Five female founders will pitch their businesses at HER Pitch on Thursday 19th November at Canopy in Leicester, competing for a business support package designed to help them grow without major investment.
HER Pitch is a live pitching competition for early-stage female-led businesses, run in partnership with Tech East Midlands. The finalists will pitch to a panel of investor judges and a live audience. The event starts at 6pm.
The five finalists are:
- Elizabeth Sergeant, FLAIR Leaders: tackling the hidden performance gap between women’s changing physiology and workplace demands
- Charlotte Brown, Bloombuddy: Leicester based startup offering fertility advice tailored to individual health needs, rather than one-size-fits-all guidance
- Sana Fatima Sayyed, Techare Ltd: developing an AI-powered platform to troubleshoot and fix smart-home devices before they need replacing
- Borislava Ivanova, TalkBeyond: using AI to connect Deaf and hearing communities
- Akanksha Valiveti, Ember: working to help people with endometriosis be heard and understood
Once the competition wraps up, the floor opens to the audience for an open mic. Anyone with a startup idea can pitch it to the room, without formal judging.
The organisers say the night is for founders looking for visibility, investors keen to discover emerging talent, and anyone interested in supporting female entrepreneurship in the East Midlands.
Tickets are available on Eventbrite.