Barclays Female Founder Accelerator 2023 member
Femspace
Evidence-based digital care platform for chronic pelvic pain.
Why did you apply for the Female Founder Accelerator?
We applied to the Female Founder Accelerator to get access to industry experts who can help us scale.
Do you think there's a need for programmes like this for Female Founders?
Absolutely, we need more female founders and more investment in female technology, particularly in the area of women's health.
Why did you want to start your business?
To provide barrier-free, comprehensive, and evidence-based access to care for the 1 in 6 women globally living with chronic pelvic pain.
1 in 6 women globally have no access to comprehensive pelvic pain care, and we want to help this underserved group.
What are you looking to get out of this programme?
Help with scaling and networking opportunities
Which entrepreneur inspires you the most and why?
Cindy Gallop- she's badass!
What has been your biggest win in your entrepreneurial journey?
The biggest win has been creating a product that helped women reduce their pain and improved their mental health in living with pelvic pain. Getting these responses from women has been invaluable, and reinforces the need for such a product!
What has been your biggest challenge?
Staying focused, it's so easy to be distracted and go in different directions.
Where did you go for business advice and how did it help you?
We have very helpful advisors who have been brutally honest but so precious in guiding us and staying focused.
What drives you to make your business a success?
The opportunity to make a huge economic, social and health impact to women. By facilitating access to care, our platform could help millions of women worldwide.
What advice would you give other founders thinking about starting their own business?
The team is everything.