Monica Vinader, Founder and CEO wins BVCA Inspirational Women Award
Monica Vinader, the founder and CEO of Monica Vinader has won the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) ‘Inspirational Women Award’ for 2025.
Born out of the Government’s ‘women-led high-growth enterprise taskforce’, the Award aims to inspire the next generation of female entrepreneurs by celebrating the success of leaders from high growth businesses backed by private equity and venture capital.
The initiative will help to meet ‘opportunity 6’ identified in the taskforce’s report published earlier last year- to inspire girls and women to expand career choices and strive for female entrepreneurship.
The independent judging panel comprised of past BVCA Chairs which included, Cheryl Potter, chair of the judging panel and non-executive director of Level 20 and Marks & Spencer, Helen Steers MBE, partner at Pantheon and Kerry Baldwin, managing partner at IQ Capital and Dame Anne Glover, chief executive of Amadeus Capital Partners.
The judges recognised Monica as an extraordinary entrepreneur whose commitment to building a purpose-driven, high-growth business has transformed the luxury jewellery landscape and inspired a generation of female founders. Her values-led leadership sets her apart as an inspirational founder and CEO, building a brand with sustainability, transparency, and inclusion at its heart. Monica has shown enduring dedication to using her business to drive wider change in society and commitment to empowering women.
Monica was announced the winner of the Award, taking place last night at BVCA’s flagship Summit Main Conference at Sancroft in London.
Commenting, Monica Vinader, Founder and CEO of Monica Vinader said:
“Thank you to the BVCA for this award, which shines a light on the importance of female entrepreneurship, and the gender investment gap in the UK for female founded businesses.
“My co-founder and sister Gaby and I have been on this journey since 2008, and I think our story is a good example of women supporting women, and how private equity has helped us thrive and grow our business.”
Commenting, BVCA Chief Executive Michael Moore said:
“This award showcases the talent, best practice, dynamism and innovation that emerges in women-led high growth enterprises, providing another crucial layer of visibility for these ventures. As the winner of this prestigious award, Monica is a pioneer and supporter of women, as both a colleague and a mentor and has set a high standard for future leaders and award nominees to aspire to.”
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About the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) is the industry body and public policy advocate for the private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) (private capital) industry in the UK. With a membership of over 600 firms, we represent the vast majority of all UK-based private capital firms, as well as their professional advisers and a large base of UK and global investors. The private equity and venture capital industry has a vital role to play in driving national and regional growth. Currently over 13,000 companies, employing more than 2.5 million people, are backed by private equity and venture capital investment in the UK.
