Congratulations to the 15 founders and CEOs who’ve joined the first cohort of the SBRI Healthcare and NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Venture Capital Readiness programme for female founders, in partnership with Lifted ventures. They are:
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Bernadette Porter from Clear Path Testing Limited
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Dongli Li from Beautiful Voice Limited
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Stephanie Lesage from OSPT Ltd
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Daisy Allington from Cognitant Group Ltd
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Lise Pape from Walk With Path
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Morag Maskey from XR Therapeutics
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Katerina Spranger from Oxford Heartbeat
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Elizabeth Soilleux from Lyzeum Ltd
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Angélique van 't Wout from AlphaBiomics
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Gemma Poole from The Essential Baby Company Ltd
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Gayle Storey from Tutti Toot Ltd
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Clare Selden from Hepatican Ltd
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Carolina Bell from NeuroVirt Limited
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lucrezia Cester from Lighthearted AI
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Emma Yates from Proteotype Diagnostics
The programme is delivered in partnership with @lifted ventures and officially launches today at an event at Platform in Leeds.
Running from 21 May – 22 October 2025, the bespoke programme of workshops, introductions and events is designed to support female founders and CEOs to build a targeted investment plan and roadmap, make connections with investors, and meet peers and other women leaders in health and social care as part of a supportive network.
Further details about the programme can be found at liftedventures.co.uk/athena-labs-sbri2