Category: Innovation

A report by the Women-led High-Growth Enterprise Taskforce has called for more investment in female-led ventures to drive the UK’s ambitions to become a tech superpower by 2030. Advocating for significant reevaluation of investment strategies with only six per cent of high-growth enterprises being wholly or majority led by women. The Taskforce chaired by Anne Boden, founder of Starling Bank, since…

The Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab is an intensive 5-month in-house start-up accelerator programme promoting financial inclusion and providing technology and technology-enabled start-up entrepreneurs with access to capital, along with the tools, resources and connections to help further develop and scale their companies. Applications for the 2024 cohort are open until 15th March, and you can apply now…

Are you a leading female technology founder in the UK? Want to raise awareness of your Start-Up across the UK and globally? If so, this competition is for you. HM Treasury has estimated that the UK could benefit from up to £250bn in new economic value if women in the UK started and scaled businesses…

The #SheLeads campaign, presented by 365 Finance, a pioneering initiative inspired by the Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship  delves into the stories of trailblazing entrepreneurs Kathryn Strachan, Katie Cope, Karolina Ba, as well as co-founders Bridget Greenwood and Dr. Amber Ghaddar. #SheLeads is a platform dedicated to empowering women in entrepreneurship, shedding light on the remarkable…

The UBS Female Founder Award ceremony took place live on LinkedIn on the 14th December announcing  Ana Mahony, Addition Wealth, as this year’s winner.  Mélanie Keïta, Melanin Kapital, who was also named this year’s Rising Star.  The UBS Female Founder Award recognizes outstanding achievements by female entrepreneurs in fintech and enterprise tech and is judged on their…

After the success of the UBS Female Founder Award in 2021 and 2022, the program is back for its third year! The UBS Female Founder Award recognises female start-up founders, co-founders, or c-suite executives in the fin-tech and enterprise tech space. Join UBS for the global launch of this year’s award on 14th September and…

Alliance Hack is inviting start-ups and established fintech’s to innovate scalable solutions that can break down systemic barriers and unlock the full power of the female economy. The deadline to apply is 12th September. Keep reading to find out more.

Female Innovators Lab, the venture fund and studio run by specialist fund manager Anthemis, anchored by Barclays and backed by Aviva, has become the largest early-stage FinTech fund dedicated to companies founded by women following recent additional investments.