Gender and diversity in UK tech

In collaboration with AWS, we delve into gender and diversity within the UK tech sector, spotlighting women founders and other underrepresented entrepreneurs.

Over the past decade, tech companies with female founders secured £8.52b in equity funding, accounting for 8.96% of total equity investment in high-growth technology businesses in the UK. While there is still much progress to be made, 16.3% of high-growth tech companies are led by women founders, signalling a positive trend towards greater representation.

Inside of this report you will find data on companies founded by women entrepreneurs, together with interviews with the female founders of Hertility, Streetbees, Sie Ventures, Dressipi, and Unitary. The report also includes investment and grant data for companies founded by ethnically underrepresented and immigrant founders. Download the full report below.

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Gender and diversity in UK tech — founders by gender

Gender and diversity in UK tech — equity investment & women founders

About the authors

Henry Whorwood
Managing Director
Henry leads our Beauhurst Insights team, and is an expert on equity finance and high-growth business. He's worked on briefs for the likes of Barclays, SyndicateRoom, Innovate UK, Smith & Williamson and British Business Bank. He regularly gives presentations on market trends at events around the UK.
Daniel Robinson
Senior Research Manager
Daniel conducts data manipulation and analysis as part of the Research & Consultancy team. He has a background in business analysis and commercial copywriting in Australia and the UK, having worked at The Sunday Times Fast Track, Oxford University Press, and advertising network MullenLowe Group.
Freya Hyde
Senior Designer
Freya performs data visualisation and graphic design in the Research & Consultancy team. She has worked on projects for clients including Barclays, EY and JP Morgan. Freya holds a BA in History (International) from the University of Leeds, which included a year at Fudan University in Shanghai.
Advone Katsande
Graduate Associate
Advone writes copy, and performs data analysis and visualisation. She has written on the nature of Venture Capital Trusts, and worked on projects for Rawnet and Deloitte. She read Law at the University of East Anglia, where she acquired her undergraduate LLB.
Blanca Valencia
Graduate Associate
Blanca handles data analysis and visualisation, as well as copywriting. Prior to joining Beauhurst, Blanca graduated from Queen Mary University of London, where she was awarded a BSc in Computer Science with Management (ITMB).
Ethan Yip
Data analyst and visualisation specialist
Ethan carries out data analysis and visualisation. Before joining Beauhurst, Ethan graduated from the University of Bath, where he was awarded the degree of Master of Chemistry (MChem) and spent a year studying at the National University of Singapore.