How best to close the ‘funding gap’ that exists between female entrepreneurs and their male counterparts? We discuss the winner of the UBS Female Founder Award and ask how this recognition is helping to bridge the gap and move the needle towards a more equitable distribution of funding and opportunities. Marianna Mamou, head Advice Beyond Investing in the UBS CIO, and Emma Wheeler, head of the Women’s Wealth Programme in UBS’s Wealth Management business, tell us about the 2022 award-winner Danielle Lawrence, co-founder and CEO of Freyda Limited.