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Back the brilliant female-led businesses and community projects competing to win up to £10,000 in cash and prizes.

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What is the Built By Her competition?

Built By Her is a nationwide competition created by Crowdfunder and Muddy Stilettos to support and celebrate women with powerful ideas that will transform communities, launch businesses, and make change happen.

We invited established businesses, startups, not-for-profits and community groups to raise money for their ideas on Crowdfunder — with the chance to win £10,000 in cash and prizes.

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The prizes

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First prize

A powerful boost for your idea. Projects will receive £5,000 in cash from Crowdfunder plus a £5,000 national media package from Muddy Stilettos.

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Second prize

Perfect for taking an idea to the next level with £1,000 in cash from Crowdfunder and a £1,000 media regional package from Muddy Stilettos.

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Third prize

A helping hand to get businesses seen. £500 cash from Crowdfunder and £500 regional promotional support from Muddy Stilettos.

Read the full eligibility criteria

The timeline

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1st July

Crowdfunding has begun – support your favourite above

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31st July

All crowdfunding must close by 31st July, 11.59pm

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8th September

The winners will be announced as chosen by our judges

Meet the judges

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Hero Brown

Founder of Muddy Stilettos

Hero is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Muddy Stilettos, the UK’s No.1 luxury lifestyle site outside London. A top journalist and Oxford grad, she champions discovering local indie businesses and getting more from where you live to over 4.4 million readers each month.

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Zoe Rees-Oliver

Crowdfunder Coach

Zoe is our crowdfunding expert with a strong track record of helping projects reach their funding goals. With hands-on experience in social enterprise and a passion for community impact, she is passionate about supporting campaigns making positive change.

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Danielle Wallington

Founder of FlockHere

Founder of Flockhere, a platform empowering women to work flexibly and connect meaningfully. She’s a community builder, mentor and crowdfunding enthusiast who loves supporting female founders as they turn big ideas into funded realities.

Missed the kick off webinar? Catch up now.

Rewatch our kick off webinar to meet the judging panel and hear the inspiring stories behind how they started their own businesses. You’ll also pick up practical crowdfunding tips and get all the key info about the competition.

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Eligibility for Built by her campaign

  • Applicants must be 18 or older, UK residents and also have a UK bank account and valid safeguarding policy (if relevent).
  • You must register and launch your project on Crowdfunder.co.uk by 1st July 2025.
  • Each person can submit only one project to the campaign.
  • Your project must be for a female led existing local business, social enterprise, community business or new business idea which is making a positive difference.
  • Your project must raise at least £1,000 and gain support from at least 25 unique supporters. If using the ‘all or nothing’ model you must be 100% funded by 31st July 2025. You can raise funds using the 'keep what you raise' model too. Find out more about our funding models. 

Please read the full terms and conditions here.

Need to raise funds for your idea?

Crowdfunding is a powerful way to raise money, build a community, and turn your idea into reality. Whether you’re launching a business, supporting a cause, or testing a new product, it starts with sharing your story and rallying support. Join the thousands of people who have already raised funds on Crowdfunder.

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