Founders Rewriting the Rules of AI in the UK

In a quiet corner of Leeds, thousands of early users open Promptus. With a single prompt— “a surreal video of light waves turning into birds”—they launch a visual AI workflow that would’ve taken a team of engineers just five years ago.

Now, it takes a sentence.

Across the UK, a growing force of female founders is building the next generation of creative AI tools. They aren’t just launching startups—they’re redesigning the interface between imagination and execution.

Here are the women leading the charge.

🎨 Claudia Perez – Co-Founder, Promptus

What she built: A no-code AI creation studio for images, 3D, animation, and video.
Why it matters: Promptus puts ComfyUI’s visual workflow power in the hands of 10,000+ creators—without the code.
Use it if you want: AI tools that feel like art studios, not dev kits.

🔗 Explore Promptus
🌐 Learn about Claudia

👁️ Jenny Griffiths – Founder, Snap Vision

What she built: A visual search engine that lets users shop fashion with their camera.
Why it matters: It transformed retail UX—and earned her an MBE.
Use it if you want: Style discovery by sight, not search bars.

🔗 Snap Vision

📱 Amy Thomson – Founder, Moody

What she built: A hormone and mood tracking app with real-time insights.
Why it matters: Moody gave AI a new frontier—emotional intelligence.
Use it if you want: Personalized wellness that adapts to your biology.

🔗 Moody Month

✂️ Zara Paul – Co-Founder, Choppity

What she built: AI-powered editing for podcasts and video creators.
Why it matters: Content repurposing without the burnout.
Use it if you want: Clip-to-social in under 60 seconds.

🔗 Choppity

🧬 Libby Heaney – Artist, Quantum AI Explorer

What she built: Quantum-informed, AI-assisted immersive art.
Why it matters: Her installations turn abstract computing into living art.
Use it if you want: To feel AI as much as use it.

🔗 Libby Heaney

🧠 Priya Lakhani – Founder, CENTURY Tech

What she built: An AI tutor that personalizes learning at scale.
Why it matters: It’s used in hundreds of schools, bridging access gaps.
Use it if you want: A smarter way to teach and learn.

🔗 CENTURY Tech

🩺 Esther Rodriguez-Villegas – Founder, Acurable

What she built: A home-diagnosis tool for sleep disorders using AI.
Why it matters: It democratizes clinical-grade health monitoring.
Use it if you want: To breathe easier at night—literally.

🔗 Acurable

📚 Ilisha Masaun – Founder, Econominds

What she built: An edtech tool for neurodiverse learners.
Why it matters: AI that adapts to how you learn—not the other way around.
Use it if you want: Education that finally fits the student.

🔗 Econominds

👩‍👧 Sarah Knight – Founder, The Allergy Team

What she built: Allergy-safe management platforms for schools.
Why it matters: Lives are saved. That’s all that needs to be said.
Use it if you want: Peace of mind for kids and caregivers.

🔗 The Allergy Team

🌱 Emma Obanye – Founder, OneTech

What she built: An incubator for underrepresented tech founders.
Why it matters: Because diversity isn't just equity—it’s innovation.
Use it if you want: Mentorship, community, and a startup springboard.

🔗 OneTech

🚀 Why It Matters

These founders don’t just code. They compose.

They’re building AI that feels human—and platforms where the next wave of creators will thrive.

They share three traits:

• 🎯 Vision that centers people
• 🧠 Tools that simplify complexity
• 🧵 Products that feel like stories

💬 Final Thought

“What would you create if you had an AI that worked like your intuition?”

Now you can.
Start with the platforms these women built.

They didn’t just build tools.
They built invitations.