The Pathways Pledge has been launched – and we’re delighted to be a signatory. As part of the first cohort, we’ve pledged to drive actionable, tangible change across a few key areas where improvement is much needed, as highlighted by the Pathways Report. Our CEO, Elizabeth Pirrie said: “AccelerateHER has been advancing and amplifying the incredible work of women founders, for twelve years now. And with a number of programmes, accelerators, and learning now being offered across the ecosystem – collaboration has never been more important, to connect women entrepreneurs with opportunities that are relevant and valuable to their stage of business. To meet our commitments within the Pathways Pledge, we will build new partnerships with organisations across the private, public, and third sectors; we will hone the opportunities we offer on the topic of investor readiness; and we will tap into the expertise of our sister organisation Investing Women Angels so that more women entrepreneurs can unlock the knowledge, mentorship, and networks required to scale their businesses. Thanks to all at Pathways Forward for creating the pledge which will help to drive meaningful change for women founders across Scotland.” https://lnkd.in/g-raQPgJ
AccelerateHER
Investment Management
A vibrant network sharing a passion to accelerate the growth and profile of talented female founders and leaders.
About us
Our Purpose: Accelerating growth for female founders to scale companies, access investment & be visible to inspire others. We are a vibrant network of female founders and partners who share the passion to accelerate the growth, visibility and backing of talented female business founders and leaders. We are the sister organisation of Investing Women Angels.
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External link for AccelerateHER
- Industry
- Investment Management
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Edinburgh
- Type
- Privately Held
- Specialties
- investment , mentoring, networking, business growth, female founders, and women in business
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Edinburgh, GB
Employees at AccelerateHER
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Georg Ell
CEO at Phrase - the most powerful and innovative content localization platform. Also NED @ Qoria - keeping children safe and well in their digital…
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Elizabeth Pirrie
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Jackie Waring FRSE
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Holly Harrington
Architect-turned-Founder | CEO of Housi - On a mission to streamline renovations | NEF+ '23, AccelerateHER '24 |
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Fantastic to see The Open University in Scotland RBS Scottish Enterprise SIS Ventures Social Investment Scotland South of Scotland Enterprise Converge and University of Strathclyde supporting the Pathways Forward pledge and committing to the actionable steps laid out in the Pathways Report 👏 https://lnkd.in/eVptr25H Ana Stewart Jackie Waring FRSE
Ana Stewart’s Pathways Forward announces second cohort of Pledge partners | Scottish Enterprise Newsroom
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✨ The Female Founder Hackathon is back! ✨ AccelerateHER is hosting a one-day hackathon for female and non-binary founders on Wednesday 23rd October in Dundee, in partnership with Techscaler. Our facilitators will match you with industry experts to explore your challenges, answer your questions, and understand your options. Is this for me? 🤔 ☑ You are a startup founder or would-be founder, based in Scotland, who identifies as female or non-binary. ☑ You have identified a specific or self-contained challenge that a tech-based solution could help solve for users, and that requires some creative problem solving and technical skills to build. ☑ We welcome founders who are established in the tech space as well as non-technical founders. Apply now via the link below 👇 https://lnkd.in/eeU5f5kz Applications close on 18th September 📢
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Win a £25,000 boost for your business ✨ Simply Business are giving a £25,000 grant to the small business owner with the best business idea. So whether you're a budding entrepreneur, or an existing business owner looking for a boost to take your idea to the next level, find out more and apply below 🔽 https://lnkd.in/g5r9V4u #femalefounders #entrepreneurs #businessboost #grants #funding
Business Boost – £25k small business grant
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📣📣 Attention Swifties!! 📣📣 Now we have your attention - we would like to invite you to an exclusive evening (not with Taylor) but with (the equally as awesome) Techscaler, Elevator and AccelerateHER for female and non-binary founders in Dundee on the 28th August. We are so excited that Jade Robertson, Co-founder and creative director of Little Lies will be our guest speaker for the evening, and will share the story of how the business grew from a bedroom in Kirkcaldy to having one of their dresses worn by Taylor Swift 👗 Whilst we can't introduce you to Taylor herself, we can introduce you to a group of awesome, like-minded people and help you build your network ✨ RSVP below - we would love to see you there 👇 https://lnkd.in/dHTb45zs
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🎉 BIG NEWS - #EDGE24 is now open for applications. 🎉 The date for your diaries is Wednesday 11th September - apply before 2pm. And we thoroughly recommend giving the video a watch - well done Team Edge for the creative announcement! Details on Round 24 of Scottish EDGE available at the link below: https://lnkd.in/ghD3gudz
BIG NEWS! #EDGE24 (in actual 2024) is now OPEN! 💥 £1.5m prize pot 💥 £100k top awards 💥 Multiple core category awards 💥 Special sector awards 💥 Up to 40 winners 💥 First ever EDGE alumnus-supported award from Ailsa Reliability Solutions Ltd. Apply before 2pm on 11th September. More info and apply at: https://bit.ly/edge24open
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There is still time to register to join AccelerateHER Techscaler and Elevator on the 28th August in Dundee for an exclusive evening for female and non-binary founders to come along and network, learn and share your business experiences 🙌 We will also be joined by Jade Robertson, Co-founder and Creative Director of fashion retailer Little Lies. Jade will be interviewed by our CEO Elizabeth Pirrie about her business journey so far. Sign up below 👇 https://lnkd.in/dHTb45zs
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We’re thrilled to be community partners and are so looking forward to this event 💫
In case you missed it, AccelerateHER and Dechomai Ltd are our two community partners for the Female Founders Growth Summit! Dechomai Ltd is a stimulating and vibrant entrepreneurship eco-system within Ethnic minority communities. Led by Bayile Adeoti FRSA. AccelerateHER is a vibrant network that accelerates the growth and visibility of female founders to scale companies, access investment, and inspire others. Led by Elizabeth Pirrie. The last session of the day will be Live Strategy 101: Accelerating Opportunity, hosted by Emmie Faust. 2 members of each community will share their business with the audience, and we'll gather feedback and support from experts and founders in the room. You can find more information on the summit here: https://lu.ma/5gmt7ovi. #MovingForwardFaster #SmallStepsBigImpact Female Founders Rise
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Congratulations Lovetovisit.com! 🎉
If you’re reader of Times Business Times Enterprise Network newspaper, you might already have seen our BIG NEWS over your morning coffee… In an exclusive today, The Times has published it’s interview with our two co-founders Georgia Aubrey and Alice Aubrey, announcing the multi-million pound investment that means we can continue our mission to transform the domestic travel industry. And we can do it at pace. The round was led by Venrex and Redrice Ventures and joined by Active Partners & Velocity Capital. And for us…it’s a game-changer. Our CEO, Fed Pereira, said: “Having such well-respected investors on board as we double down on our mission to scale domestic tourism in the UK and internationally is a wonderful endorsement of what we’ve built to date and will provide the fuel needed to realise our ambitions over the coming years.” This investment will be used to scale operations in the UK and further the platform’s expansion - we're aiming to double growth and inventory year-on-year for the next three years. The funding will also be used to enhance the platform’s AI capabilities to further optimise the user experience. But what drives us, what gets us jumping out of bed every day, is the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact on our industry. To sell more tickets for the fantastic, and unbelievably resilient, attractions and events we work with by making it simple... really simple... to discover and book the best things to do in the UK. Special thanks to people that helped with this raise: Martyn Davies at HCR Law, Tom Fleming, Lilac Watt, Tom March, Gabbie Swycher, Andrew Sutcliffe, Anna Sweetman, Billy Fox, Thomas Lindup, Rajeev Saxena Joseph Harris, Patrik Öqvist, Michael Blakeley Mishcon de Reya LLP, & PTM Law Huge thanks to Richard Tyler for the article. Also to Amy Mace and Crest Public Relations for support in releasing the news, and Matt Radcliffe for the always excellent photography. #thetimes #timesenterprise #investment #raise #vcs #founders #femalefounders #tourismindustry #domestictourism #techstartup
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The Scottish Impact Investor Readiness Programme looks to support business owners to grow their businesses responsibly, with a focus on helping develop a better understanding of ESG considerations and measurement of impact. Starting on 26th August, this new executive education programme is the latest addition to University of Strathclyde’s SME growth programme portfolio and will be delivered by experts from across the University - including the ScaleUp Insititute endorsed Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship and the Centre for Sustainable Development - utilising world class, internationally recognised research, and real-world practitioners. Find out more and apply here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dpTGzvuW #investorready #femalefounders #entrepreneurs #programme #businesssupport
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