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July 2, 2025

Meet the women behind The Tech Bros: ‘We’re laying claim to the term’

Fed up of women being ‘overlooked and undervalued’ by VCs, two UK-based founders have started an all-female accelerator


Éanna Kelly

5 min read

Sedinam Simpson (L) and Milette Gillow (R)

The term “tech bro” conjures quick, vivid images. Mark Zuckerberg sitting in Joe Rogan’s podcast studio, talking about grappling coworkers; Elon Musk wearing sunglasses and brandishing a chainsaw; Jeff Bezos appearing (suddenly, and alarmingly) with washboard abs. There’s always a reaction to the tech bro, whether it’s an eye roll or a vague sense of unease. 

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Éanna Kelly

Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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