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Browse every published member of the UK female-founder ecosystem in one searchable directory.

84 published members

Accelerator

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

Edinburgh, Scotland

  • Technology
  • Cross-sector
Visit website (AccelerateHER)

Investor

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

London, London

7 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
  • Investment
Visit website (Ada Ventures)

Investor

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

London, United Kingdom

7 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
Visit website (Alma Angels)

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

London, England

12 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
  • Technology
Visit website (Angel Academe)

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

London, England

14 years old

  • Retail
  • Luxury Goods
  • Jewellery
Visit website (Astrid & Miyu)

Startup

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

Cambridge, United Kingdom

1 year old

  • Healthtech
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Wearable Technology
Visit website (auryx)

Startup

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

London, England

12 years old

  • Fashion
  • Sustainability
Visit website (Birdsong)

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

London, United Kingdom

7 years old

  • Biotechnology
  • Infant Health
Visit website (BoobyBiome Ltd.)

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

Downham Market, England

5 years old

  • Consumer Goods
  • Retail
Visit website (Buy Women Built)

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, London

7 years old

  • E-Commerce
  • Fashion
  • Sustainability
Visit website (By Rotation)

Accelerator

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.

United Kingdom

  • Social impact
  • Environmental impact
  • Multi-sector
Visit website (CatalyseHer UK)

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

Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire

4 years old

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business networking
  • Coaching
Visit website (COCO Women Founders)

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.

England

6 years old

  • Film
  • Television
  • Games
Visit website (Creative Enterprise)

Startup

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

London, United Kingdom

9 years old

  • Healthcare
  • Consumer Goods
Visit website (Daye)

Community

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

United Kingdom and international

  • venture capital
  • technology
  • startups
Visit website (Diversity VC)

Startup

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

Bristol, England

5 years old

  • Biotechnology
  • Health Technology
Visit website (Emm)

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, Buckinghamshire

6 years old

  • Technology
  • Startups
  • Digital innovation
Visit website (Female Techpreneur)

Accelerator

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

London, London

2 years old

  • Cross-sector
  • Technology
  • Professional services
Visit website (FFinc)

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

North of England

6 years old

  • Investment
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business Support
Visit website (Fund Her North)

Startup

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

London, United Kingdom

9 years old

  • Sexual Wellness
  • Health Products
Visit website (HANX)

Accelerator

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

United Kingdom

12 years old

  • Social enterprise
  • Impact
  • Cross-sector
Visit website (Hatch Enterprise)

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

London, United Kingdom

9 years old

  • Consumer Goods
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
Visit website (Here We Flo)

Investor

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

London, England

6 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
Visit website (HERmesa)

Startup

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, United Kingdom

7 years old

  • Biotechnology Research
  • Healthtech
Visit website (Hertility)

Startup

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

London, United Kingdom

3 years old

  • Fashion Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • E-commerce
Visit website (Hey Savi)

Startup

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, England

2 years old

  • Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry
Visit website (HUNTD)

Startup

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

London, United Kingdom

5 years old

  • Healthtech
  • Consumer Healthcare
Visit website (Jude)

Startup

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

London, United Kingdom

7 years old

  • Fashion
  • Tailoring
Visit website (Knatchbull)

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, West Yorkshire

3 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
Visit website (Lifted Ventures)

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, Cheshire

13 years old

  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
  • Consumer Healthcare
Visit website (Maxwellia Ltd)

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, Scotland

2 years old

  • Investment Management
  • Food and Drink
  • Retail
Visit website (Mint Ventures)

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

United Kingdom

11 years old

  • Cross-sector
Visit website (NatWest Accelerator)

Startup

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

London, London

2 years old

  • Apparel & Fashion
Visit website (Not Basics)

Investor

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

Nottingham, England

8 years old

  • Financial Services
Visit website (Obu Ltd)

Startup

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

London, England

11 years old

  • Lifestyle
  • Sharing economy
  • Healthcare
Visit website (Olio)

Startup

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

Bristol, South West England

  • Event technology
  • Sanitation
  • Women’s health
Visit website (PEEQUAL)

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

London, United Kingdom

7 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Technology
Visit website (Pink Salt Ventures)

Startup

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

London, England

13 years old

  • Food and Beverage
  • Snack Food
Visit website (Pip & Nut)

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

London, United Kingdom

13 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Financial Services
  • Technology
Visit website (Playfair Capital)

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

London, United Kingdom

14 years old

  • Health & Wellness
  • Personal Care
Visit website (Popmask London)

Startup

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

London, England

12 years old

  • Retail
  • Technology
Visit website (Provenance)

Startup

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

United Kingdom

2 years old

  • femtech
  • healthtech
  • digital health
Visit website (SheMed)

Investor

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, United Kingdom

6 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Private Equity
Visit website (Sie Ventures)

Community

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

Exeter, Devon

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business networking
  • Wellbeing
Visit website (Six Degrees)

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

Manchester, Greater Manchester

6 years old

  • Advertising
  • Marketing
  • Social Media
Visit website (Social Honey Ltd)

Startup

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

London, United Kingdom

6 years old

  • Fashion
  • Technology
Visit website (SOJO)

Accelerator

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, Scotland

  • Innovation
  • Product development
  • Cross-sector
Visit website (STEP — FeMade)

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

London, London

7 years old

  • Health care
  • Wellness
  • Medical
Visit website (The Lowdown)

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

London, Greater London

5 years old

  • Health and Wellness
  • E-commerce
Visit website (Unfabled Ltd)

Startup

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, United Kingdom

8 years old

  • Healthcare
  • Technology
Visit website (Vinehealth)

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

London, England

8 years old

  • Venture Capital
  • Female Founders
  • Women-Centric Products
Visit website (Voulez Capital)

Accelerator

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, London

12 years old

  • Multi-sector
  • Technology
  • University spinouts
Visit website (WE Innovate)

Startup

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, England

6 years old

  • Technology
  • Fashion
  • Artificial Intelligence
Visit website (Whering)

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

London, Greater London

2 years old

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Higher education
  • Startups
Visit website (Women Who Build)

Startup

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

London, England

7 years old

  • Food and Beverage Services
Visit website (Yhangry)