
the founder.

A structured way to reflect on how you operate, lead, create commercial momentum and respond under pressure — with a clearer language for your strengths and development.

Meet the partnership on VentureEQ

An assessment cannot remove every structural barrier. It can help you understand your strengths, recognise potential blind spots and consider the support you may need next.

Your founder insight

Your business is unique.
So is the way you build it.

Explore the five perspectives VentureEQ brings together to help you understand the person at the centre of your venture: you.

Your founder perspective · F1

Understand how you naturally build.

Explore how you approach decisions, information, uncertainty and action — and where a different approach could complement your strengths.

Illustrative founder portal view

Five complementary frameworks. One fuller picture of the person behind the business. Examples are illustrative.

Operating Style · Illustrative founder profile

Expanded illustrative Operating Style result from VentureEQ

The process

Practical insight.
Four simple steps.

A starting point for reflection, useful conversations and more focused development.

  1. 01

    Explore the offer

    Visit the VentureEQ partnership page to review the complimentary assessment and eligibility.

  2. 02

    Complete the assessment

    Follow the partnership access instructions and reflect on how you currently operate as a founder.

  3. 03

    Discover your profile

    Receive a personalised report that brings your strengths, patterns and development opportunities together.

  4. 04

    Choose your next step

    Use the insights for reflection, mentoring, team development or conversations with trusted advisers.

Founder-first by design

Your insight. Your choice.

A fuller founder picture should give you more agency over what comes next.

You control your results.

Keep your insights private or choose to share them with a co-founder, mentor, adviser, programme or investor. That choice remains yours.

Information for your decisions.

There is no perfect founder profile. VentureEQ supports reflection and development; it does not predict success or replace human judgement.

The complimentary assessment

For the founder.
For your next chapter.

This offer is for eligible women founders accessing VentureEQ through The Gender Index Australia partnership.

Whether you are developing an idea, building your first team, preparing to raise capital or navigating scale, the assessment can help you reflect on how you build and lead.

Explore the offer on VentureEQ

You’ll continue to VentureEQ for the offer and eligibility information.

Questions, answered

A little more
clarity.

The essentials before you explore your founder assessment.

Talk to TGI Australia
Is the assessment really free?

Yes. The assessment is free for eligible women founders accessing VentureEQ through The Gender Index Australia partnership. Visit the VentureEQ partnership page to explore the offer and eligibility.

Is this a test I can pass or fail?

No. There is no pass or fail and no perfect founder profile. The assessment is designed for reflection and development, not to judge whether you can succeed.

What will I receive?

You will receive a personalised report covering your strengths, behavioural tendencies and development opportunities in clear, practical language.

Who can see my results?

Your results remain under your control. You decide whether to keep them private or share them with a co-founder, mentor, adviser, programme or investor.

Is this a psychological or clinical assessment?

No. This is a developmental founder assessment. It does not diagnose, predict success or replace professional advice.

Does my business need to be at a particular stage?

The offer is intended for eligible women founders across different stages, from developing an idea to building a team, preparing to raise capital or navigating scale. Explore the offer on VentureEQ for eligibility information.

The Gender Index Australia × VentureEQ

Get started with
greater clarity.

Understand the strengths you already bring, identify where support could help and approach your next stage of growth with greater confidence.

Explore your free assessment

Free for eligible women founders. Your results remain under your control.