About us
Lifted Ventures is a UK-based organisation working to close the funding gap faced by female founders.
Founded by Jordan Dargue and Helen Oldham in 2024, Lifted Ventures connects female founders with investors and provides investment readiness support.
We’re growing a network of active angel investors who want to back diverse female-founded businesses in regions outside of London and the South East.
Through events, training programmes, and investor networks, we help women-led startups access the funding, knowledge and connections they need to grow.
By empowering more women to both raise and invest capital, Lifted Ventures is helping to create a more inclusive and balanced startup ecosystem across the UK.
Our impact to date has been to facilitate over £450m of funding and help over 500 entrepreneurs
Our team
Helen Oldham
Co-Founder of Lifted Ventures
Jordan Dargue
Co-Founder of Lifted Ventures
Elysia Kleine Deters
Programme Co-ordinator, Investor Relations Lead
Alex Usher
Marketing & Events Manager
Our values
Grounded
We believe that Women-owned businesses, backed by outside investment, achieve a better than average return than male-owned companies.
Accessible
We’re based in the North, so whilst we think globally, we have a regional lens too.
Effective
More than a talking shop – our track record demonstrates that we provide the focus, frameworks and action to deliver results.
Supportive
