Meet the Founder: Shayma (Qove)

3 Month Check-In: Jas (Let's Fund Her)

In this first from Beta to Better check-in, we catch up with Jas, founder of Let’s Fund Her, a platform connecting and supporting female founders. Three months on, Jas reflects on how the last stretch has unfolded: the reality of slow growth, why she’s leaning into community feedback, and what it means to pivot without losing sight of your purpose. It’s an honest, grounded chat about the patience required in early-stage building, and how listening to your audience can change everything. https://www.letsfundher.co.uk/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@letsfundher Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letsfundher/

Recap: Meet the Founders

Before we jump into the 3-month check-in episodes, here’s a quick recap of the founders we’re following this year on from Beta to Better. This series follows early-stage founders in real time, not looking back once they’ve “made it,” but sharing what it’s really like to build something from scratch. Jas – Let’s Fund Her A platform and community for female founders to connect and support one another. Sophia – Morby A digital estate-planning platform helping young people create wills. Dahlia – Remnants of Love Creates custom lingerie for brides using the remnants of their wedding dresses. Camilla – hntr A free home-buying assistant app helping first-time buyers organise their viewings, budgets, and checklists. Andrea – Sewn Assembly A self-funded brand teaching people how to sew through workshops and pre-cut clothing kits. Roxanne – Find Care Compare Former NHS professional building a platform to helping users navigate and compare UK care options. Aseel – Thrifter Club An aggregator that lets users shop second-hand across sites like eBay and Vinted in one place. Shayma – Qove A modest fashion resale and rental marketplace, self-funded and community-driven.

Meet the Founder: Shayma (Qove)

Shayma is the founder of Qove, a modest fashion rental and resale platform born out of her own frustration with the lack of stylish, accessible options in the modest fashion space. In this episode, she shares how she’s self-funding and building Qove from the ground up, how she has found her first 100 users, and learning what it really takes to validate an idea as a solo founder. We talk about spotting a genuine gap in the market, testing before scaling, and how to stay consistent when you’re building something you truly believe in. You can follow Qove at: https://qove.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theqove/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theqove

Meet the Founder: Aseel (Thrifter Club)

Aseel left her job as a consultant and taught herself how to code and build Thrifter Club: an aggregator that brings together listings from multiple second-hand sites, making it easier than ever to shop sustainably! In this episode, we talk about what it’s really like to be a solo, self-funded founder, the pros and cons of building your own product, and how AI has changed the landscape for non-technical founders. Aseel also shares how she’s approaching marketing and growth for a product that bridges tech, fashion, and sustainability. You can follow Thrifter Club at: https://thrifter.club/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thrifter_club_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thrifter_club_

Meet The Founder: Roxanne (Find Care Compare)

This week on from Beta to Better, I sit down with Roxanne, the founder of Find Care Compare. A platform built to empower everyone to find the best health and care services in the UK. Roxanne brings the determination of a true go-getter, with a strong mission to make a difference in one of the most vital areas of people’s lives. She shares how her own background working in the NHS inspired her to tackle the gaps she saw firsthand, how she went on to win a competition to get her idea off the ground, and what it means to build with impact at the centre of your mission. We talk about the drive it takes to push forward as an early-stage founder, the importance of resilience, and how she’s approaching the challenge of changing a system as complex as healthcare. You can follow Roxanne and Health Care Compare at: https://findcarecompare.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/findcarecompare TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@findcarecompare Roxanne's IG: https://www.instagram.com/roxanne__sb/ Roxanne's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@roxanne_sb