OUTSTANDING STARTUP SUPPORT
Started PR Started PR is a specialist fintech PR agency helping a new generation of startups build profile, credibility, and market authority through strategic communications grounded in evidence, clarity, and commercial impact. Founded in 2024, it supports founder-led and growth-stage businesses with positioning, thought leadership, media relations, research-led campaigns, and investor-facing communications. Its model is built around the needs of emerging businesses and the major growth moments they face. Through client work, ecosystem partnerships and its industry-leading Advisory Board, Started PR has helped over 40 fintech startups build trust, visibility, and stronger foundations for growth. startedpr.com Breakout Beauty UK Breakout Beauty UK, created by Growth Studio, is the UK’s biggest fully funded beauty brand accelerator. Free to join, no equity taken. In 2025, 12 founder-led brands completed the inaugural programme, 80% female, 64% from ethnic minority backgrounds. Results: two winners now stocking in 380+ Boots stores, one brand hitting its first £1M revenue milestone, another recording its best quarter ever. Combined prizes exceeded £350,000. Press coverage reached 3.8M readers with 100% positive sentiment. 50M+ total audience reach. 100% of founders recommended the programme. Growth Studio doesn’t just open doors for founders. It walks them through. growthstudio.com/programme/breakout-beauty NatWest Accelerator NatWest Accelerator is a powerhouse for entrepreneurial growth, helping founders supercharge their ambitions with expert coaching, dynamic networks, and high impact support. With thousands of startups accelerated for free – from early stage innovators to rapidly scaling disruptors – the community consistently delivers funding success, revenue leaps, and job creation across the UK. Its inclusive, founder first approach empowers entrepreneurs to break boundaries and build commercially strong, investment ready businesses. This entry celebrates NatWest Accelerator’s unwavering commitment to unleashing entrepreneurial potential and driving innovation at scale natwest.com/business/business-services/entrepreneur- accelerator.html
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