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Growth loans

Intelligent capital from £2m to £10m, tailored to support your growth ambitions

Acquisition finance

Accelerate your M&A strategy, with flexible capital that supports your vision

Healthcare finance

Bespoke funding for the private healthcare sector, offering higher LTV than elsewhere in the market

The female founders’ hub

73% of VC deals made last year had no women in the founding teams*

And for every £1 of venture capital investment in the UK, all-female founder teams received less than 2p…

Data such as this only confirms what many of us already know to be true – there is gaping chasm in the volume and value of investment that is secured by female-led businesses, compared with male-led businesses.

We cannot fix the problem alone, but as a signatory of the Investing in Women Code, we can do all that we can to help – starting with this collection of resources that we hope will be useful, whether you are just starting out in business, or are about to begin your fundraising journey.

See full list of resources below…

45%

of our people are female

62.5%

of our senior management team is female

160

One of the 160-strong signatories of the Investing in Women code

Business support

Female Founders Forum

Forum to encourage, support and promote female entrepreneurship.

Business support

Fund F

European Venture Fund that backs gender-diverse founder teams.

Business support

Women in Tech

Open platform that accelerates opportunities for women in the tech industry.

Business support

Girls Who Code

Organisation working to close the gender gap in technology by teaching girls computer science.

Business support

Buy Women Built

Supporting female founded businesses and showcasing female built brands.

Business support

Startups

UK focused advice and resource platform for starting a business.

Business support

Scale up Institute

Provides details of ambassadors and programmes to support scale-ups.

Business support

Invest in Women Hub

Run by the Council for Investing in Female Entrepreneurs (CIFE) to provide funding and business education and support.

Business support

Hatch

Support underrepresented entrepreneurs to develop the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to launch and grow a business.

Business support

Federation of Small Businesses

Providing support to small businesses including advice, financial expertise…

Business support

Enter The Arena

Support for female founders in pre-raise and investment.

Investment

Fund F

European Venture Fund that backs gender-diverse founder teams.

Investment

peanut StartHer

A micro fund investing in women and underrepresented founders of all ages, life stages, ethnicities and sexual orientations.

Investment

Investing Women

Female-led angel investment syndicate.

Investment

Inclusive Angels

Syndicate of angel investors from diverse backgrounds.

Investment

Angel Academe

Investment into female-founded tech startups.

Investment

Alma Angels

Community of investors that have pledged to invest in female-founded startups.

Networking

Women in Business

Membership network for business women who own SME businesses, are self-employed or work as professional service providers.

Networking

The Women’s Chapter

Networking and event platform for women.

Networking

sistr

App based resource for women to connect and support each other through education, mentorship, events etc.

Networking

#SheMeansBusiness

Facebook programme to support women owned enterprises to enter the digital economy.

Networking

Prowess

Online hub for women-friendly business support, inspiration and information.

Networking

Fund Her North

Collective of more than 28 women with combined investment power more than £450 million in the North.

Networking

Female Techpreneur

Growth resources and community.

Networking

Female Founders Rise

Growth resources and community.

Networking

Female Entrepreneurs Association

Global communities for female entrepreneurs.

Networking

British Association of Women Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurial network specifically for women with capital at risk.

Networking

AccelerateHer

Female founders network.

Networking

everywoman

Facebook programme to support women-owned enterprises to enter the digital economy.

Networking

AllBright

Members network focused on supporting women in business and their careers.

*The Deal 2022, Beauhurst

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