Founding Funders

Allica Bank are thrilled to support Female Founder Finance to support women entrepreneurs achieve their goals and grow their businesses. We believe that supporting female-led SMEs is one way to help close the gender gap in entrepreneurship, which will have wide-ranging benefits for the UK economy

Nick Baker - Chief Commercial Officer

Lloyds Banking Group are delighted to be partnering with Female Founder Finance, right from the start on their exciting journey ahead. A unique idea which we believe will give female entrepreneurs the opportunity to discuss their finance needs with likeminded women

Gemma Heath - Associate Director

Research shows that 1/3 of women see access to funding as the biggest hurdle to starting or scaling their business. Recognise Bank is determined to break down this barrier, by working in partnership with Female Founder to provide tailored support for female entrepreneurs.

Angela Norman - Director, Lending Strategy & Propositions 

Ultimate Finance are proud to support and join this quest to get more funding to female entrepreneurs.  Our mission to be the funding partner of choice, supporting female entrepreneurs and closing the gender funding gap, is core to our Values and People Promise as an asset-based lender. 

Yvonne Balfour - Chief Marketing Officer

As a company, Reward already work with a number of inspirational female founders and we have seen first hand the positive impact that finding the right finance can have on driving the growth of their businesses. Through our relationship with Female Founder, we are looking forward to enabling more inspirational women to access the right funding and fulfil their true potential. 

Gemma Wright - Regional Director

Bibby Financial Services is delighted to support Female Founder Finance. At Bibby, we’re committed to helping businesses unlock cash, expand into new markets and grow their business without taking out a loan, and our team can deliver Female Founder Finance’s aim of providing women entrepreneurs with access to women-only finance experts.

Sharon Wiltshire - UK Operations Director 

We're pleased to be partnering up with Female Founder Finance whose inspirational work is dedicated to assisting female founders with comprehensive support including access to female finance specialists, professional advisers and business support services. 

This partnership will ensure we empower female SME property developers and investors with access to the right finance knowledge and solutions to grow and develop their businesses.  

Tara Wiltshire - Relationship Manager

At Uncapped, we are thrilled to stand alongside Female Founder Finance in their mission to empower and uplift women entrepreneurs with non-dilutive funding. We believe that providing equitable financing opportunities for female-led businesses is not just a goal, but a responsibility 

Anna Jarosz - Partnerships

In the world of business, one way we can do this is to provide easy access to finance, allowing women the ability to participate equally and fairly. Recognising and addressing the challenges facing many of these entrepreneurs is key, and so  Female Founders Pledge is a huge step forward for the industry.  At Together, we want to be advocates for gender diversity, and it’s important for us to support such an important initiative.

Tanya Elmaz - Director of Intermediary