Enter TechRound’s 50 Women In Startups And Tech 2025!
TechRound is proud to announce our 2nd 50 Women In Startups and Tech campaign, celebrating the female entrepreneurs changing the tech and startup landscape across the U.K. and Europe.
Whether you’ve been growing a business for 20 years or just 2 months, this is an opportunity to have your story heard.
Enter for free for a chance to be featured as one of our top 50 entrepreneurs. Each company featured will get an individual write-up, so it’s great publicity!
Founded in 2016, TechRound is the UK’s best-known and fastest-growing startup and tech news site. This is where decision-makers, investors and startups of all sizes and nature come to find out the latest developments and trends within the industry.
Entries Open: 4th February
Entry Cost: Free
Entry Deadline: 18th February, 5pm GMT
Winners To Be Announced: 27th February
Why Enter?
- Featured in front of an audience of 200,000+ visitors per month
- Top 50 placements get a full page write-up (see example)
- Recognised by VCs, investors, journalists and industry leaders
- Free to enter
Our Criteria
- All entrants must work in either tech or startups
- Revenue not a deciding factor
- New entrepreneurs and established businesses leaders welcome
Meet The Judges
Roberta Draper, Senior Associate at law firm Kingsley Napley
Roberta Draper, a Senior Associate at the law firm Kingsley Napley, advises startup founders, angel investors, and established businesses on various corporate and commercial legal matters, including early-stage investments, share option schemes, shareholder agreements, share buybacks, and company sales and acquisitions.
Find out more about what Roberta is looking for from entrants in her interview here.
Žydrūnė Vitaitė, Co-Founder at Women Go Tech
Žydrūnė Vitaitė has worked in business development and operations in various technology companies, as well as leadership roles both in business and NGOs.
Currently, she is working as Business Unit Manager at Monitum (IoT industry) and is the Co-founder of Women Go Tech – a successful mentorship programme encouraging women to choose their careers in ICT and engineering. The programme is patronised by the former President of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaitė, is supported by international and local businesses.
Zee Yende, Writer at TechRound
Zee is a digital enthusiast who has experience in writing and researching all things tech and startups. She is one of the writers at TechRound, and specialises in writing news, guides, and other long-form content. Outside of writing, she also specialises in web and brand design, adding to her passion for working with startups and small businesses.
Aleksandra Miljus Co-Founder and CEO, Wise & Zeal
Aleksandra (Alex) has 30 years’ experience leading global and EMEA marketing and transformation teams across high-growth start-ups and large technology companies.
In her role as Founder and CEO of Wise & Zeal, she guides an exceptional team of senior marketing professionals to deliver transformational marketing success for clients across corporate and scale-up environments. Alex understands the pressures of growing a business and the importance of celebrating each milestone of success.
Find out more about what Aleksandra is looking for from entrants in her interview here.
Lizi Sprague, Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Songue PR
Lizi is the co-founder and managing partner of Songue PR, a global communications agency specialising in tech PR and delivering bespoke strategies for businesses at every stage of growth. An accomplished PR strategist with over 15 years of experience, Lizi excels in media relations, successfully leading campaigns that forge critical relationships with media, analysts, and industry influencers.
Her diverse portfolio encompasses both B2B and B2C sectors across various verticals, including consumer technology, venture capital, fintech, health, agtech, defence, security, AI, adtech/martech, and gaming.
Maria Levitov, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Snow Hill Advisors
Maria Levitov is a Co-founder and Managing Director of Snow Hill Advisors, a London-headquartered strategic communications consultancy for tech companies and the investors fuelling their success. She has more than 20 years of media and C-suite advisory experience, including a decade as a financial journalist at Bloomberg News. Maria and her team at Snow Hill bring clarity to complex stories, helping clients navigate fast-moving news cycles to help them reach their target audiences.
Nicola Gunby, Co-founder and CMO of CLIQ
I am a serial entrepreneur and the Co-founder and CMO of CLIQ, a social networking platform redefining how people connect through interest-based communities and real-life events. Previously, I founded MY REV, a beauty booking platform acquired by Revolution Beauty in 2022 after three years of rapid growth. I am passionate about fostering community and empowering female founders and I also host a supper series and regularly share my journey through public speaking.
Important! Advice From The Judges
Use the first line to describe your business, what it does and what you are about in two sentences…what makes you tick?
With our judges reading through hundreds of applications, we are looking for a clear description of your business, its concept, its success and plans for growth.
Try to avoid waffle and discuss your business clearly and concisely.
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Enter TechRound Women in Startups & Tech 2025
