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Fundraising Stories with Female Founders — 72 episodes

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Nicola Piercy, Stripe and Stare - Securing investment for sustainable knickers

2

Lisa Eaton, Fabric Academy - The Power of Advisors

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Rebekah Brown, MPowder - Raising Money for Menopause

4

Polly McMaster, The Fold - Don’t Fold under pressure

5

Sheila Hogan, Biscuit Tin - Raising For DeathTech

6

Cindy Gallop, MakeLoveNotPorn - Funding a real sex website

7

Katy Cottam, Luna Daily - Funds, vulvas, knees and toes

8

Vivi Cahyadi Himmel, AltoVita - Investor herd mentality

9

Lucy Hall, LOANHOOD - Failed your investment round? Go again

10

Stamena Dimitrova, Refillable - Think big to win the investment game

11

Linda Wade, Spinview - Spinning funding plates

12

Vineeta Tripathi, Vitarka Therapeutics - From scientist to CEO

13

Abbie Miranda, Beija London - Explaining bras to investors

14

Gabi Jennings, Love Ocean - Facing your fundraising fears

15

Alexandra Pluthero, Freedom Underwear - Challenges Of Funding A Non Tech Business

16

Farah Kabir, HANX - Funding for condoms

17

Nicole Smith, Flytographer - Accidental entrepreneurship

18

Gayle Harrison, Untagged - Baptism of Fire

19

Tersha Willis, terrible* - Is it a pitch or is it a date?

20

Yang Liu, JustWear - Every No is a step closer to Yes

21

Krisi Smith, Bird & Blend Tea - The ideal blend: financials & storytelling

22

Priya Downes, Nudea - The value of an advisory board

23

Claire Copeman, Adventure Tours UK - Not just any money

24

Martha Keith, Martha Brook - Communication is the secret weapon

25

Virginia Gardiner, Loowatt - When the VC money falls through

26

Kike Oniwinde, BYP Network - Valuing your true growth potential

27

Tiffany Kelly, Beyond Bamboo - Funding a passion-based business

28

Kim Palmer, Clementine - Knowing when to bring in expert help

29

Jessica & Louella Alderson, So Syncd - The importance of a lead investor

30

KPI-based fundraising - Heinin Zhang, YHangry

31

Answering preventive questions - Hele Väärsi, 9Plus

32

Commit and take flight - Anushi Desai, Plant Pops

33

Timing is everything - Pip Wilson, Amicable

34

Due diligence on investors - Jennifer Lam, Stitch & Story

35

Nailing your investor narrative - Ashleigh Bishop, Bagboard

36

Don’t let perfection be the enemy - Sophie Baron, Mamamade

37

Raising during a pandemic - Nicki Philips, Niix

38

Investment: It’s not all about the money - Patricia Salume, VeeLoop

39

Go big fast or take it slow? - Catherine Bedford, Dashel

40

Can crowdfunding give you confidence? - Claire Ransom, Lazy Flora

41

Drinks with investors - Joyce & Raissa de Haas, Double Dutch Drinks

42

Doubling the raise with Future Fund - Merilee Karr, UnderTheDoormat

43

Healthy food & healthy financials - Kristina Komlosiova & Stephanie Johnson, Pollen + Grace

44

Building An Investor Network from Scratch - Pip Jamieson, The Dots

45

Charity, Tech & Funding - Francesca Hodgson, GoodBox

46

Over 1000 Investors - Sarah Merrick, Ripple Energy

47

From Failed Round to Supermarket Success - Julianne Ponan, Creative Nature

48

Putting the Fun into Fundraising - Sarah Henley, NextUp Comedy

49

Leave your Ego at the door - Savannah de Savary, Built-ID

50

Eco toilet paper - a £25m business - Julie Chen, The Cheeky Panda

51

Think Big and Grab the Courage - Joy Foster, TechPixies

52

Sustainable and commercial - possible? Jenny Costa, Rubies in the Rubble

53

The Power of Storytelling - Louise Doherty, Yoller

54

Finding Angels with a Connection - Sophie Hooper, Secret Saviours

55

Funding and Fertility - Lina Chan, Adia Health

56

Getting Naked with a Crowdfund - Emma Style, Killing Kittens

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Stupid Question? No Such Thing - Amanda Thomson, Thomson & Scott

58

Investing Like a Woman - Bonnie Lister Parsons, Seen On Screen

59

From Idea to International Acclaim - Emily Bendell, Bluebella

60

Reward-Based Crowdfunding Unwrapped - Celia Pool,DAME

61

Pitching - Dialogue or Monologue? - Riham Satti , MeVitae

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Crowdfunding Laid Bare - Daisy Hill, Zzish

63

Where's the Value in Valuation? - May Al-Karooni, Globechain

64

Is Fundraising like Dating? - Cecily Motley and Ilana Lever, Motley London

65

Converting Casual Nods into Formal Yeses - Bea Warner, Exaactly

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Crowdfunding For Wonky Fruit & Veg – Emilie Vanpoperinghe, OddBox

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£1m Raised But We Nearly Lost The Round - Kate Briscoe, Legal Beagles

68

Dragons Den - what's it really like? - Cecily Mills - Coconuts Naturally

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Raising £1.9m Pre-Launch and Pregnant - Kate Hofman, GrowUp Urban Farms

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Talking Tampons With Investors - Martha Silcott, Fab Little Bag

71

What To Wear For Investor Meetings - Sarah Bertram, Smile Tribe

72

3 Years Bootstrapping - Diana Greenhalgh, MyBespokeRoom.com