AccelerateHER Stories

Scottish female founders California bound for US trade mission

A group of Scottish-based female company founders will be heading west to California later this month to attend a five-day,...

AccelerateHER Awards 2023 target ‘force for good’ female founders

Female founders are once again being offered an opportunity to raise their company’s profile and benefit from a package aimed...

Deep tech innovation organisation CPI strengthens Board with latest appointment

CPI, a social enterprise and innovation catalyst for the adoption of advanced tech and manufacturing solutions, has announced Jackie Waring...

AccelerateHER announces CodeBase partnership for women founder Tech Scaler participation

AccelerateHER has teamed up with CodeBase in a new partnership aimed at increasing women company founder participation in a Scotland-wide...

Aisha Purvis set to revolutionise Healthtech with Sensmart

One of our core values at AccelerateHER is to amplify the amazing work of female founders. We recently caught up...

AccelerateHER finalist SMASH competes in prestigious Startup competition

We are pleased to announce that SMASH, AccelerateHer finalists in the Disruptive Tech category, has been selected to compete in...

Rise Growth Academy has launched

The Rise Growth Academy is now open for applications! This 10-week digital first programme is designed for high growth founders...

AccelerateHER Winner gives back to Female Entrepreneurs and Angels

Winner of the AccelerateHER Awards 2022 in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs, Lynne Darcey Quigley is giving back to female...

AccelerateHER expansion continues with new CEO appointment

AccelerateHER, Scotland’s dynamic network for female-founders has appointed Elizabeth Pirrie as its new CEO. The Scottish-based organisation, which empowers UK...

Scottish entrepreneur confirmed to chair Women in Enterprise Group

Scottish entrepreneur and investor Ana Stewart will chair the Scottish Government-commissioned Women in Enterprise Review. Co-authored by Mark Logan, who...

New online initiative to widen support for female founders

AccelerateHER and Scottish Enterprise have teamed up to launch a new online training initiative designed to support the growing number...

South of England category award winners announced!

Four exceptional female founders have been announced as winners of the AccelerateHER UK awards in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs....

Spotlight on Scotland’s inspiring female founders

AccelerateHER UK Awards: Scottish category winners announced Four exceptional Scottish female founders have been announced as winners of the AccelerateHER...

Meet the Judges: AccelerateHER Awards 2022 in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs

Taking place from Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th March, the AccelerateHER Awards 2022 in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs will...

Meet the Finalists: AccelerateHER Awards 2022 in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs

Taking place from Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th March, the AccelerateHER Awards 2022 in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs will...

Investing Women achieves first Scottish Nasdaq exit after TC Biopharm floatation

Investing Women Angels (IWA) has become the first Scottish angel group to achieve a Nasdaq exit following this week’s successful...

Biscuit Tin DeathTech Entrepreneur ‘un-den-ted’ by high profile TV pitch

Sheila Hogan, East Lothian based serial entrepreneur, and founder of the UK’s leading digital legacy vault, Biscuit Tin, is to...

Female Founder Fund on Horizon as Investing Women Restructures for Growth

Scotland’s pioneering all female angel group Investing Women Angels (IWA) has announced major growth plans as the group restructures ahead...

Former Apple adviser to meet Scottish female founders in California trade mission

Ron Weissman, a leading global tech sector figure, former senior executive at Apple and adviser to the company’s late founder...

Exceptional female founders named in AccelerateHER UK awards shortlist

  32 inspiring female founders have been named as finalists in this year’s AccelerateHER UK awards in partnership with Barclays...