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Women entrepreneurs

The gap between the number of male and female entrepreneurs may be closing, but it still exists. However, the UK boasts some fabulously impressive women who have started fantastic businesses. This section is dedicated to female entrepreneurs, such as Holly Tucker MBE, Sarah Willingham and Jo Malone MBE, who explain how they started and grew their companies into national, and in some cases, global brands.

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Inspiring UK female start-up founders winning over investors

Inspiring UK female start-up founders winning over investors

Access to capital is one of the biggest challenges facing women in business. We’re showcasing female entrepreneurs who have raised funding so you, like them, can challenge the status quo…

11 female entrepreneurs who are building the digital high street

11 female entrepreneurs who are building the digital high street

Startups, in conjunction with TechCrunch, has identified the female founders who are reworking traditional high street haunts into slick and innovative digital services…

Vana Koutsomitis and Joris Magenti

Up to date with Vana Koutsomitis: An interview with The Apprentice runner-up

Coming second to Joseph Valente back in 2015 with her gamified dating app DatePlay, Koutsomitis is quizzed by Startups' about her business progress…

Mother Pukka Anna Whitehouse

Blogging your way to the top: Mother Pukka on life as an online influencer

Anna Whitehouse, entrepreneur and blogger behind Mother Pukka, talks about building her brand, working with family, and her best business lessons…

UK female innovators collage

This is what it looks like to be a female innovator in the UK

Studies show that only 14% of all people working in STEM are women. These UK female entrepreneurs are challenging the status quo...…

Alice Bentinck MBE co-founder Entrepreneur First

Alice Bentinck MBE: How Entrepreneur First will become the biggest creator of European unicorns

Co-founder of the accelerator which has built 100 start-ups including a $150m Twitter acquisition, find out how Young Gun Bentinck is breaking the mould…

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Inspiring women: Rachel Carrell

Inspiring women: Rachel Carrell

Offering cost-cutting childcare to London parents, Carrell's start-up Koru Kids has raised £600,000 and counts Gumtree's co-founder among its backers…

Inspiring women: Alessandra Sollberger

Inspiring women: Alessandra Sollberger

Determined to help us live healthier lives, Sollberger has big plans for her nutritional shot start-up and has raised £500,000 to put these plans into action…

Inspiring women: Alex Farrell

Inspiring women: Alex Farrell

Serial entrepreneur Farrell has secured funding from the founder of PhotoBox for her start-up which ensures you never forget an important birthday again…

Inspiring women: Dr Angie Ma

Inspiring women: Dr Angie Ma

COO at ASI Data Science, Ma’s goal of bringing artificial intelligence to the general public has impressed investors to the tune of £1.5m……

Inspiring women: Becky Downing

Inspiring women: Becky Downing

A former Wayra graduate and finalist at the Startups Awards 2016, Downing has raised over £6m for her three-year-old insurance technology business…

Inspiring women: Chika Russell

Inspiring women: Chika Russell

After investors fought over her on Dragons’ Den, Russell’s African snack business has attracted funding from the CEO of Lastminute.com and more…

Inspiring women: Devika Wood

Inspiring women: Devika Wood

A former Googler and ex-breast cancer research scientist, the Vida co-founder is on a mission to transform the care industry - and investors have taken note…

Inspiring women: Estelle Lloyd

Inspiring women: Estelle Lloyd

An award-winning entrepreneur, Lloyd's children’s entertainment app Azoomee has attracted a staggering total of £3.5m investment……

Inspiring women: Gemma Young

Inspiring women: Gemma Young

Having seen that the property industry was riddled with problems, Young has created an internet-based solution which investors are buying into……

Inspiring women: Karoline Gross

Inspiring women: Karoline Gross

A former medical student, TV extra and fashion intern, Gross is now leading the way in interactive retail video with her innovative clickable video tech…

Inspiring women: Katie Massie-Taylor and Sarah Hesz

Inspiring women: Katie Massie-Taylor and Sarah Hesz

Following a “long slog” to get their first investor on board, this entrepreneurial duo are rapidly scaling their app business which brings mums together……

Inspiring women: Lana Elie

Inspiring women: Lana Elie

With clients including the BBC and Jamie Oliver Ltd, Elie’s floristry marketplace Floom has attracted funding from top angel investors and the crowd……

Inspiring women: Melinda Nicci

Inspiring women: Melinda Nicci

An author and fitness guru, Nicci also has a passion for technology and has used this to build a pregnancy platform backed by almost £1m…

Inspiring women: Nidhima Kohli

Inspiring women: Nidhima Kohli

With angel investment of £650,000, Kohli’s disruptive website is bringing all of your favourite beauty products together in one personalised place……

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