We are delighted to announce the return of our annual MAINstream Female Founders event.
Following the success of our 2024 event, we will be returning to Bristol in May and welcoming applications from businesses with female only founders.
We are proud to be signatories of the Investing in Women Code which is a commitment to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the UK by improving female entrepreneurs’ access to funding and resources. Therefore we are welcoming applications from businesses with female only and female co-founded businesses.
We are going to follow the pitches with a Q&A session to allow would-be angels to ask questions and learn about the investment process.
If you are interested in joining the network and attending our events please email mainstream@michelmores.com for further details.
| RSVP |
Meet the panel
CEO and co-founder of bespoke skincare brand Klira, which is taking prescription skincare to the next level with elevated formulations and data-led skin analysis. Sophie was previously an award-winning Brand Strategist and Head of Planning at VCCP, and is now running and growing a business from the ground up. She will be speaking about her funding journey and experience as a female founder.
Investor at BGF covering Wales and the South West. Hannah’s role spans all aspects of the investment process – getting the opportunity to meet with entrepreneurs, founders and management teams looking for support in growing their business. BGF has also been named the UK’s most active institutional investor in female-founded scaleups for four years running. Hannah will be joining us to offer her insights into what investors look for in businesses, what key challenges female business owners often face and how to overcome these.
Founder and CEO of the thelittleloop. Charlotte is a Great British Sustainability Entrepreneur of the year. Her passion lies in creating change for good; using her tech and retail experience to revolutionise the way consumers behave by providing sustainable solutions which are also convenient, cost-effective and fun.
Agenda
3:00 – 3:25: Registration
3:25 – 3:30: Welcome and timings
3:30 – 3.50: Pitch 1 – EnsiliTech
3:50 – 4:10: Pitch 2 – Sisu Pancakes
4:10 – 4:20: Update from enough.
4:20 – 4:50: Break with canapés and refreshments
4:50 – 5:10: Pitch 3 – Dewey
5:10 – 5:30: Pitch 4 – xigxag
5:30 – 6:00: Panel discussion
6:00 – 7:00: Networking opportunity with refreshments