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Jessica & Louella Alderson, SoSyncd - The importance of a lead investor
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - July 02, 2021 07:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJess and Lou Alderson have tapped a fresh niche in the online dating market using Myers-Briggs personality profiling for a perfect match. They've taken their market by storm and in a short time, managed to raise over £700,000 in investment. Launching in January 2020, the sisters have gone from ...
Jessica & Louella Alderson, So Syncd - The importance of a lead investor
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - July 02, 2021 07:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJess and Lou Alderson have tapped a fresh niche in the online dating market using Myers-Briggs personality profiling for a perfect match. They've taken their market by storm and in a short time, managed to raise over £700,000 in investment. Launching in January 2020, the sisters have gone from ...
KPI-based fundraising - Heinin Zhang, YHangry
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - June 04, 2021 12:01 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Heinin Zhang, founder of YHangry. Heinin Zhang, Founder of YHangry, and her co-founder Siddhi Mittal recognised that people no longer entertain at home. In Heinin’s words “Millennials, as ‘Generation Convenience’, hav...
Answering preventive questions - Hele Väärsi, 9Plus
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - May 07, 2021 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHele Väärsi raised money early on after founding 9Plus1, when she and her co-founder were still at the idea stage. Bravely seeking investment so early on, Hele strategically contacted VCs who she thought might have an interest in the product. This strategy proved successful as Hele secured inves...
Commit and take flight - Anushi Desai, Plant Pops
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - April 09, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAnushi Desai started making snacks with popped lotus seeds as a side hustle whilst working as a management consultant at KPMG. She bravely handed in her notice with the “do it now or it might not happen” mentality and a sense of knowing it was time to do something else. Anushi and her co-founde...
Timing is everything - Pip Wilson, Amicable
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - March 05, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPip brought her background in marketing and technology to the table whilst her co-founder, Kate, brought knowledge of psychology and family consulting. Their blend of skills were a perfect match for scaling the market changing business. Pip is an angel investor herself so had insider knowledge ...
Due diligence on investors - Jennifer Lam, Stitch & Story
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - February 05, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAfter growing the business organically for the first few years, Jennifer found an angel investor who not only invested money into Stitch & Story but mentored Jennifer and supported her to raise further investment rounds. In 2020, to help fast-track growth, Jennifer went on the hunt for venture ...
Nailing your investor narrative - Ashleigh Bishop, Bagboard
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - January 08, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingAshleigh founded Bagboard as one of three co-founders who had never raised or run a business before. They initially funded it pre-launch through a ‘friends and family’ round of £500K, before raising £600K via crowdfunding in 2020. But the investment journey wasn’t easy. At the start of their c...
Don’t let perfection be the enemy - Sophie Baron, Mamamade
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - November 27, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMamamade was born in March 2019 and Sophie bootstrapped the business for around a year. Instagram was incredibly powerful in getting the word out and growing the start-up organically. Sophie didn’t let “perfection be the enemy” - brilliant advice from her husband to just get the product out ther...
Raising during a pandemic - Nicki Philips, Niix
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - October 30, 2020 12:25 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn 2020, Nicki raised over £150,000 of investment via crowdfunding to help her rocket fuel the growth of the brand, and she did it right in the middle of lockdown! Crowdfunding certainly isn’t a quick fix; it can be just as time-consuming as the traditional investment round, although it often ha...
Investment: It’s not all about the money - Patricia Salume, VeeLoop
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - October 02, 2020 08:49 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPatricia and Randa met through a local Facebook group, showing how it’s possible to find business partners in unlikely places. They attempted a first round of investment early which didn’t work out because of the common investor feedback “We need to see traction”. They bootstrapped for some time...
Go big fast or take it slow? - Catherine Bedford, Dashel
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - September 04, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingCatherine started the business with her own savings initially, then got a start-up loan from Virgin which was useful, not only for the cash but for the help they gave her with the business strategy. Some entrepreneurs feel nervous about taking on debt, but Catherine believes in being relentlessl...
Can crowdfunding give you confidence? - Claire Ransom, Lazy Flora
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - August 21, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn 2017, from her parent’s home in Nottingham, Claire self funded the business and over two years grew her customer base. At that point, it was time to raise pre-seed equity investment via crowdfunding, totalling £85,000. Before Claire went through the crowdfunding process, she didn’t feel con...
Drinks with investors - Joyce & Raissa de Haas, Double Dutch Drinks
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - July 24, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJoyce and Raissa began their entrepreneurial journey with few industry connections, after doing a Master’s at UCL in Technology Entrepreneurship, where they won an award that gave their new business a funding grant. By connecting with around 500 potential investors via LinkedIn, they managed to ...
Doubling the raise with Future Fund - Merilee Karr, UnderTheDoormat
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - June 26, 2020 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMerilee founded the business in 2014 and brought on board advisers. Their value was twofold: they invested and were experts in their own areas, advising on aspects of growing the company. She made the decision to raise multiple crowdfunds as opposed to taking a larger sum of money from VCs. Meri...
Healthy food & healthy financials - Kristina Komlosiova & Stephanie Johnson, Pollen + Grace
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - May 29, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe business started from humble beginnings when Stephanie discovered she had several food intolerances in 2015 whilst working with Kristina in events management. She began making home-made gluten and dairy-free lunches to bring into work. Realising they could turn these lunches into a business,...
Building An Investor Network from Scratch - Pip Jamieson, The Dots
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - May 01, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Pip Jamieson, the Founder and CEO of The Dots, a professional network for people in the creative industry. Pip has raised £5.5m in investment finance in the last few years, with two major funding rounds and the platfor...
Charity, Tech & Funding - Francesca Hodgson, GoodBox
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - April 03, 2020 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Francesca Hodgson, the Co-founder and Managing Director of GoodBox, which helps non-profit organisations to take cashless donations, by providing them with contactless charity donation boxes, along with software to hel...
Over 1000 Investors - Sarah Merrick, Ripple Energy
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - March 06, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Sarah Merrick, the Founder and CEO of Ripple, an innovative clean energy ownership platform. Sarah set up Ripple to enable household consumers to own their own source of clean power and transform the ownership of the U...
From Failed Round to Supermarket Success - Julianne Ponan, Creative Nature
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - February 21, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Julianne Ponan, Managing Director of superfood brand Creative Nature, a company that creates raw superfoods, snacks and food mixes suitable for everyone including those who are nutrition-conscious, vegans and those who...
Putting the Fun into Fundraising - Sarah Henley, NextUp Comedy
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - January 24, 2020 08:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Sarah Henley, the Founder and COO of NextUp Comedy who started a comedy video subscription business three years ago to fill a much-needed gap in the video-on-demand industry. Previous to founding NextUp, Sarah worked ...
Leave your Ego at the door - Savannah de Savary, Built-ID
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - December 06, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Savannah de Savary, CEO and founder of Built-ID, a proptech company which enables collaboration through innovative technology and empowers communities to have a meaningful impact on property development in their neighb...
Eco toilet paper - a £25m business - Julie Chen, The Cheeky Panda
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - November 22, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Julie Chen, The Cheeky Panda. Julie Chen, The Cheeky Panda, thought of using bamboo as an eco alternative to using paper for creating toilet tissue. Why cut down trees when bamboo is sustainable and grows back every y...
Think Big and Grab the Courage - Joy Foster, TechPixies
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - November 08, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Joy Foster, TechPixies. After equipping over 100 women with digital skills, through a mix of online and in-person training, Joy realised she needed to get external investment to take the business to the next level. He...
Sustainable and commercial - possible? Jenny Costa, Rubies in the Rubble
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - October 25, 2019 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingJenny started the business as a passion project, creating small batch chutneys and jams from surplus ingredients that would otherwise go to waste. She went from selling them at farmer's markets to then scaling her business by creating condiments that are now available in supermarkets. Jenny took...
The Power of Storytelling - Louise Doherty, Yoller
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - October 11, 2019 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLouise Doherty left her career in strategic consumer marketing to create an app start-up that simplifies any kind of social event, after realising how complex it can sometimes be. Yoller has been featured by Apple and Google as one of the best apps for socialising in over 100 countries. Louise ...
Finding Angels with a Connection - Sophie Hooper, Secret Saviours
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - September 27, 2019 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA major challenge in her funding round was facing skepticism from potential investors and some women who didn't believe in the product. However, Sophie pushed through and made it work by finding an Angel investor with an emotional connection to the company’s mission. Her Angel gave her the confi...
Funding and Fertility - Lina Chan, Adia Health
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - September 13, 2019 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLina worked in private equity before she started Adia. She soon realised that funding an early stage start-up is completely different to the world of private equity. From getting her foot in the door of a mission-driven accelerator, to hiring her first technology hire, Lina explains how the tabl...
Getting Naked with a Crowdfund - Emma Style, Killing Kittens
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - July 05, 2019 07:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Emma Sayle, Founder and CEO of Killing Kittens. Emma is on a mission to push the boundaries of female sexual expression. Best known for its hedonistic parties, KK is also host to a global online community of over 100,0...
Stupid Question? No Such Thing - Amanda Thomson, Thomson & Scott
Fundraising Stories with Female Founders - June 21, 2019 07:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFundraising expert Julia Elliott Brown, the CEO of Enter The Arena talks with Amanda Thomson, Founder and CEO of global wine brand Thomson & Scott - the first wine company to let consumers know exactly what they’re drinking. Last year, she raised £1 million on Crowdcube to fuel the growth of the...
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