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Dyneval Secures £515,772 in Funding to Accelerate Fertility Technology Innovation

Dyneval, the pioneering fertility technology company, has raised £515,772 in a new round of investment to advance its flagship product, the Dynescan.  The funding round included  funding from angel investment connector Lifted Ventures. This funding will enable the company to leverage an additional £85,000 grant funding from Scottish Enterprise to develop a high-throughput version of […]

Fuelling Innovation and Opportunity: Female Angels Take Flight

Our cofounders Jordan Dargue and Helen Oldham travelled down to the House of Lords on Tuesday 17 December with two angels from our network, Beth Crosier and Shkun Chadda, for the launch of The Entrepreneurs Network’s report, Gaining Altitude, which celebrates the incredible contributions of female angel investors in driving innovation and uplifting women-led ventures.  […]

The Bettii Pod Secures £337,000 to Revolutionise Menstrual Product Hygiene with Support from Lifted Ventures

Scotland, 17 December, 2024 The Bettii Pod Ltd, a pioneering FemTech start-up founded in 2021 by CEO Elaine Galston, has successfully raised £337,000 to further its mission of normalising and destigmatising menstruation while promoting sustainable menstrual practices. The Bettii Pod’s innovative menstrual cup/disc washer is designed for installation within the cubicles of away from home […]

Celebrating an Incredible First Year at Lifted Ventures

Today we release our Annual Report 2024. As we reflect on our inaugural year, we are overwhelmed with pride and gratitude for the community we’ve built together. When we launched Lifted Ventures, we had a bold vision: to make the UK regions a beacon for gender-smart investment by creating a space where female founders and […]

Invest in Women Taskforce secures £255 million for women seeking VC funding

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The Invest in Women Taskforce has successfully secured over £255 million  for a ‘Women Backing Women Fund’ from prominent investors, including British Business Bank, BGF, Visa, M&G  Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Aviva, to support female entrepreneurs raising venture capital (VC) funds. Established to increase investment in female-led businesses and improve their access to funding, the […]

Bindethics secures investment with the support of angel investment network Lifted Ventures

BindEthics, an innovative company dedicated to the development and commercialisation of sustainable adhesives for engineered wood products, has secured investment for their groundbreaking non-toxic adhesive made from industrial food waste with support from Lifted Ventures. Traditional adhesives are a significant environmental burden: they release toxic substances, prevent the recycling and safe incineration of engineered wood, […]

Lifted Ventures: spearheading the regions as the gender-smart investment capital of the UK

October 2024 – Lifted Ventures is proudly celebrating its first year of activity, working to proclaim the North of England as the go-to destination for female-founded businesses seeking funding. Established in September 2023 and officially launching in January 2024, Lifted Ventures set out with a clear mission: to empower and increase the flow of funding […]

Athena Festival – what an incredible day!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sGygktxMrk On Tuesday 15 October, we launched our first-ever groundbreaking, new festival for female founders, The Athena Festival, a festival of investment, inclusion and innovation. The Athena Festival which took place at Nexus Leeds is the first of its kind outside of London – built to celebrate and empower female entrepreneurship across the regions. We’d […]

Our Athena Festival speakers

The inaugural Athena Festival is set to take place at Nexus Leeds, bringing together female founders and investors in a groundbreaking event designed to empower women entrepreneurs outside of London. The festival will be held on the 15th October 2024 and aims to drive innovation, foster economic growth, and build a supportive community for female-led […]