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Pitch at SCALE Manchester

SCALE's Female Founders Pitch Competition returns on 25 November 2026, at Freight Island in Manchester, in partnership with the Angel Investment Network.

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Find out more.

Meet the winner from our female founders pitch competition in London. 

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Women-led businesses rock

The UK economy needs more women investing and raising capital, and scaling companies.

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Unlocking growth for women unblocks UK economic growth.

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Our friends at Women Are Good Business have crunched the numbers.

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Are you working on a similar mission?

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Diverse teams perform better

Female-led UK companies grew turnover

significantly faster in 2024-2025. And, on average, women-led businesses and mixed teams generate higher returns.

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Check out the data:

The Gender Index
The ScaleUp Institute

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Next opportunity:
SCALE Session, 16 September

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On-stage impact

Speaking opportunities for female founders, senior leaders, allies and investors, and access for emerging leaders to the UK's most successful entrepreneurs.

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  • Keynotes, panels & fireside chats

  • Large events in London & Manchester

  • Smaller, intimate gatherings

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Next opportunity:
SCALE Manchester, 25 November

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Active Angel & VC investors

Women Who Scale connects under- represented talent and innovation with early-stage investors through in-person events:

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  • 'Meet the investor' led by EISA

  • Speed networking

  • SCALE Sessions

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Next opportunity:
SCALE Manchester, 25 November

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Future Angels

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Currently, just 14% of Angel Investors in the UK are women. Fundraising for female founders is harder when early-stage businesses are viewed through an overwhelmingly male lens.

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Women Who Scale works with organisations like Womankind Ventures and XX Invest to empower more women to invest with confidence. Because guess what?
Women back women.

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Built for under-represented founders, investors and allies to solve a real problem:
 

The persistent under-representation of women in boardrooms, pitch rooms, and on cap tables - on both sides - in every part of the UK.

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How?

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Amplified visibility, investor access, and vital connections to under-represented founders, supporting personal, professional and business growth, for the benefit of the UK economy.

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Media Moments

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  • Video interview opportunities and social sharing - Podcast, YouTube, Instagram

  • Press coverage with SCALE’s media partners, including City AM

  • Warm introductions for founders & journalists

Brand-building Opportunities

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  • Exhibition stands to help you show up at SCALE Events in a powerful, memorable way

  • Logo placement across print & digital 

  • Opportunities to match your budget

  • Co-host events with SCALE

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Mentor Matching

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  • Discover the power of paying it forward

  • Build lasting connections and grow your network in a meaningful way

  • Reverse mentoring with next-gen leaders

  • Find fractional support

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