Inspiring Female Founders
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Programme overview
Inspiring Female Founders, from Oxford Saïd Entrepreneurship Centre. and led by Professor Pinar Ozcan, shares the stories of women who have built ventures around the world. It's designed to inspire and equip the next generation of founders, especially women.
Explore free case studies of founders such as Anne Boden (Starling Bank), Romi Savova (PensionBee) and Louise Hill (GoHenry), watch recorded live conversations on funding, AI, tech for good and scaling, and read the new white paper on why our systems undervalue female founders.
The series won the Strategic Management Society's Educational Impact Award 2024. The stories are free for anyone to use and share.
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