Women in Innovation 2025 Award Winners Announced
Innovate UK recently announced the winners of the Women in Innovation Awards 2025. These trailblazing entrepreneurs are tackling critical social, environmental and economic challenges, creating a robust pipeline of women-led businesses for future investment.
Winners span the length and breadth of the UK and cover a wide range of sectors including digital health, legal tech, sustainable fashion, renewable energy and more.
Some of the challenges this cohort are tackling include:
- Transforming early-stage cancer detection
- Responsive glass coatings that regulate temperatures without electricity
- Developing medical devices to improve childbirth safety
- Revolutionising financial transactions for the visually impaired
- Developing the world’s first B2B food matchmaking platform
Each winner receives a £75,000 grant, personalised business coaching, and access to networking, role modelling and training opportunities.
Research highlights significant hurdles for women entrepreneurs, including access to funding, and the lack of networks and visible role models. The Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards addresses these issues, enabling women innovators to scale their businesses, whilst making a powerful impact on our economy and society.
Find out more about the Women in Innovation Awards and meet the winners.
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