Female Founders Growth Summit 2025
Following the overwhelming success of the 2024 Female Founders Growth Summit, Pathways Forward is delighted to be partnering and collaborating with Female Founders Rise, The ScaleUp Institute, Buy Women Built, and SuperScalers for 2025, bringing together the UK's brightest scale-up female founders to help them accelerate the growth of their businesses.
The Summit will deliver a unique combination of inspiring keynotes, dedicated workshops, impact networking with peers and curated connections with investors. The event will focus on scaling strategies and AI for growth, leadership development and investor connections. Whether bootstrapping or seeking investment, attendees will leave motivated and armed with practical, actionable takeaways to drive their own sustainable and accelerated business growth.
The Summit is geared towards founders who are actively scaling their companies and already generating revenues in excess of £300k per annum or have previously secured approximately £1m of investment or more.
We have an amazing line up of speakers and keynotes and we'll be releasing more info on this over the coming weeks. Keep your eyes peeled!
The agenda also includes dedicated time for networking, bookable office hour slots to connect with investors, and action labs and workshops. We will provide sign-up information for these in due course.
We'd like to thank our sponsors, which include Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish National Investment Bank, ScaleUpScotland powered by the Hunter Foundation and British Business Bank.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Pitching: Please note this is not a pitching event or an event to be connected with investors to get investment for your business. This is an event dedicated to supporting founders understand the different options available and to connect them with the finance options available to them.
Livestream: A livestream will be available for those who can't make it in person. We will share more information on this closer to the date.
Hotels: We do not have a hotel block for this event. We have suggested three hotels below at varying price points as a starting list for your convenience.
Leonardo Hotel Edinburgh Haymarket - Close to city centre, Haymarket station, and tram/bus stops.
Hampton by Hilton Edinburgh Airport - Close to airport and venue and tram/bus stops.
Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel - City centre location, close to bus/tram stops.
Catering: Food and drinks will be provided throughout the day. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please note these when registering.
Refunds: Refunds are available up to 7 days prior to the event.
Directions to venue: Directions to the conference centre can be found here.
Photography: Please note that photos and videos will be taken at this event. By attending, you give your consent for your image to be used for promotional purposes by Pathways Forward. If you do not wish to be recorded, please speak to a member of staff.