At The Purse: Women and Capital, we explore how women are transforming the architecture of finance. From angel investors to institutional leaders, from fintech founders to capital allocators, this is where women, wealth and power intersect to influence what gets funded — and what gets built next.
#160: (Repost) Navigating gender bias: insights and strategies with Dr Amy Diehl
50 mins; March 16, 2026
#159: Investment infrastructure, women's financial power, and tech innovation with Symmie Swil
18 mins; February 14, 2026
#158: Rethinking early-stage investing for diverse founders with Simon Glass
54 mins; January 16, 2026
#157: Investment in health, AI-driven biotech, women's healthcare, long-term vision with Julia Angeles
48 mins; December 12, 2025
#156: Women, economics & power: challenging history's myths with Dr Victoria Bateman
54 mins; December 04, 2025
#155: Mismanaged decline, economic shifts, and UK's future resilience with Vicky Pryce
61 hours 40 mins; November 20, 2025
#154: Women-led VC, women's health innovation and global investing with Trish Costello
53 mins; November 07, 2025
#153: UK Economy, business sentiment, AI & productivity, tariffs and investment slowdown with Vicky Pryce
42 mins; October 17, 2025
#152: Building Scotland's innovation economy and female-focused initiatives with Derek Shaw and Alison Loveday
46 mins; October 07, 2025
#151: Investing in women's sports, media and tech with Lorine Pendleton
44 mins; September 29, 2025
#150: Wave energy innovation, renewable tech, building a scale-up, female founders, raising capital and sustainable development with Ash Penley
43 mins; September 14, 2025
#149: Financial insight & empowerment: women, wealth, and change with Tiffany Irving
48 mins; August 24, 2025
#148: Women building wealth, rethinking financial advice, female investing & future shifts with Heather Ettinger
56 mins; August 11, 2025
#147: Female founders, purpose-led startups, "getting unstuck" in order to grow your business, recharging and recovery with Julie Perkins
49 mins; July 27, 2025
#146: Scale-ups & building an inclusive UK innovation ecosystem with Sam Smith
56 mins; July 14, 2025
#145: Economic resilience, UK policy shifts, business sentiment, R&D investment, geopolitical challenges, inclusive growth with Vicky Pryce
60 hours 48 mins; June 21, 2025
#144: Innovation in heavy industry, AI & automation, sustainability, women in VC with Melissa Cheong
53 mins; June 12, 2025
#143: Redefining financial advice for women with Cary Carbonaro
44 mins; May 26, 2025
#142: Digital assets demystified: insights from Anthony Fernandez
29 mins; May 12, 2025
#141: Funding change: Marcia Dawood on women, investing, and impact
38 mins; April 25, 2025
#140: Women, wealth and exploring sustainable impact investment with Cate Quentin
64 hours 13 mins; April 13, 2025
#139: Navigating financial stress and mental health with Dr. Jelena Janjusevic
38 mins; March 21, 2025
#138: Closing the gender wealth gap with fintech founders, Elisabeth Prager and Nitika Vyas
59 mins; March 10, 2025
#137: Redefining capitalism through impact investing with Priya Parrish
44 mins; February 27, 2025
#136: Financial literacy in the workplace with Carla Hoppe
59 mins; February 19, 2025
#135: Daring Capital and the future of impact investing with Jem Stein
42 mins; January 24, 2025
#134: From fear to financial freedom: insights with Barbara Huson
43 mins; January 10, 2025
#133: Investing in the UK startup ecosystem: a discussion with VC Dan Bowyer
39 mins; December 19, 2024
#132: Navigating gender bias with Dr Amy Diehl: insights and strategies
50 mins; December 07, 2024
#131: Financial wellness, gender equity, and saving for retirement with Hayley James
50 mins; November 14, 2024
#130: Unpacking UK's budget, innovation and investment with Vicky Pryce
53 mins; November 04, 2024
#129: Unlocking women's economic power with Amy-Willard Cross
59 mins; October 28, 2024
#128: Closing the gender investment gap with Ayesha Ofori
75 hours 2 mins; October 08, 2024
#127: (repost) Share power, the fund industry and stakeholder capitalism with Merryn Somerset Webb
39 mins; September 30, 2024
#126: Femtech, fundraising, and future aspirations: insights from Ida Tin
52 mins; September 14, 2024
#125: Managing wealth, how women and the next generation lead on money in Turkey with Ozge Dogan
46 mins; August 10, 2024
#124: Investing with a gender lens with Marypat Smucker
43 mins; July 26, 2024
#123: Launching the world's first Windows smartphone on 02, starting the world's first C-suite angel syndicate and important investing lessons with Christina Teo
50 mins; July 12, 2024
#122: Financial psychotherapy, money habits, money avoidance and crisis points with Vicky Reynal
45 mins; June 21, 2024
#121: Ethical investing, the impact of AI and investing in female founders with Adeo Ressi
81 hours 49 mins; June 10, 2024
#120: The double X economy, the cost of sexism and what to do about it with Professor Linda Scott
63 hours 7 mins; May 22, 2024
#119: Pink Chip Index: challenging investor bias against female CEOs with Grace O'Brien and Sam Rowlands
59 mins; May 13, 2024
#118: Seeds: building wealth with crypto through giving with Rachel Cook
68 hours 36 mins; May 01, 2024
#117: How money works for women and why financial education is key with Sharon Lechter
63 hours 36 mins; April 18, 2024
#117: How money works for women and why financial education is key with Sharon Lechter
63 hours 36 mins; April 16, 2024
#116: Female founders are a better investment and why male investors need to back women with Pierre Rolin
54 mins; April 06, 2024
#115: Financial education: the role of schools, universities and parents in teaching kids about money with Vanessa Northway
43 mins; March 23, 2024
#114: Male allies, eradicating 'bad behaviour' in VC, investing in female founders and how to build a startup investment portfolio with David Fogel
58 mins; March 08, 2024
#113: How to start investing and the secret to building a rich life with Chloe Lin
36 mins; February 28, 2024
#112: Female angel investors, how to start investing, and why the new changes to the Financial Promotion Exemptions will disproportionately impact women with Roxane Sanguinetti and Marla Shapiro
60 hours 45 mins; February 04, 2024
#111: How to make your pension green with David Hayman
25 mins; January 28, 2024
#110: (Repost) Closing the gender wealth gap with Vicky Pryce and Victoria Ross
63 hours 46 mins; January 14, 2024
#109: How more wealth in the hands of women will reshape the charity sector with Nicole Sykes
34 mins; January 06, 2024
#108: 'Show Her the Money' documentary and why we need more women to invest in female founders with Catherine Gray and Marcia Dawood
45 mins; December 24, 2023
#107: COP28, the climate emergency, climate finance and why investing in climate change is also investing in gender equality with Professor Dame Heather McGregor
44 mins; December 12, 2023
#106: The Bank of England inflation failures, what could they have done differently, the UK economy in review and what's ahead in 2024 with Vicky Pryce
46 mins; December 07, 2023
#105: Financial inclusion and why designing financial products for women+ matters with Alex Gessner
38 mins; November 27, 2023
#104: Why every woman needs a financial plan with Kristine Beese
60 hours 42 mins; October 31, 2023
#103: Women's growing economic power and how the financial services industry needs to change with Sarah Courtney Dockett
43 mins; October 19, 2023
#102: Why is money a taboo topic for women, gender norms, how to 'break the money silence', and what is a financially successful life with Kathleen Burns Kingsbury
37 mins; September 24, 2023
#101: Why the GDP measure is damaging to women and how to move beyond it with Anam Parvez Butt
39 mins; September 10, 2023
#100: Women, money and investing with Jana Hlistova
21 mins; August 31, 2023
#99: Female angel investors, UK vs US startup culture, investing for impact and levelling the playing field for female founders with Maya Ghosn
69 hours 6 mins; August 24, 2023
#98: The BoE, interest rates, the cost of living crisis, the energy debate and what can we be optimistic about in the UK economy with Shaun Richards
45 mins; August 10, 2023
#97: Sie Ventures, investing in female founders and what female investors bring to the table with Triin Linamagi
36 mins; July 29, 2023
#96: Money scripts, renting vs buying and why women need to become financially independent with Bernadette Joy
45 mins; July 17, 2023
#95: Why UK inflation is so persistent with Vicky Pryce
41 mins; July 08, 2023
#94: The future of money: central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), crypto and why financial innovation is key with Eva Pascoe
47 mins; June 24, 2023
#93: How women can become financially independent with Holly Morphew
57 mins; June 07, 2023
#92: Human economics and why it matters, gender bias in economics, the impact on women and why economists need to be more radical with Julie Nelson
56 mins; May 26, 2023
#91: Gender lens investing: an update with Angela Atherton
40 mins; May 16, 2023
#90: Fintech, building a scale-up, female founders and fundraising with Sabrina Del Prete
58 mins; May 03, 2023
#89: Making women visible: rewriting the history of economic thought with Edith Kuiper
57 mins; April 25, 2023
#88: How to build a global lingerie brand, why positive returns matter, women in the workplace and how to start angel investing with Tracy Lewis
52 mins; April 12, 2023
#87: The Banking Crisis: how did we get here and what's next with Shaun Richards
28 mins; March 23, 2023
#86: How women manage risk as investors, at work and in life with Michele Wucker and Barbara Stewart
50 mins; March 11, 2023
#85: Closing the gender wealth gap and managing your money with Vicky Pryce and Victoria Ross
63 hours 46 mins; March 02, 2023
#84: Money and love: how to make important life decisions with Abby Davisson
48 mins; February 17, 2023
#83: Prioritising sustainability, social impact and financial success with Alix Lebec
38 mins; February 10, 2023
#82: Gender data, gender equality in the workplace and investing with a gender lens with Diana van Maasdijk
36 mins; January 31, 2023
#81: 'The Female Factor': why women CEOs outperform and how to invest in gender equality via an ETF with Patricia Lizarraga
33 mins; January 19, 2023
#80: Setting up a UK MedTech Fund, gender smart investing, women's health and finding the right advisors and mentors with Tatum Getty
31 mins; December 31, 2022
#79: Why women need to build their wealth, investing in female founders, diverse boards and startup investing lessons learnt with Barbara Clarke
50 mins; December 15, 2022
#78: How women invest with Julie Castro Abrams
33 mins; December 06, 2022
#77: Building a business and investing for profit and impact, 'the exit' and why women need to invest with Anna Sofat
69 hours 56 mins; November 24, 2022
#76: The UK startup ecosystem, female founders, fund raising and investing in female-led innovation with Julia Elliott Brown
52 mins; November 13, 2022
#75: How volatile is the UK bond market and the problem with UK growth with Vicky Pryce
42 mins; November 09, 2022
#74: Women's relationship to money, budgeting vs investing and working with a financial planner with Victoria Ross
43 mins; October 31, 2022
#73: Building a startup in the menopause market and why we need to talk about the menopause with Sally Mueller
42 mins; October 14, 2022
#72: The UK bond market, rising interest rates and will the Bank of England stop printing money with Shaun Richards
32 mins; October 06, 2022
#71: Investing in women's reproductive and maternal health with Ruth Shaber MD
37 mins; October 01, 2022
#70: Cleantech, regenerative economies and investing for net positive outcomes with Anna Poberezhna
31 mins; September 16, 2022
#69: Women as decision makers and asset allocators with Patience Marime-Ball and Ruth Shaber MD
55 mins; September 09, 2022
#68: Rising inflation and the cost of living crisis in the UK with Shaun Richards
36 mins; August 19, 2022
#67: The markets today, how to think about a difficult or bear market and what actions are European investors taking with Rebecca Chesworth
18 mins; August 15, 2022
#66: How more women can start to invest in female-led startups with Gillian Fleming
27 mins; July 26, 2022
#65: Sextech, a trillion dollar market: an update on MLNP and the female founder journey with Cindy Gallop
38 mins; July 13, 2022
#64: The Gray Rhino, the risk fingerprint and why women are good at taking risks with Michele Wucker
47 mins; June 30, 2022
#63: Inflation, stagflation and are we heading for a recession with Vicky Pryce
34 mins; June 18, 2022
#62: Women's economic empowerment & financial inclusion with Mary Ellen Iskenderian
