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Every published organisation we map across the UK female-founder ecosystem.

84 published members

3 Sisters Ventures

London-based venture capital firm investing in technology-enabled solutions addressing women’s underserved needs.

London
women’s health
femtech
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AccelerateHER

Edinburgh-based female-founder accelerator provider offering peer and investment-readiness programmes, including delivery of the Barclays Eagle Labs Female Founder Accelerator.

Edinburgh
Technology
Cross-sector
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Ada Ventures

Ada Ventures is a pre-seed inclusive venture capital firm investing in European founders building businesses for a better human future.

London 7 years old
Venture Capital
Private Equity
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Alma Angels

A non-profit community supporting women (co)founders through angel investments and education.

London 7 years old
Venture Capital
Private Equity
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Angel Academe

Angel Academe is a UK-based angel investor network focused on supporting female founders in technology startups.

London 12 years old
Venture Capital
Private Equity
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Astrid & Miyu

Astrid & Miyu is a London-based jewellery brand founded in 2012 by Connie Nam, offering contemporary designs and personalized experiences.

London 14 years old
Retail
Luxury Goods
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auryx

Auryx is a healthtech startup developing AI-powered technology to transform ordinary earbuds into health monitoring devices.

Cambridge 1 year old
Healthtech
Artificial Intelligence
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Birdsong

A B-Corp certified sustainable fashion brand based in London, rescuing high-quality deadstock clothing and transforming it into limited-edition pieces.

London 12 years old
Fashion
Sustainability
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BoobyBiome Ltd.

BoobyBiome Ltd. is a UK-based biotech startup focused on developing infant health solutions through breast milk microbiome research.

London 7 years old
Biotechnology
Infant Health
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Buy Women Built

A UK-based movement mobilizing consumers to support female-founded businesses by showcasing their brands and stories.

Downham Market 5 years old
Consumer Goods
Retail
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By Rotation

By Rotation is a peer-to-peer fashion rental platform that allows users to rent, lend, and resell quality fashion items within a community-driven marketplace.

London 7 years old
E-Commerce
Fashion
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ByPollyanna Ltd

ByPollyanna Ltd is a UK-based online retailer specializing in stylish quality clothing for women.

Stockport 7 years old
Retail
Fashion
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Cambridge Female Founders Network

A founder-led Cambridge community interest company connecting women building companies with investors, operators, universities and ecosystem partners.

Cambridge 1 year old
Startups
DeepTech
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Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) Accelerator

Cambridge-based sustainability accelerator with a dedicated Women in Sustainability Innovation programme for female founders and innovators.

Cambridge
Climate technology
Sustainability
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CatalyseHer UK

INCO and Visa Foundation-backed accelerator for early-stage women-led UK businesses creating social and environmental impact, with expert guidance, mentoring and cash microgrants.

Social impact
Environmental impact
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COCO Women Founders

A membership and networking community for women founders, entrepreneurs, freelancers and business owners, operating across Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire locations.

Beaconsfield 4 years old
Entrepreneurship
Business networking
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Creative Enterprise

Creative UK's screen-sector business-support programme, operating a multi-month Female Founders scale-up programme for women leading screen-based businesses in England.

6 years old
Film
Television
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Creative Enterprise Female Founders

A structured development and investment-readiness programme for female founders and co-founders of UK screen-based narrative businesses, delivered through group learning, coaching, mentoring and networking.

Film
Television
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CW Female Entrepreneurs

A London-rooted membership community offering meet-ups, peer support, visibility, workshops and networking for women building businesses.

London 3 years old
Entrepreneurship
Small business
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Daye

A female-founded gynae health startup developing innovative menstrual and sexual health products.

London 9 years old
Healthcare
Consumer Goods
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Diversity VC

International nonprofit with substantial UK venture-capital activity focused on improving diversity and inclusion in investment, including support for female founders.

venture capital
technology
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Emm

Emm is a health intelligence company pioneering biowearable technology for women's menstrual health.

Bristol 5 years old
Biotechnology
Health Technology
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Enterprise Enfield — Female Founders Accelerator

A North/East London business-support organisation delivering a six-month Female Founders Accelerator with mentoring, advice, seminars and investment exploration for women scaling businesses.

London 41 years old
Business services
Cross-sector
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Female Founders First C.I.C

An inclusive UK community providing resources, collaboration and networking opportunities for female entrepreneurs.

London 2 years old
Entrepreneurship
Business support
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Female Founders Network — Masood Entrepreneurship Centre

A University of Manchester entrepreneurship community bringing together female entrepreneurs, students and alumni through workshops, networking, pitching and peer support.

Manchester
Entrepreneurship
Higher education
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Female Founders Rise

London-based provider of an eight-week fundraising accelerator for female and non-binary founders of UK-registered businesses seeking investment.

London
Fundraising
Investment readiness
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Female Techpreneur

A UK-rooted platform and community supporting women founders to build, scale and lead technology-enabled businesses through programmes, mentoring, funding readiness and connections.

Milton Keynes 6 years old
Technology
Startups
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FFinc

London-based organisation running the Forward Faster Accelerator, a six-month scale-up programme for high-growth female-founded businesses.

London 2 years old
Cross-sector
Technology
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Fit Collective

An AI-powered fit operating system for fashion brands.

London 3 years old
Artificial Intelligence
Fashion
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Fund Her North

A Northern-based, volunteer collective supporting female-led businesses in the North of England through funding and mentorship.

6 years old
Investment
Entrepreneurship
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HANX

HANX is a London-based sexual wellness company offering vegan condoms, lubricants, and intimate health products designed for women's needs.

London 9 years old
Sexual Wellness
Health Products
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Hatch Enterprise

UK enterprise-support organisation with structured Launchpad, Incubator and Accelerator pathways for underrepresented founders, including dedicated programmes for women and women of colour.

12 years old
Social enterprise
Impact
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Here We Flo

A London-based B Corp femcare brand making plant-based, sustainable personal care products for periods, sensitive bladder, and sexual wellness.

London 9 years old
Consumer Goods
Retail
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HERmesa

HERmesa is a UK-based angel syndicate investing in female co-founded tech ventures.

London 6 years old
Venture Capital
Private Equity
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Hertility

Hertility is a women's health company specializing in reproductive healthcare, offering at-home diagnostic testing for hormonal health, fertility, and menopause, providing results and care plans.

London 7 years old
Biotechnology Research
Healthtech
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Hey Savi

An AI-powered, brand-agnostic fashion search and recommendation platform.

London 3 years old
Fashion Technology
Artificial Intelligence
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HUNTD

HUNTD is a premium digital AI-powered platform redefining luxury shopping by offering exclusive access to global designer archive collections, luxury sample sales, and limited-time drops—all at exceptional value.

London 2 years old
Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
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Impact X Capital Partners

UK-linked venture capital firm investing in underrepresented founders across transformative technology and creative media, including women founders.

London 8 years old
technology
creative media
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Imperial Enterprise Lab — WE Innovate

Imperial College London's women-founder pre-accelerator, now extending nationally through a higher-education partner network; it provides masterclasses, coaching, mentoring, equity-free funding and a demo day.

London 12 years old
Technology
Science
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Investing Women Angels

A female-led angel investment syndicate supporting female-founded and female-led businesses through investment, community, and education.

Edinburgh 13 years old
Investment Management
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Jude

Jude is a London-based healthtech startup focused on bladder health solutions, offering products and services to support individuals experiencing bladder issues.

London 5 years old
Healthtech
Consumer Healthcare
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Knatchbull

Knatchbull is a women's tailoring house on Savile Row, offering bespoke and ready-to-wear garments.

London 7 years old
Fashion
Tailoring
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Let’s GROW Black Female Founders

A London-based community and business-support organisation designed by and for Black female founders and entrepreneurs.

London
Entrepreneurship
Business development
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Lifted Ventures

Lifted Ventures is a UK-based organization dedicated to increasing early-stage capital for female founders and promoting the business benefits of backing women.

Leeds 3 years old
Venture Capital
Private Equity
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LSE Generate Female Founders Programme

London School of Economics’ women-focused entrepreneurship programme, built on LSE Generate’s historic female-founder accelerator activity and currently offering founder events, retreats, resources and peer sessions.

London
Social impact
Multi-sector
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Maxwellia Ltd

Maxwellia Ltd is a female-founded consumer healthcare company specializing in transforming prescription-only medicines into over-the-counter brands, focusing on women's health products.

Alderley Edge 13 years old
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Consumer Healthcare
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Mint Ventures

A women-led angel investment group making angel investing more accessible for women and providing new sources of capital for companies with diverse leadership teams and a clear social, ethical, or environmental purpose.

Edinburgh 2 years old
Investment Management
Food and Drink
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NatWest Accelerator

UK-wide entrepreneur accelerator with physical hubs and online support, including a dedicated Female Founders Community and women-founder coworking and connection events.

11 years old
Cross-sector
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Not Basics

Not Basics is a UK-based apparel and fashion startup specializing in sustainable, high-quality basics for women.

London 2 years old
Apparel & Fashion
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Obu Ltd

Obu Ltd is a UK-based company dedicated to supporting female entrepreneurs and investors through coaching, resources, and investment opportunities.

Nottingham 8 years old
Financial Services
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Olio

Olio is a London-based sharing company working to solve the problem of food waste and hunger.

London 11 years old
Lifestyle
Sharing economy
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PEEQUAL

Bristol-based event-infrastructure startup designing and operating waterless women’s urinals intended to reduce queue times at festivals, races and other events.

Bristol
Event technology
Sanitation
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Pink Salt Ventures

Pink Salt Ventures is a London-based venture capital firm founded in 2019, focusing on early-stage investments in female-led technology companies.

London 7 years old
Venture Capital
Technology
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Pip & Nut

Pip & Nut is a UK-based company specializing in natural nut butters and snacks, founded by Pippa Murray.

London 13 years old
Food and Beverage
Snack Food
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Playfair Capital

Playfair Capital is a London-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on pre-seed investments across the UK and Europe.

London 13 years old
Venture Capital
Financial Services
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Plus X Innovation — CRL Accelerator: Female Founders

A London hardware and physical-product accelerator cohort delivered through Plus X Innovation, providing product-development, prototyping, manufacturing and funding support to female founders.

London
Hardware
Deep tech
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Pollen + Grace

A London-based company offering nutrient-rich, ready-to-eat meals.

London 11 years old
Food and Beverage Services
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Popmask London

Popmask London, founded by Louisa Booth in 2012, offers innovative self-care products like self-heating masks and biodegradable wipes.

London 14 years old
Health & Wellness
Personal Care
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Provenance

Provenance turns product claims into proof, helping brands and retailers validate and communicate their sustainability and ethical credentials.

London 12 years old
Retail
Technology
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Rosypenguin

A women's clothing and accessories boutique offering edgy, everyday pieces that are on trend and affordable.

Edinburgh
Retail
Fashion
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Sana Capital

Venture capital firm investing in women-led deep tech ventures in the UK.

Cambridge 4 years old
Venture Capital
Deep Tech
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She’s In Business Accelerator

A selective, fully funded UK-delivered accelerator for women-led startups and early-stage ventures, using a live online business-acceleration format.

Multi-sector
Purpose-led business
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SheMed

Clinician-led women’s metabolic-health and GLP-1 weight-management programme using blood testing and personalised care.

2 years old
femtech
healthtech
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Sie Ventures

Sie Ventures is a UK-based investment firm dedicated to supporting female-founded startups through funding programs and a curated network of angel investors.

London 6 years old
Venture Capital
Private Equity
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Six Degrees

An Exeter-based membership community connecting women in business, with dedicated support, events and programmes for female founders.

Exeter
Entrepreneurship
Business networking
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Social Honey Ltd

A UK-based social media agency specializing in audience-centric strategies, creative content, and influencer partnerships.

Manchester 6 years old
Advertising
Marketing
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SOJO

SOJO is a London-based fashion-tech startup offering clothing repair and alteration services to consumers and brands, promoting sustainable fashion practices.

London 6 years old
Fashion
Technology
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STEP — FeMade

A Stirling-based incubator and accelerator organisation delivering FeMade, a funded early-stage programme for women in Scotland to develop business, product and innovation ideas.

Stirling
Innovation
Product development
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Stripe & Stare

A British underwear and sleepwear brand specializing in sustainable women's innerwear, founded in 2017.

Yelverton 9 years old
Retail
Fashion
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The Fold London

A British womenswear brand offering modern, luxury clothing for professional women.

London 14 years old
Fashion
Retail
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The Lowdown

A women's health research platform providing user-generated reviews and medical advice to empower informed healthcare decisions.

London 7 years old
Health care
Wellness
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UKEF Female Founder Export Accelerator

UK Export Finance’s national export-growth accelerator, delivered with Lifted Ventures, for women-led and women-owned businesses seeking to expand internationally.

Less than 1 year old
Export
International trade
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Unfabled Ltd

Unfabled Ltd is a UK-based startup offering curated and personalized health solutions focused on women's wellbeing.

London 5 years old
Health and Wellness
E-commerce
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University of Lincoln Student Enterprise

University of Lincoln entrepreneurship provider that launched a Female Founders Graduate Accelerator to address startup-support and funding barriers for eligible female graduates.

Lincoln 2 years old
Cross-sector
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Vinehealth

Vinehealth is a UK-based startup founded in 2018, specializing in personalized digital patient support solutions for cancer patients, combining behavioral science and AI to improve quality of life and survival rates.

London 8 years old
Healthcare
Technology
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Voulez Capital

Voulez Capital was a UK-based venture capital firm focused on investing in female founders and women-centric products and services.

London 8 years old
Venture Capital
Female Founders
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WE Innovate

Imperial Enterprise Lab’s six-month pre-accelerator for women-led startup teams, combining masterclasses, coaching, mentoring, expert support and an equity-free prize fund.

London 12 years old
Multi-sector
Technology
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Whering

Whering is an AI-driven digital wardrobe and styling platform that allows users to digitize their clothing, receive outfit suggestions, and make intentional purchasing decisions.

London 6 years old
Technology
Fashion
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Womankind Ventures

An angel investment group supporting early-stage, women-led startups.

London 3 years old
Financial Services
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Women Angels of the North

Northern UK women angel-investor network and syndicate investing in early-stage female and diverse founders.

6 years old
early-stage startups
technology
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Women Angels of Wales

A female-led angel investing syndicate dedicated to supporting female-led businesses in Wales.

Cardiff 4 years old
Financial Services
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Women Who Build

A London-based UK charity and university network providing education, mentorship and community to help female students explore entrepreneurship and become future founders.

London 2 years old
Entrepreneurship
Higher education
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Yhangry

Yhangry is a UK-based online marketplace connecting customers with private chefs for home dining events.

London 7 years old
Food and Beverage Services
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Your Juno

A financial education platform empowering women and non-binary individuals.

London 5 years old
EdTech
Education
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