International Women’s Day 2025 vodcast
In this special edition episode of Disruptive by Barclays Eagle labs, two inspiring female founders from different fields share their insights into building a great business as a female founder in today’s environment.
13 March 2025
In this special edition episode of Disruptive by Barclays Eagle labs, two inspiring female founders from different fields share their insights into building a great business as a female founder in today’s environment.
In this Podcast, our host Katherine Morgan, Head of High Growth and Entrepreneurship at Barclays, is joined by Sarah Daniel, Co-CEO and Co-Founder at Hey Savi and Rupa Popat, Founder and Managing Partner of Araya Ventures.
Sarah and Rupa talk about their journeys to entrepreneurship, the funding landscape for female-led businesses, the support that’s available, and this year’s International Women’s Day theme of ‘accelerate action’.
Sarah Daniel, Co-founder and Co- CEO of Hey Savi
Sarah is the co-founder and co-CEO of Hey Savi, a pre-seed fashion tech start-up aiming to revolutionise the way we shop online. Along with her two co-founders, Sarah is proud to be part of the second ever fully female-founded UK tech company to raise £2m+ at pre-seed stage. Prior to Hey Savi, Sarah was the Global CEO of Prominate, a global promotional materials business where she led the company across 100 offices in 75 countries. People are her passion, Sarah has a proven track record of building exceptional relationships with the world’s largest brands and retailers, whilst simultaneously creating high performing, happy teams to bring her vision to life.
Rupa Popat, Founder and Managing Partner of Arāya Ventures
Rupa Popat is the Founder and Managing Partner of Arāya Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in companies that aim to change the way we live and work. She closed her first Solo GP fund in January 2025, which is a £20 million fund that invests in HealthTech, FinTech, Commerce & the Future of Work. She also runs Arāya Ventures Academy for Angels (AVA Angels), the UK’s fastest growing angel investment academy for women with 200 graduates and on track to reach 500 graduates by the end of 2025 with UK courses running in London, Cardiff, Birmingham, and Glasgow in 2025.
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