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Athena VC Festival

Last updated on 24 March 2025

Written by Rachel Citron

Join us for the Athena VC Festival, a landmark event hosted at Nexus, University of Leeds, designed to celebrate and elevate women venture capitalists, aspiring investors, and industry allies. Organised by Lifted Ventures, this event is dedicated to driving systemic change, fostering collaboration, and amplifying the influence of women in venture capital. Who Should Attend? Why Attend? The…

Lifted Angel Academy – Women Angel Education Programme – Yorkshire

Last updated on 21 March 2025

Written by Rachel Citron

The content of this event has not been approved by an authorised person within the meaning of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. Reliance on this promotion for the purpose of engaging in any investment activity may expose an individual to significant risk of losing all the property of other assets involved. Join the…

Funded Female Founders: How to Level the Playing Field

Last updated on 24 May 2024

Written by Rachel Citron

The share of funding secured by female founders is unfairly and disproportionately low, a state of affairs that has remained unchanged for many years despite advances made in other areas of gender equality in business. This unfortunate reality has subjected femtech founders to increased hurdles and barriers when attempting to raise capital, despite the fact…

Applications for Edition 11 of Female Founder Office Hours are officially open!

Last updated on 19 April 2024

Written by Rachel Citron

Applications for Edition 11 of the Female Founders Office Hours on Thursday 18th April 2024 are now live! They will close on Tuesday 26th March 2024. Founders must meet the following criteria to apply To apply, click the link below and complete the 2 minute form. Female Founder Office Hours (FFOH) is the largest diversity…

#BeMyAngel – Investing in women, with Emma Sinclair

Last updated on 16 March 2024

Written by Lizzy Duncan

Angel investors hold the key to generating real change for women-led businesses – and securing stellar returns for themselves at the same time. Up to £250 billion of new value could be added to the UK economy if women started and scaled new businesses at the same rate as UK men. Join UKBAA and Emma…

Sheffield International Women’s Day – Metro Bank

Last updated on 7 March 2024

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Join us in our Sheffield Store from 4pm – 6pm on Wednesday 6 March to celebrate International Women’s Day. We’ll be joined by guest speaker, Michelle Slater, Ex England footballer and business owner, who will provide an insight into her sporting and business career. This event will be open to those of all ages who…