Female Founders Growth Summit to be held in Scotland

In order to uplift opportunities in investment for businesswomen, a summit of female founders is all set to be held. The inaugural Female Founders Growth Summit shall take place in Gogaburn at RBS headquarters on September 5, 2024.

The summit shall put its focus on those women who are planning to scale their businesses while aiding them to connect with key investors, providing growth opportunities with learning and networking.

This all-day event is going to be hosted by Pathways Forward that serves as an initiative developed by Ana Stewart who’s a businesswoman along with Female Founders Rise. It seeks to join female entrepreneurs of Scotland with wider community of UK.

Ana stated, “The Female Founders Growth Summit will be the first ever of its kind in Scotland, and we’re excited to bring so many talented women founders together alongside private, angel, and institutional investors from across the UK. Centred on growth and scaling, there will be a mix of keynote talks, breakout sessions, panels and workshops looking at areas including the types of funding available to support growth trajectories.”

She added, “Attendees will also get to hear first hand from women entrepreneurs who have built high value companies. This is about joining the dots for our female founders, opening doors and equipping them with the right tools to scale their businesses. At the same time, it enables investors and finance providers to engage and support these founders.”

Female Founders Growth Summit is expecting more than 250 attendees. The founders and investors can purchase their tickets online.

Female Founders Rise Founder, Emmie Faust stated, “We’re very excited to come back to Scotland and to partner with Pathways Forward for this event. It’s so important to bring female founders together to celebrate, connect and learn from each other. We’ve got an incredible line up for the day with some brilliant speakers, workshops, panels and office hours with investors. We can’t wait to get everyone together in one room for a mega day of growth.”