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.
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…
Coming second to Joseph Valente back in 2015 with her gamified dating app DatePlay, Koutsomitis is quizzed by Startups' about her business progress…
Anna Whitehouse, entrepreneur and blogger behind Mother Pukka, talks about building her brand, working with family, and her best business lessons…
Studies show that only 14% of all people working in STEM are women. These UK female entrepreneurs are challenging the status quo...…
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…
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…
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…
Serial entrepreneur Farrell has secured funding from the founder of PhotoBox for her start-up which ensures you never forget an important birthday again…
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……
A former Wayra graduate and finalist at the Startups Awards 2016, Downing has raised over £6m for her three-year-old insurance technology business…
After investors fought over her on Dragons’ Den, Russell’s African snack business has attracted funding from the CEO of Lastminute.com and more…
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…
An award-winning entrepreneur, Lloyd's children’s entertainment app Azoomee has attracted a staggering total of £3.5m investment……
Having seen that the property industry was riddled with problems, Young has created an internet-based solution which investors are buying into……
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…
Following a “long slog” to get their first investor on board, this entrepreneurial duo are rapidly scaling their app business which brings mums together……
With clients including the BBC and Jamie Oliver Ltd, Elie’s floristry marketplace Floom has attracted funding from top angel investors and the crowd……
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…
With angel investment of £650,000, Kohli’s disruptive website is bringing all of your favourite beauty products together in one personalised place……
Egorsheva has secured over £1.5m for her user content marketplace Lobster. Find why you should add her to your list of business role models……
