By Victoria Woollaston (image credit: Amali de Alwis)
10 of the most inspiring women in tech
We're highlights some of the most inspiring women working in the technology industry who not only fly their own flag, but fly the flag for equality generally. (image credit: Amali de Alwis)
Pip Jamieson - CEO and founder of The Dots
Founder Pip Jamieson doesn’t just campaign for more balanced and mixed communities, she practices what she preaches. (image credit: Pip Jamieson)
Dr Sue Black OBE - Professor of Computer Science at Durham University
Dr Black OBE is well known for her work campaigning to save Bletchley Park, but she is also an avid campaigner for women’s rights, social equality and more. (image credit: Dr Sue Black OBE)
Amali de Alwis - CEO of climate start-up accelerator, Subak
Former CEO of Code First: Girls, Alwis helped deliver free tech education to women and now is Managing Director at Microsoft for Startups in the UK. (image credit: Amali de Alwis)
Ophelia Brown - Founder of Blossom Capital
Founder of Blossom Capital, an early-stage VC fund set up to bring a fresh approach to investing in tech startups by placing a focus on the founders themselves. (image credit: Ophelia Brown)
Elizabeth Denham CBE - UK Information Commissioner
Denham played a pivotal role in the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which is responsible for keeping you and your data safe and respected. (image credit: Elizabeth Denham CBE)
Samantha Payne - Co-founder and COO of Open Bionics
Open Bionics was formed to revolutionise healthcare through the use of 3D scanning and 3D printing. (image credit: Samantha Payne)
Elizabeth Varley - CEO and co-founder, TechHub
Elizabeth’s team works with corporates to help them with innovation culture and offers free business growth support to underrepresented founders in tech. (image credit: Elizabeth Varley)
Anne-Marie Imafidon - CEO and co-founder of STEMettes
Anne-Marie Imafidon has dedicated her life to inspiring and building up the pipeline of young women going into STEM. (image credit: Anne-Marie Imafidon)
Anne Boden MBE - CEO, Starling Bank
Starling Bank has grown to become the best British bank and best current account provider at the British Bank Awards for the past two years running. (image credit: Anne Boden MBE)
Chantelle Bell and Anya Roy - co-founders of Syrona Women
Notably, Syrona also offers a pregnancy-test like device which lets women check for cervical cancer from the comfort of their own home. (image credit: syronahealth)