Women of the Arc is a new, long-term initiative designed to champion and accelerate the success of female founders, investors and innovation leaders across Cambridge, Oxford and London. As part of Mishcon de Reya’s M:Powered Women platform, it creates space for women – and for anyone of any gender who wants to support this community – to talk, listen, share and shape the future of the UK’s innovation economy together.
Through a programme of events, roundtables and community-led activity across the Arc, Women of the Arc aims to surface the real opportunities and challenges facing female leaders and to bring the right people into the room to help solve them. It builds on the wider M:Powered Women initiative, which connects our network of female business owners and decision makers through podcasts, articles, live events and practical content designed to empower leadership and growth.
We recently hosted our inaugural Women of the Arc Summit at our Cambridge office, bringing together exceptional entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem leaders from across the region. The day showcased the strength, scale and ambition of one of the UK’s most vibrant innovation communities, with honest discussions on scaling, funding and governance, and a powerful opening message from our Non-Executive Chair, Dame Alison Rose, on the critical role of female entrepreneurship in driving the UK’s economic future.
Women of the Arc also reflects our convening power in one of Mishcon de Reya’s key strategic priority areas. By uniting influential voices shaping the UK’s innovation landscape, we aim not only to support individual growth but to turn those insights into meaningful influence – from unlocking pension fund capital for early-stage companies to improving talent pathways and helping founders and investors navigate the incentives that fuel high-growth businesses.