# Hive Founders

> Hive Founders is a London-based global startup consultancy and network for women entrepreneurs, offering investment readiness training, pitch feedback, startup incubation, advisory services and angel-investor education.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** London, United Kingdom
- **Founders:** Andrea Sommer (Co-Founder & CEO), Caroline Hughes (Co-Founder)
- **Products:** Investment Readiness Accelerator, Zero to Launch Incubator, Angel Investing Academy, Pitch Clinics, Startup advisory
- **Notable:** Current homepage reports 5,500+ founders in its network., Current homepage says Hive members have raised $250+ million; this is not funding raised by Hive itself., Hive’s May 2024 Deeligence case study reports an AUD $1 million round less than four months after programme completion.

## Products & services

- **Investment Readiness Accelerator** — Eight-week programme for women-led pre-seed and seed businesses: weekly mentoring, pitch preparation, expert sessions and demo day. Published non-US fee: £1,000 plus VAT, followed by 3% of funds raised plus VAT. No equity taken.
- **Zero to Launch Incubator** — Nine-week idea-to-MVP programme with The Entrepreneur’s BattleBook; published fee £1,500 plus VAT or $2,000, paid in three instalments.
- **Angel Investing Academy** — Seven-week cohort programme endorsed by Alma Angels; £2,500 plus VAT per seat, paid in two instalments.
- **Pitch Clinics** — Free virtual feedback sessions for women founders; newer Womankind Ventures listings describe the clinic as formerly the Hive Founders Pitch Clinic.
- **Startup advisory** — Matched expert support for fundraising, finance, product, growth, technology, operations and other startup issues; individually scoped proposals and fees.

## Achievements

- Current homepage reports 5,500+ founders in its network.
- Current homepage says Hive members have raised $250+ million; this is not funding raised by Hive itself.
- Hive’s May 2024 Deeligence case study reports an AUD $1 million round less than four months after programme completion.
- Hive’s October 2024 Cachai case study reports angel and SAFE pre-seed funding and five customer MOUs.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — At research time, the accelerator page advertises Cohort 14 starting in October with Warwick Business School support; the page does not specify the year.
- **2026-04** — The Angel Investing Academy page advertises an April 2026 cohort; completion has not been independently verified.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hivefounders.net/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hive-founders
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/hivefounders
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd8t9gtJCrk5Ae0c-g-aKyw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hivefounders/

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Last updated: 2026-10-08