EAST VILLAGE. is a multi award-winning PR agency working with tech brands that empower underserved communities, innovative founders creating everyday change, and organisations that feed the ecosystem.
From risk takers and change makers, to thought leaders and future forecasters. From Pre-Seed to Series A… we’re not here to move the dial – we’re here to help you move mountains.
Whether you’re a founder seeking investment, a thought leader building your authority, or an investor looking to amplify your impact, EAST VILLAGE. is your strategic partner to compelling stories and gain that all-important spotlight.
OUR VALUE GOES WAY BEYOND COLUMN INCHES…
EAST VILLAGE. was founded on a passion for ‘joining the dots’; building connections between likeminded people and businesses, all committed to making people feel good. The reason that we’re so intentional with who we work with, is to ensure that we can add value that goes way beyond column inches (although they’re important too, of course).
There’s no gatekeeping here. When you work with EV., our little black book becomes your little black book, and we use our network of investors, media, influencers, business advisors, mentors and suppliers to help move the dial for your business.
OUR AGENCY VISION
To be the leading PR agency for female-serving brands, using the power of PR to level the playing field for women.
OUR COLLECTIVE MISSION
To enable female-serving brands to reach and resonate with their audiences through strategic PR and our unrivalled networks.
TEAMEV’s VALUES
- We put people first. Always.
- We believe in being part of something bigger.
- If we don’t believe it, we don’t sell it.
- It’s never just about PR.
- We do it with personality.
MEET OUR FOUNDER
For over 15 years, Tara Attfield-Tomes has been a force for change in the business world. A multi-award-winning entrepreneur, she founded EAST VILLAGE. in 2013 with a radical vision to empower women and underrepresented founders; creating a more level playing field through the power of PR.
Tara is founder of The 51% Club, a peer community to help female founders scale and is co-chair of The Lifted Project, a data-led project to increase the flow of capital to high-growth female founders. She is also chair of TechWM’s Women in Tech Special Interest Group, Governance Board member of impact investment platform Ethical Equity, and investment mentor for Creative UK. She’s also a committee member for Soho House Cities Without Houses Birmingham and sits on the TAG Network Midlands’ Women in Leadership Network.
WE’RE ABOUT MORE THAN PR. WE HAVE…
A CURATED CLIENT BASE
Being intentional about who we work with means that we’ve curated a client list where opportunities are endless. Journalists proactively come to us for expert commentary and we secure bigger and better coverage by teaming client stories.
ECOSYSTEM CONNECTIONS
We purposely sit at the heart of the tech ecosystem and consider ourselves PR pioneers when it comes to femtech. Our contacts and connections mean that we can provide our clients with more than just great coverage; we can help scale their businesses too.
ACTIVE INVESTOR NETWORK
We have our own investor network, providing our clients with unrivalled access to the funding opportunities they need. We have active Angels and VCs looking for exciting new brands to invest in – and we know how to use PR to fuel fruitful conversations.
IN-HOUSE INITIATIVES
We’re the driving force behind The 51% Club, a peer community that helps female founders scale. Through our Six PM Sessions, we host regular events that cover taboo subjects alongside brands trying to create change. We also lead by example with our own TeamEV Charter.
