Woman of the Month: February - Dupe Burgess
Some people talk about making change. Others get on with it. Dupe Burgess falls firmly into the second category. As the founder of Bloomful, she’s not just transforming women’s healthcare—she’s actively rewriting the rules of how we approach cervical cancer screening. And let’s be honest, it’s about time someone did.
Burgess was recently recognised at the Innovate UK Women in Innovation Awards, a competition that saw 50 women entrepreneurs secure a share of £3.75 million in government funding to propel their game-changing businesses forward. In a landscape where women’s health has historically been underfunded, under-researched, and frankly, undervalued, Bloomful is a breath of fresh air. Its mission? To make cervical cancer screening more accessible, less invasive, and—dare we say—less of a dreaded experience.
It’s no secret that far too many women put off their smear tests. The reasons are complex but painfully common: discomfort, embarrassment, fear of pain, and systemic barriers to healthcare access. Burgess saw this as a problem that needed solving, not an inevitability we should just accept. Bloomful is her answer, offering modern, tech-driven solutions designed to make cervical health something women can actually take control of, rather than dread.
Winning an Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award is more than just a well-deserved recognition of her work—it’s an investment in the future of women’s health. With government-backed funding, Burgess now has even more power to scale her innovations and bring Bloomful to more women who need it. And in a world where healthcare inequalities still run deep, that kind of impact can’t come soon enough.
But what makes Burgess truly stand out isn’t just her business acumen or her technological innovation—it’s her refusal to accept the status quo. She’s part of a new wave of women entrepreneurs proving that ‘innovation’ isn’t just about gadgets and AI; it’s about fixing real-world problems that have been ignored for too long. It’s about changing lives.
So here’s to Dupe Burgess—founder, innovator, and a woman on a mission to make healthcare work for women. If you needed proof that female entrepreneurs are out here making serious waves, she’s it.
Who should be our next Woman of the Month? Let us know who’s inspiring you right now—we want to celebrate the women making waves, challenging norms, and getting things done.
Find out more about Bloomful by watching the video below or visiting their website: https://www.bloomful.io
