So far, 25% of founders have gone on to lift funding after attending an occasion, with latest success tales together with: Transparently, Organise, XO Life, GlycanAge, Evariste, MI:RNA, Mamio, and Naq Cyber. In 2024, over £194m has been raised by firms who’ve attended a earlier version of FFOH.
Hazal Halıgür, Co-Founding father of Leagle, who beforehand participated in FFOH commented:
Hyatt Antognini Amin, Founder & CEO of TrialHer, who beforehand participated in FFOH commented:
Clare Zhang, Affiliate & Head of FFOH at Playfair:
“We’re nonetheless a good distance away from bridging the gender funding hole that exists inside our ecosystem, however I hope that the 190 buyers who’re wanting to take part and the success tales of the Transparently’s, MEVO’s and plenty of others on the market encourage all of the unimaginable ladies founders to proceed to push and innovate. They’re essential to our ecosystem and to the way forward for tech, and I hope we will allow them to get the funding they deserve on this upcoming version of FFOH and past.”
Chris Smith, Managing Companion at Playfair:
“The systemic challenges going through ladies founders in Europe are frustratingly nonetheless the identical as once we began FFOH again in 2019. Encouragingly although, the success tales highlighted above, reveal that we will transfer the needle if we collaborate at scale over the long run. To any founder interested by whether or not to answer, all it takes is a brief utility to make 6 new investor connections. From these preliminary conversations, something can occur. Excited to listen to concerning the future success tales from Version 13 within the months and years to come back.”
Annie Pearl, Microsoft CVP and GM, Azure Experiences and Ecosystems (Cloud + AI).
“With lower than 2% of women-led startups securing important funding, the necessity for a sturdy investor community has by no means been higher. That’s why Microsoft for Startups is proud to collaborate with Playfair for this 12 months’s European Feminine Founders Workplace Hours, empowering distinctive ladies founders to form the way forward for tech.”
