230+ British Female Entrepreneurs and UK Female Founders
The UK's largest curated directory of British female entrepreneurs. Meet 230+ inspiring UK female founders building real businesses across fashion, tech, food, sustainability, health, finance and more - all real role models for girls and young people aged 6-18.
Why This Directory Matters
4 in 5 young people cannot name a single female entrepreneur. We Can Be is changing that by profiling 230+ real British women who built real UK businesses. Each profile includes their founder story, business superpower, sector, and a key takeaway for aspiring young entrepreneurs.
Fashion & Beauty (23 founders)
- Chloe Walsh - Clomaná Beauty. Built a £1.5M lash and beauty brand from just £530 borrowed from her nan.
- Victoria Jenkins - Unhidden. Award-winning adaptive fashion brand making style accessible for everyone.
- Brie Read - Snag Tights. Size-inclusive tights that actually fit and don't ladder.
- Jo Tutchener-Sharp - Scamp & Dude. Fashion brand spreading happiness with its signature lightning bolt and superhero prints.
- Ali McAleavy - Zig & Star. Cool, sustainable children's shoes designed by a former Head of Buying at Topshop.
- Lucie Macleod - Hair Syrup. Created viral pre-wash hair oils in her uni kitchen aged 21, now stocked nationwide.
- Lemon Fuller - Lemonade Dolls. Empowering women through bold lingerie celebrating every body.
- Julie Deane OBE - The Cambridge Satchel Company. Launched a global accessories brand from her kitchen table with just £600.
- Susie Ma - Tropic Skincare. From Apprentice contestant to guest Dragon - building a vegan skincare empire and supporting 20,000+ beauty entrepreneurs.
- Olivia Jenkins - D. Louise. Cardiff-born founder of a lifeproof jewellery brand named after her late mother, now one of the UK's fastest-growing businesses.
- Jess Hunt & Jenna Meek - REFY Beauty. Co-founders of the viral beauty brand redefining brows and minimalist beauty worldwide.
- Lucy Menghini - Six Stories. Turned a spare-room hobby into a £10m bridal brand and one of the UK's fastest growing businesses.
- Trinny Woodall - Trinny London. A personalised beauty brand using tech to help women find their perfect products.
- Rochelle Humes - Little Coco. Founder of Little Coco, the children's haircare brand created to celebrate and care for textured and curly hair.
- Jade Hildreth - Dancing Leopard. Founder of Dancing Leopard, a vibrant fashion brand known for bold prints and feel-good clothing designed to empower women to express themselves.
- Millie Flemington-Clare - Human Beauty. Redefining beauty standards with a brand that celebrates real skin and self-acceptance.
- Destiny Pinto - By Destiny Pinto. Turning medical devices into luxury fashion accessories that celebrate disability.
- Chamiah Dewey - DEWEY Clothing. Revolutionary fashion brand designed specifically for adults under five foot.
- Jennifer Bailey - Calla Shoes. Designing beautiful shoes for women with wide feet, bunions, and other fit issues - proving style and comfort can coexist.
- Hanan Tantush - Intotum. Award-winning adaptive fashion designed to work with your disability, not against it.
- Samantha Baines - Baines London. Award-winning actress, broadcaster and entrepreneur who transforms real pressed flowers into luxury silk scarves, stationery and homeware.
- Sophie Cooper - I Am Denim. Created the world's first inclusive tummy-friendly jeans, helping people feel confident after surgery, scars and pregnancy.
- Amelia Tombs & Chloe Grant - Under + Beneath. Fashion-tech co-founders redesigning bras to be sustainable, custom-fit, and made for real bodies.
Health & Wellness (23 founders)
- Amelia Peckham - Cool Crutches. Transforming mobility aids from boring medical equipment to stylish accessories.
- Lottie Whyte - MyoMaster. Revolutionising sports recovery with innovative saunas, ice baths, massage guns and compression tech.
- Anna Gibson & Philippa Gogarty - Micro Scooters UK. Transforming the school run with the UK's favourite scooter brand.
- Jen & Sue Blackwell - DanceSyndrome. Proving that disability is no barrier to dance leadership.
- Ira Guha - Asan. Founded an award-winning menstrual health venture ending period poverty globally.
- Grace Graham - Workspa. Transforming workplace wellbeing with employee wellness programmes.
- Grace Beverley - TALA, Shreddy & The Productivity Method. Serial entrepreneur who founded three brands by 27, Forbes 30 Under 30 and Sunday Times bestselling author.
- Kate Prince - Ancient + Brave. Founder of a pioneering collagen and wellness brand blending ancient nutrition with modern science.
- Carly Walter - MAGI. MAGI is the world's first personalised digital platform designed specifically for neurodivergent women and girls.
- Laura Salisbury - KnitRegen. Building wearable tech that helps stroke survivors regain movement through smart textiles.
- Gemma Stuart - Gut Wealth. Science-backed gut health supplements making digestive wellness simple and accessible.
- Leanne Maskell - ADHD Works. Helping people with ADHD thrive at work through coaching, training and resources.
- Nicole Brennan - IAMPOSSIBLE Consultancy & LimbMatch. Created the UK's first platform where prosthetic users can find honest, unbiased reviews of products and clinics.
- Hollie King - Sweet Bee Organics. Started making natural skincare for her kids and built a wellness brand trusted by millions.
- Eniye Okah - Beame. Founded a sun care brand fixing SPF reapplication, backed by L'Oréal and Steven Bartlett.
- Dominika Minarovic & Elsie Rutterford - Rayro. Former BYBI Beauty founders turning kids' daily care routines into playful, joyful rituals for modern families.
- Amanda Winwood - Made for Life Organics. Built a certified B Corp organic skincare brand in Cornwall – plus a charity helping people living with cancer feel their best.
- Valentina Milanova - Daye. Built a health company making period care and wellbeing products that actually work – backed by real science and sold across the UK.
- Isobel Perl - Isobel Perl. Self-funded a waterless skincare brand built around daily rituals that are kind to your skin and the planet.
- Karishma Vijay - KishKin Skin. Winner of BBC's The Apprentice 2026 - secured Lord Sugar's £250,000 investment for her skincare brand KishKin.
- Katy Cottam - Luna Daily. Founder of Luna Daily - the body-positive intimate skincare brand stocked in Sephora, Boots and Selfridges, breaking taboos around women's bodies.
- Daisy Kelly - Glow For It. Founder of Glow For It - the viral beauty brand born in lockdown, helping people invest in their natural beauty with effective lash serums and skincare.
- Sanziana Foia - Papcup. Founder of Papcup - an Imperial College spinout reinventing cervical screening with non-invasive biosensor technology.
Food & Drink (30 founders)
- Siddhi Mittal & Heinin Zhang - Yhangry. Two finance women who started a private chef platform as a side hustle - now one of the UK's fastest-growing food startups.
- Amelia Christie-Miller - Bold Beans. On a mission to make everyone obsessed with premium, delicious beans.
- Lisa Shepherd & Saskia Roskam - The Biskery. Hand-made biscuits baked with kindness, craft and a family-first business model.
- Lauren O'Donnell - Oatsu. Reinventing overnight oats with indulgent, healthy flavours.
- Vivien Wong - Little Moons. Bite-sized mochi ice cream that became a viral sensation.
- Andrea Jessop - Moo Free. Delicious dairy-free and vegan chocolate that everyone can enjoy.
- Nisha Katona - Mowgli Street Food. Bringing authentic Indian home cooking to the UK high street.
- Darina Garland - Ooni. Making restaurant-quality pizza accessible to everyone at home.
- Pip Murray - Pip & Nut. Started blending nut butter in her kitchen in 2013, now a B Corp sold nationwide.
- Kim Innes - Humble Crumble. The world's first crumble bakery, started at a market stall aged 23 with no formal training.
- Rachel Kettlewell - Fearne & Rosie. Creating delicious reduced-sugar jams that families actually feel good about.
- Ella Mills - Deliciously Ella. A plant-based food brand and wellness platform that started as a blog and became a multi-million pound business.
- Kirsty Henshaw - Kirsty's. Founded Kirsty's, a free-from food brand creating delicious, allergy-friendly ready meals after developing recipes for her son who had multiple food allergies.
- Rachel Hanretty - Mademoiselle Macaron. Learned macaron-making in Paris, built a booming handmade brand back in Edinburgh - while living with epilepsy.
- Bethan Higson - Mother Root. Award-winning ginger-based alcohol-free aperitif brand.
- Kate Attlee - Sabzi. A multi-award winning Cornish deli bringing vibrant, seasonal Middle Eastern food to the coast.
- Kate Horne & Louise Nicholson - Craft & Crumb. A Northern Irish baking kit company delivering everything you need to bake showstopping treats at home.
- Ella McKay - Fatso. A dark chocolate brand proving that dark chocolate can be just as fun, chunky and delicious as milk.
- Fliss Newland - Wild Thingz. Ex-Mondelēz exec creating half the sugar, natural sweets that kids love and parents actually approve of.
- Emma Thackray - Hip Pop. Founded the UK's best carbonated soft drinks brand, packed with prebiotics and real fruit.
- Elin Roberts - Better Nature. Co-founded the UK's fastest-growing chilled meat-free brand, making tempeh mainstream and delicious.
- Danika Hossain & Arshia Bhatnagar - Bhangra Blends. Created the UK's first ready-to-drink cocktail and mocktail brand inspired by the vibrant flavours of South Asia.
- Cassandra Stavrou MBE - PROPER Snacks. Built Europe's largest independent snacking company with PROPERCORN and PROPERCHIPS, now sold in over 20 countries.
- Rosamund Heathcote - Borough Broth. Founded the UK's leading organic bone broth brand after discovering tonnes of bones were being thrown away each year.
- Bharti Radix - BloomsYard. Former finance professional who launched a London café and wine bar during the pandemic - now with six venues.
- Rose Hancock - Alterego. Created a cottage cheese so good even her kids eat it straight from the pot – made with grass-fed milk, live cultures and zero compromises.
- Rachel Munro - The Rebel Baker. Was down to her last £1,000 – now she bakes 10,000 allergen-free cookies a day from her bakery in Ayrshire, Scotland.
- Marisa Poster - PerfectTed. Co-founded Europe's leading matcha brand just 45 days after moving to the UK – now stocked in Tesco, Sainsbury's and major café chains nationwide.
- Natasha Orumbie - The Vegan Patty Lady. The Vegan Patty Lady brings authentic Caribbean flavours to plant-based food, proving vegan can be bold, vibrant and delicious.
- Karen Robinson - Three Robins. Mum of three who created Scotland's first fortified oat drink brand for families.
Education & Publishing (20 founders)
- Pamela Aculey - MIXD Reality. Creating the UK's first augmented reality inclusive children's books - her Just Like Me range brings pages to life with animations and sounds.
- Celia Chartres-Aris - Government Disability Advisor. Multi-award winning disability rights campaigner working with governments to put accessibility at the heart of policy.
- Anne-Marie Imafidon - Stemettes. Inspiring girls and non-binary young people into STEAM careers.
- Seema Flower - Blind Ambition. Transforming disability awareness and employment across industries.
- Izzy Obeng - Foundervine. Empowering underrepresented founders to build tech-enabled businesses through accelerators and training.
- Priya Lakhani - Century Tech. AI-powered education platform transforming how students learn across the UK.
- Renee Tonkin - Science Owl. Climate education organisation making environmental learning fun, creative and solution-focused.
- Kate Heath - Gaia Learning. Live online education for students who struggle to access mainstream school due to anxiety or additional needs.
- Kate Pattison - Learn Happy. Helping primary-aged children thrive through joyful, small-group support that prioritises emotional fitness in schools and after-school hubs.
- Alex Knight - STEMazing. A qualified engineer on a mission to get more young people - especially girls - excited about science, technology, engineering and maths.
- Sandra Falque - Jules Stories. Creating a voice-activated, screen-free AI companion that replaces screen time with magical storytelling adventures for kids.
- Surlender Pendress - Love Writing Co. Creating beautifully designed writing tools that help children develop proper pencil grip and a love of handwriting.
- Louisa Kiwana Olafuyi - Kunda Kids. Co-founded a children's media company celebrating African culture through books and animation.
- Joanna Hughes MBE - City Century. Pioneering solicitor apprenticeships so aspiring lawyers can train at top firms without the burden of student debt.
- Natalie Handside - GirlBe. GirlBe is an empowering monthly subscription box for girls aged 7–12, building confidence, self-belief and inner strength.
- Claire Owen - PupilPower. PupilPower is the first AI-driven data platform bringing immersive VR learning experiences to UK classrooms, backed by Innovate UK and Microsoft.
- Hannah Hagon - Unplugged Tots. Unplugged Tots teaches children computational thinking and coding skills through screen-free, hands-on play - no computer needed.
- Caitlin Gould - TECgirls & TECwomen. Award-winning founder making technology, engineering, and creativity a 'girl thing' for thousands of young people across Cornwall and beyond.
- Rebecca Congreve - Cash Academy. Teaching kids real-world money skills through fun, hands-on role-play workshops in schools.
- Kira Matthews - Pitch School. Founder of Pitch School - teaching entrepreneurs how to pitch with confidence, win investment and land media coverage.
Engineering & Manufacturing (14 founders)
- Neo Chatyoka - Uhuru Botanicals. Plant-powered skincare inspired by African botanical wisdom.
- Roni Savage - Jomas Associates. Award-winning geotechnical engineering firm delivering complex infrastructure projects.
- Renuka Ramanujam - HUID. Creating compostable packaging from onion skins to replace single-use plastics.
- Mollie Claypool - Automated Architecture. Using AI and robotics to build sustainable, affordable housing.
- Melissa Snover - Rem3dy Health, Nourish3d & Script3d. Award-winning entrepreneur pioneering personalised 3D-printed vitamins, now in Boots and Holland & Barrett.
- Lucy Hughes - MarinaTex. Inventor of MarinaTex, a biodegradable plastic alternative made from fish waste, winning the James Dyson Award.
- Antoinette Yetunde Oni - AGREKA Build. Transforming waste wheat straw into circular, non-toxic thermal insulation for construction.
- Xiaoyan (Amy) Ma - Danu Robotics. Using AI-powered robotics to revolutionise waste sorting and transform recycling worldwide.
- Insiya Jafferjee - Shellworks. Co-founder & CEO of Shellworks, creating the next generation of sustainable materials to replace plastic using microbes found in nature.
- Jordan Brompton - myenergi. Co-founder of myenergi, the UK's leading manufacturer of green energy technology including the bestselling zappi EV charger.
- Eloise Gueye - Elandr Sport. Award-winning netball shoes with built-in ankle protection so athletes can play for a lifetime.
- Sarah Angold - 29Acacia. Turning banana trees into sustainable textiles to replace cotton and lift farmers out of poverty.
- Holly Reeve - HydRegen. Biotech CEO using industrial biotechnology to make chemical manufacturing greener and cheaper.
- Jen Fenner - DefProc Engineering. Award-winning Liverpool startup turning innovative ideas into marketable tech products.
Finance & Money (18 founders)
- Sam Smith - Cavendish Financial / SuperScalers. The first female CEO of a City stockbroking firm, now helping founders scale.
- Zara Ransley - MyPocketSkill. Helping teens earn money and build real-world business skills.
- Anne Boden - Starling Bank. The Welsh steelworker's daughter who built Britain's leading digital bank.
- Romi Savova - PensionBee. Making pensions simple for millions who found them impossibly confusing.
- Abigail Foster - Elent. Making money management accessible and empowering for everyone through financial education.
- Laura Pomfret & Holly Holland - Financielle. Sisters and co-founders of Financielle, a budgeting app on a mission to close the gender wealth gap by helping women take control of their money.
- Olamide Majekodunmi - All Things Money. Teaching young adults the money skills school never covered - from budgeting to investing.
- Ayesha Ofori - Propelle. Founder & CEO of Propelle, the UK's first investment platform for women - empowering women to build wealth with confidence.
- Louise Hill - GoHenry. Co-founder of the pocket-money app helping kids learn to manage money smartly.
- Sophia Jarvis - Mia Wealth. Making gifting for children meaningful by turning every occasion into an investment in their future.
- Jayne Sibley - Sibstar. A debit card and app designed to help people living with dementia manage their money safely.
- Triin Linamagi - SIE Ventures. Backing exceptional female founders and driving more venture capital towards women-led companies.
- Gabriela Isas - Good With. Built an AI-powered platform that gives 16 million overlooked UK adults a fairer shot at borrowing money – by rethinking how credit scores work.
- Rupa Popat - Arāya Ventures. Arāya Ventures backs bold founders shaping the future of how we live and work – investing globally in AI, healthtech, fintech and more.
- Jen Lothian - DataWollet. Former British Army captain building the UK's first full-spectrum open finance platform.
- Vivi Friedgut - Blackbullion. Fintech founder helping university students take control of their money and find funding they never knew existed.
- Grace Hardy - Hardy Accounting. Young accountant making finance simple and stress-free for small businesses and startups.
- Roxane Sanguinetti - Alma Angels. Building the UK's largest angel investment community backing underrepresented founders from pre-seed to Series A.
Sustainability (23 founders)
- Tessa Clarke & Saasha Celestial-One - Olio. Two mums on a mission - built a food-sharing app that's saved over 100 million portions from going to waste.
- Charlie Rudkin-Wilson - Müll Club. Transforming household waste into beautiful products and disrupting the UK recycling system.
- Julie Chen - Cheeky Panda. Sustainable bamboo tissue products protecting forests and wildlife.
- Emma Heathcote-James - Little Soap Company. Britain's greenest soap company pioneering plastic-free personal care.
- Josephine Philips - SOJO. The Deliveroo for clothing repairs and alterations.
- Eshita Kabra-Davies - By Rotation. The Instagram of fashion rental-rent and lend designer wardrobes.
- Laura Harnett - Seep. Making sustainable cleaning products the easy choice for every home.
- Juliet Davenport - Good Energy. Proved that renewable energy could power a profitable business – and earned an OBE doing it.
- Joyeeta Das - Samudra Oceans. The deep tech entrepreneur scaling seaweed farming with AI and robotics.
- Rose Ovensehi - Flora & Curl. Founder of a natural hair care brand celebrating textured hair with botanical, sustainable formulas.
- Aneisha Soobroyen - Scrumbles. Co-founder of a gut-friendly, sustainable pet food brand stocked in major UK supermarkets.
- Ruby Raut - WUKA. Nepali-born founder of WUKA, the UK's first period pant brand in supermarkets - B Corp certified and award-winning.
- Jane Pearce - Rookwood Operations. Revolutionising phosphate recovery to tackle water pollution and create sustainable fertiliser.
- Katie Neck - Sustained Futures. Closing the future skills gap at the intersection of AI and sustainability.
- Charlotte Liebling - Loved Before. Rescuing preloved soft toys from landfill and giving them a second life.
- Sian Sutherland - A Plastic Planet. Serial entrepreneur turned environmental campaigner - from Michelin-starred restaurants to fighting plastic pollution.
- Smruti Sriram - Bags of Ethics. Runs the world's largest manufacturer of reusable bags, supplying Selfridges, Dior and John Lewis.
- Lucy Hutchings & Kate Cotterill - She Grows Veg. Friends who turned a love of heirloom growing into a seed company making unusual varieties accessible across the UK.
- Faye Whitley - Beevive. Turned a chance encounter with a tired bee into a nationally recognised wildlife brand stocked by WWF, Kew Gardens, and John Lewis.
- Emma Tapper - Miniml. Co-founded the UK's fastest-growing zero-waste cleaning brand from a garage at age 24.
- Helen Lofts - Davy J. Turns ghost fishing nets pulled from the ocean into luxury swimwear – proving sustainable fashion can be stylish, ethical and built to last.
- Fran Lucraft - Grace & Green. Built the UK's highest-scoring B Corp in disposable period care – now stocked by Sky, Lloyds and 600+ clients nationwide.
- Charlotte Morley - thelittleloop. Founder of thelittleloop - a secondhand platform making it effortless to buy and sell quality clothing, and powering takeback schemes for the UK's best brands.
Tech & Innovation (32 founders)
- Jasmine Schembri & Jo Goodall - Luna. A digital wellbeing companion helping teens navigate puberty and health.
- Beth Kume-Holland - Patchwork Hub. Making the world of work accessible for disabled talent.
- Rachel Carrell - Koru Kids. Revolutionising childcare by connecting families with vetted nannies and childminders.
- Claire Given - Equipmii. Helping retailers understand how products work for people with physical impairments.
- Rikke Rosenlund - BorrowMyDoggy. Connecting dog owners with trusted borrowers for walks, holidays, and companionship.
- Nicola Kingswell - Labskin. Creating lab-grown human skin for ethical cosmetic testing.
- Lara Scarfe - XRAI Glass. Turning speech into real-time subtitles on smart glasses.
- Amelia & Lydia Miller - ivee. Teaching people the AI skills they need to get hired and stay ahead at work.
- Alex Depledge - Resi. Serial tech entrepreneur revolutionising home architecture with AI.
- Martha Lane Fox - Lastminute.com. Dot-com pioneer who built a £577m travel business and became a Baroness.
- Debbie Wosskow - The Better Menopause. Serial entrepreneur who has built and sold three businesses and now champions women's health.
- Sharmadean Reid - The Stack World. From cult nail salon to community-tech CEO - building the ultimate platform for mission-driven women.
- Hayley Parsons - GoCompare. Founded GoCompare, one of the UK's best-known price comparison websites, from her kitchen table in Wales.
- Zandra Moore - Zygens. Founder & CEO of Zygens, an agentic AI consultancy helping leadership teams move from AI ambition to safe, practical deployment.
- Nino Dvalidze - Young Minds App. Created an app that keeps children safe online while teaching them good digital habits.
- Olivia Parkes - Persi. Fashion-tech founder making online shopping more personal with AI-powered wardrobes.
- Mariam Ahmed - Menza. Y Combinator-backed founder building an AI-powered data analyst for consumer brands.
- Cien Solon - LaunchLemonade. A no-code platform empowering non-technical teams to build intelligent AI agents.
- Catherine Ann Reid - doqit. Life admin app helping families organise bills, documents, and appointments in one place.
- Olivia & Tanyka Davson - Cubbi. Sisters building the money-saving app that helps new parents spend less on everything they need.
- Pip Jamieson - The Dots. Building the professional network for creators and 'no-collar' workers who don't fit the LinkedIn mould.
- Victoria Peppiatt & Sarah Daniel - Hey Savi. Two powerhouse co-founders using AI to fix fashion search - so women can find exactly what they want to wear.
- Charlotte Ridley - Memorify. After losing her father's digital memories, she built an AI platform to help families and individuals preserve and protect theirs forever.
- Heather Murray - AI for Non-Techies. Award-winning AI strategist who built a jargon-free learning platform helping thousands of non-technical professionals use AI confidently.
- Dimple Patel - NatureMetrics. Using eDNA and AI to measure biodiversity at scale.
- George Fairhall - WAC. Built an app to protect hourly-paid workers after being repeatedly underpaid in hospitality.
- Avye Couloute - Girls Into Coding. Started running coding workshops for girls at age 11 after noticing most attendees at tech events were boys.
- Georgina Colman - Purpl. Built a discount platform for disabled people – turning her own experience with MS and ADHD into a tool that saves thousands of families real money.
- Solveiga Pakštaitė - Mimica. Invented a touch-sensitive food label that tells you when food has actually gone off – cutting waste and keeping people safe.
- Asti Wagner - Invyted. Built an exclusive app connecting top influencers with brands – born from her own experience as a food content creator while studying for her A-levels.
- Ilinca Georgescu - Trem. Building the first AI-powered data platform to accelerate clinical trials and advance neurological research for Essential Tremor.
- Dr Katie King - BioOrbit. Founder of BioOrbit - manufacturing life-saving drugs in space, raised £9.8M in the world's largest in-space manufacturing seed round.
Community (19 founders)
- Sophie Pender - The 93% Club. Founded The 93% Club aged 19 after facing prejudice as a working-class student at Bristol University.
- Lea Turner - The Holt. Empowering entrepreneurs through community, coaching and content.
- Emmie Faust - Female Founders Rise. Building the UK's most supportive community for female entrepreneurs.
- Sahar Hashemi OBE - Buy Women Built. Coffee Republic co-founder turned champion of female founders - proving every purchase is a vote for women.
- Jamelia Donaldson - Treasure Tress. Founder of the UK's first subscription box for natural and afro hair, championing inclusivity in beauty.
- Michelle Ovens CBE - Small Business Britain. Founder of the UK's leading champion of small businesses, awarded a CBE for services to entrepreneurs.
- Frankie James - Ideas Fest. Created the UK's landmark outdoor festival for entrepreneurs, combining festival energy with business inspiration.
- Danielle Warrington - Flockhere. Building the future of work for women through micro-communities and curated workspaces.
- Milly Tamati - Generalist World. Championing the power of generalists and multi-passionate career paths.
- Becca Dean - The Girls' Network. Opening up opportunities for girls across the UK through mentoring and community.
- Dr Vanessa Vallely OBE - WeAreTheCity. Founded WeAreTheCity and WeAreTechWomen, helping upskill over 250,000 women and recognising 2,000+ through her awards.
- Calypso Rose - OffScript Generation. Serial entrepreneur who built a summit and platform helping 16-25 year olds carve their own career paths.
- Sammy Everard - SAMEE. Founded a charity helping disabled people build their own businesses and gain independence.
- Jodie Hill - Thrive Law. Founded a pioneering employment law firm dedicated to improving workplace mental health and wellbeing.
- Sarah Austin - Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards. Launched one of the UK's most prestigious business awards ceremonies after 12 years in the corporate events industry.
- Helen Gibson MBE - Go for Goosebumps. Grew her family business, Agencia, into a global force delivering in nearly 30 countries – then earned an MBE for services to international trade.
- Khalia & Courtney Ismain - Jamii. Sisters who created the UK's first discount card and marketplace celebrating Black-owned businesses.
- Hannah Cox - Better Business Network. Building the UK's inclusive community for purpose-driven businesses who want to grow their impact while growing their business.
- Jayde Edwards - Let's Be Real Foundation. Creating pathways to education, employment and entrepreneurship for young people aged 16–25.
Retail & Consumer (11 founders)
- Chrissie Rucker - The White Company. Making beautiful, quality homeware accessible to everyone.
- Joanna Jensen - Childs Farm. Mum who created the UK's No.1 children's skincare brand after struggling to find gentle products for her daughter.
- Holly Tucker - Holly & Co. Co-founder of the UK's largest online marketplace for independent makers and small businesses.
- Sara Davies - Crafter's Companion. Dragon's Den investor who built a global crafting empire from her university bedroom.
- Claudia Negoescu - Imperial Candles. Founder of the jewellery-reveal candle brand that wowed the Dragons' Den panel.
- Kerry Bilson - Letterbox Love. Started a bracelet business with £250 on her lounge floor - now stocked in over 500 stores including Clintons.
- Martha Keith - Martha Brook. Quit a senior healthcare role to build an award-winning personalised stationery brand now loved by customers worldwide.
- Abi Reid - Merwave. Discovered her natural waves in lockdown, couldn't find the right products – so she created her own from a garage in Whitley Bay.
- Anne-Clare Ribbons - Cotton Twist. Left a career in banking to build a children's craft and gift brand loved by families across the UK – all from her kitchen table.
- Eni Awoyemi - feYi Flowers. Reimagining floristry for a new generation with stylish, uniquely wrapped bouquets that celebrate underrepresented voices.
- Amy Knight - Must Have Ideas. Built one of the UK's fastest-growing e-commerce retailers from £1,000 to £65 million turnover - Forbes 30 Under 30.
Media & Creative (17 founders)
- Sophie Miller - Pretty Little Marketer. Building the world's most supportive marketing community.
- Kamiqua Lake - COLDR. Founder of an award-winning strategy, comms and social impact consultancy helping brands grow through purposeful inclusion.
- Amelia Sordell - Klowt. Founder of Klowt, the personal branding agency helping entrepreneurs and leaders build powerful online presences.
- Clare Benson-Geddes - YeahNice Studio. A creative branding studio in London helping challenger brands stand out boldly.
- Hero Brown - Muddy Stilettos. The UK's biggest urban guide to the countryside, championing independent businesses and local life.
- Maahika Singh - Empower Sounds Media. A youth-led media company amplifying underrepresented voices through podcasts, events and creative content.
- Jess Ratty - Halo Global. Bold communications agency working with leaders in tech, AI, deep space and social transformation.
- Lucy Cleland - Country & Townhouse. A luxury lifestyle magazine celebrating the best of British country and city living.
- Charlene Gravesande - Ink Media. An award-winning creative agency telling diverse sports stories that mainstream media often misses.
- Katy Cowan - Creative Boom. An online magazine celebrating and supporting the creative industries with news, inspiration and resources.
- Riannon Palmer - Lem-uhn. After burnout and panic attacks, she built an award-winning B Corp PR agency that puts people and purpose first.
- Tara Attfield-Tomes - The 51% Club & East Village. Founded a multi-award-winning PR agency and a thriving community helping female founders scale.
- Lottie Unwin - Up World / Brand Hackers / Up Talent. Built three companies helping marketers grow, brands scale, and start-ups find brilliant talent.
- Jenni Pettican - Chronically Jenni. Turned a chronic illness diagnosis into a platform championing disability awareness, inclusive fashion and Disabled Joy.
- Jo Bird - Just Jo Bird. Award-winning creative director turned freelance brand consultant, helping businesses build bold, authentic brands.
- Lucy Hall - SocialDay, Digital Women & AIday. Built two massive online communities and a events brand – bringing together thousands of people who work in social media, marketing and AI across the UK.
- Tara Keeney - Look Who I Found. Content creator interviewing the founders reshaping the world - making entrepreneurship feel possible for everyone.
Use in the Classroom
Our founder cards are perfect for enterprise lessons, Entrepreneur Days, and classroom discussions. Teachers can filter by sector and use the stories to inspire students aged 6-18.