Thanks to all who joined us this week for our Female Founders Virtual Pitch Event hosted by our Consumer Partner Sharon O’Connor.

We’re delighted to share details of the 3 pitching businesses with links to request more information and an introduction to the founders.

Thanks to the innovative founders of the featured businesses in F&B, Consumer SaaS and Children’s Fashion, all with proven traction and demand and once again showing the incredible talents within our female founder community.

Our pitch event next month will feature more opportunities with Female Founders and a theme of Environmental Sustainability – save the date…Thursday 23rd April 2026, 3pm (UK Time).

Pitch Event Roundup

CHICP

The UK’s only functional and premium hummus brand delivering on quality and the first fridge-less hummus.

• Founder: Hannah McCollum
• Stage: Seed
• Raise: £500k (EIS available)
• Request Introduction: sharon@pa-capitalpartners.com

Transforming a stagnant £150M category (UK hummus) to disrupt the wider £6BN category (UK Snacking).

Annual sales already at £500k, this brand is set for considerable growth in the coming years.

PERSI

A groundbreaking plug and play personalisation layer that helps fashion retailers turn each shopper’s style into stoppable looks.

• Founder: Olivia Parkes
• Stage: Seed
• Raise: £1.6M (with EIS available)
• Request Introduction: sharon@pa-capitalpartners.com

The model automatically takes retailers catalogues and styles them for shoppers specific needs.

Taking legacy personalisation to the next level, boosting conversion and AOV.

RACHEL RILEY

Award-winning childrenswear brand expanding internationally across D2C, wholesale and licensing channels, with the US market driving exceptional growth.

• Founder: Rachel Riley
• Stage: Growth
• Raise: £125k
• Request Introduction: greg@pa-capitalpartners.com

Recognised leader in luxury childrenswear stocked in 300+ retailers including Harrod’s, Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s.

Loyal DTC international customer base with 44% retention rate, including A List stars and the British Royal Family.

EVENTS COMING UP…

FEMALE FOUNDERS & ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

VIRTUAL PITCH EVENT

THURSDAY 23RD APRIL 2026, 3PM-4PM (UK TIME)

Featuring a Q&A with an expert guest speaker and pitch presentations from female founder clients, with an opportunity to ask questions directly to the founders.

Click here to register to attend.

NO FILTER: RESILIENCE SKILLS FOR FEMALE FOUNDERS

WEDNESDAY 29TH APRIL 2026, 1PM-2PM (UK TIME)

A one-hour webinar bringing together expert voices who’ve been in the trenches of building businesses as women and come out with hard-won wisdom to share. Whether navigating a difficult season right now or simply want to build a stronger foundation for whatever comes next, this is an hour well spent.

Click here to register to attend.

MASTERCLASS: CATEGORY DESIGN WITH MARTYN DAWES

TUESDAY 6TH MAY 2026, 2PM-6PM, In-Person, Central London

An interactive in-person workshop with PACP Partner Martyn Dawes, who created Coffee Nation (now Costa Express), defining an entirely new category that captured the space between vending machines and coffee bars.

Learn the strategic capability behind AirBnB, Salesforce, Stripe – and how a UK founder used it to build a business that’s been a Category King for over 25 years.

For all founders and leaders, from early-stage to £10M+ revenues, who want to build high-growth, high value category kings of the future.

You’ll leave with clear actionable insights that could be transformational to your business.

Click here to register to attend (places are limited).