Pathways Pledge gaining further momentum as membership reaches 50, and over 100 active Pledges
© Anna Moffat Photography 2026. Pathways Forward, the not-for-profit set up by Scottish entrepreneur and investor Ana Stewart, is gaining wider recognition for its Pledge initiative where companies sign up to specific actions which are then tracked and shared across organisations aimed at driving equal opportunity for women in entrepreneurship and business. Barclays, Venture Café […]
Ana Stewart’s Pathways Pledge grows to seventh cohort as five organisations step up for female founders
© Anna Moffat Photography 2026. Ana Stewart’s pioneering Pathways Pledge, an independent initiative where companies sign up to specific actions aimed at driving diversity, equal opportunity and female participation in entrepreneurship and business, has launched its seventh cohort – with The Glasgow School of Art, Maven Capital Partners, BTO, and Nile joining a Pledge community […]
Pathways Pledge Annual Review: Over 40 Organisations Driving Gender Diversity in Scottish Entrepreneurship
All images © Anna Moffat Photography 2026. All other rights are reserved. Use in any other context is expressly prohibited without prior permission. The findings of the Female Founders Scottish Index were outlined at today’s Pathway Pledge Annual Review in Edinburgh. Over 40 organisations have now signed up to more than 100 actions aimed at […]
Pathways Forward announces latest Pledge cohort and appoints former Rose Review Industry Lead
Pathways Forward, the women in entrepreneurship social enterprise set up by entrepreneur and investor Ana Stewart, has announced its latest Pledge cohort while appointing current Pathways Advisory Board member and former Rose Review Industry Lead to the same role, Industry Lead, at Pathways Forward. Burness Paull, FWB, Investing Women Angels, and Cazenove Capital have committed […]
Ana Stewart’s Pathways Pledge initiative welcomes fifth cohort
© Anna Moffat Photography 2025. Ana Stewart’s Pathways Pledge initiative has welcomed its fifth cohort, with Connect Three, the University of Edinburgh, Geovation Scotland, BGF, Mint Ventures, and Firstport signing up, totalling 32 Pledge partners to date. Pledges in the fifth cohort include hosting events to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) understanding in entrepreneurship, […]
Pathways Forward announces new pledges from first cohort and publishes results from year one
Pathways Forward has published the results of the Pathways Pledge’s first cohort after reaching the end of their first 12-month period. AccelerateHER, CivTech, CodeBase, Deloitte, Eos Advisory, Scottish EDGE, and the Scottish National Investment Bank each committed to actionable steps aligned with the principles set out in the Pathways Report, with their performance measured over […]
Pathways Forward set for Pathways Pledge Annual Review with launch of fourth Pathways Pledge cohort
Ana Stewart-led action group Pathways Forward is set for its Pathways Pledge Annual Review, being held later today at Edinburgh Futures Institute. The annual review takes place as Pathways Forward announces its 4th cohort of Pledge partners – Entrepreneurial Scotland, Dechomai, Ooni, Archangels, Par Equity, and the University of Glasgow have joined the latest cohort, with […]
Ana Stewart’s Pathways Forward announces 3rd cohort of Pledge partners
Pathways Forward’s Ana Stewart with colleagues and representatives from some of the Pledge 3rd cohort. FDM, Elevator, Equity Gap, EY, and STAC commit to actionable steps aligned with the principles set out in the Pathways report, and to engender effective change within their own organisations. Latest cohort join AccelerateHER, CivTech, CodeBase, Deloitte, Eos Advisory, Scottish […]
Pathways Forward announces 2nd cohort of Pathways Pledge partners
Converge, The Open University in Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, SIS Ventures, Social Investment Scotland, South of Scotland Enterprise, and the University of Strathclyde commit to actionable steps aligned with the principles set out in the Pathways report. The latest cohort join AccelerateHER, CivTech, CodeBase, Deloitte, Eos Advisory, Scottish EDGE, and the Scottish […]
Pathways Forward partners with Female Founders Rise to stage inaugural Female Founders Growth Summit
Pathways Forward is set to stage the inaugural Female Founders Growth Summit at the RBS Conference Centre at Gogarburn in Edinburgh on Thursday 5th September in partnership with Female Founders Rise, a UK-wide resource and community for female founders building growth businesses. The all-day event will focus on women who are already scaling or planning […]