Emmie Faust founded Female Founders Rise in 2022 and leads entrepreneurial support at Nationwide. Her work focuses on expanding commercial access and business backing for women and historically underrepresented entrepreneurs.
Female Founders Rise is a free UK-wide community offering practical programmes for women and non-binary founders. Its current work includes an eight-week fundraising accelerator, a personal-branding challenge, events, masterclasses, a newsletter and original research.
As a mentor, Emmie emphasizes commercial clarity, sustainable unit economics and proactive brand-building, guiding founders through the operational realities of early-stage growth and fundraising readiness.
What others say
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Emmie and I have coached each other for two years and she’s been in my corner through the hardest stretches, from tough founder calls to juggling kids and ageing parents at the same time. The biggest lesson she’s taught me is that people buy from people, and building my personal brand has put me on the radar of so many more people, including the investors who’ve helped us raise for Hey Savi. She’s backed me well beyond our sessions too, investing in me herself and making introductions that opened doors I couldn’t have opened alone. Having Emmie as a mentor has been life-changing and I know how lucky I am.
Vic Peppiatt, Co-founder, HeySavi
Where Emmie can help
- female founders
- consumer
- e-commerce
- fundraising
- personal brand
Operating and investing experience
A selection of companies and roles connected to Emmie Faust.
Ventures
Female Founders Rise
Founder; launched in 2022 as a UK-wide founder community with fundraising, personal-branding and education programmes.
Nationwide
Head of Entrepreneurial Support
Highlights
- Founded Female Founders Rise in 2022.
- Developed practical founder programmes spanning fundraising readiness, personal branding, events and education.
- Leads entrepreneurial support initiatives at Nationwide.
Questionsfounders ask aboutEmmie Faust
Where can Emmie help founders?
Emmie works with founders on clarifying commercial business models, preparing for fundraising rounds, and developing brand positioning that connects with customers.
Which company-building situations are most relevant to Emmie’s experience?
Her experience is particularly valuable for early-stage teams navigating consumer propositions, e-commerce models and operational scaling while building sustainable growth.
What perspective does Emmie bring as a mentor?
She brings the viewpoint of an operator, angel investor and community builder who focuses on long-term commercial fundamentals and founder resilience.
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