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Last month, we tracked 51 funded startups in the UK. Only 4 of them were led by female founders. And women only make up just 14% of all angel investors.
That does not make sense at all, but unfortunately it’s the current reality of the startup world. It’s very male focused. Founders are majority male. VCs are majority male and angel investors are also majority male.
Nevertheless, there is a glimmer of hope as these statistics gradually evolve in the UK.
Dynamic angel investors, along with female-led angel networks and accelerators, are playing a pivotal role in driving this positive change.
We’ve highlighted them here, and please don't hesitate to reach out if we've missed anyone deserving of recognition!
*These angel investors have publicly mentionned their interest in angel investing or are members of angel networks.
Id | Angel Investors Scotland | City, Country | Details | Investments |
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1 | Alexandra Morrow | London, UK | Circe Biosciences, Root | |
2 | London, UK | Supercritical, Koru Kids, Blue Vision Labs | ||
3 | Amanda Dyjecinski | London, UK | ||
4 | Amber Ghaddar | London, UK | ||
5 | Ana Barjasic | London, UK | ||
6 | Ana-Maria Yanakieva | London, UK | ||
7 | Anda Gregory | Liverpool, UK | ||
8 | Andrea Berchowitz | London, UK | ||
9 | Andrea Sinclair | London, UK | ||
10 | Andrea Zitna | London, UK | ||
11 | Beta Lucca | London, UK | BeautyStack, Loveshark, Heights, Gwella, Fertility Circle | |
12 | Bri Cho | London, UK | Odin, Honest Mobile, Maximus, etc. | |
13 | Caroline Hudack | London, UK | ||
14 | Charlotte Ashton | Manchester, UK | ||
15 | Chenelle Ansah | London, UK | Sojo, Boxx London, ByRotation, Nudea, Unhidden Beauty, Lasso Loop, Waya Money (Africa), Upskill (Africa), | |
16 | Claire Lewis | Manchester, UK | ||
17 | Clare Johnston | London, UK | Code First Girls, Ravio | |
18 | Claudine Ang | London, UK | Bubble, InChorus, Foodstuff + others | |
19 | Constance Mantle | London, UK | ||
20 | Dalia Aga-Shaw | London, UK | Monzo, Kuri Saude, Kanjo Health, GrandNanny, Financielle, Juniver, The Lowdown, Tangent, Unfabled | |
21 | Denise McQuaid | London, UK | ||
22 | Devika Thapar | London, UK | Madefrom.io, Inspektlabs, CureSkin | |
23 | Dinika Mahtani | London, UK | PeopleMatter, Moody, imVitro | |
24 | Jana Hecker | London, UK | Gastrofix, Everphone, Spot Ship, Vivira Health Lab, apoQlar, Melli/meetap, Strolll, Remojo, Titan Academy, alphine, GOCOMO, transpaygo, forexfix, N26 | |
25 | Edwina Johnson | London, UK | Fiat Republic, Rosaly, OPTO, Gravel, Grunfin | |
26 | Eileen Burbidge | London, UK | ||
27 | Elaine Groenestein | London, UK | ||
28 | Ellie Asgari | London, UK | Fungi Alert, Good Life Sorted, ImproveWell | |
29 | Emma Blackburn | London, UK | Lick Home, Monolith AI, Ascension Ventures, Mobilus Labs, Spoke World, Sxollie, BRB Travel, Nook, Heygo, Rebank Technologies, incuto, Veratrak, The Shellworks, Alacrity Law | |
30 | Emma Jarvis | Liverpool, UK | ||
31 | Emmanuelle Brizay | London, UK | Big Mamma, Underdog, Neat.protect, Clever Cards, Kard, Lane Health, Medsaf, Ascendance Flight technologies, XXII, | |
32 | Emmie Faust | London, UK | Jude, Babbu, Eric, Me+ Em | |
33 | Ersilia Molnar | London, UK | Ocean Bottle, Conduit Club | |
34 | Esther Reynal de Saint Michel | London, UK | Bea Fertility, MyMynd, Slip, DemDx | |
35 | Eva Tarasova | London, UK | Simba, edgify, wise, Kair | |
36 | Evelyn Bourke | London, UK | Breedr, Hertility Health, PowerMarket, Qumata, Scan.com, YuLife | |
37 | Evgenia Plotnikova | London, UK | Testgorilla, wisenoze, block party | |
38 | Gemma Bloemen | London, UK | Fertility Circle, Exakt Health, The Shellworks, Untanglegrief.com | |
39 | Gina Kirch | London, UK | ||
40 | Gloria Monfrini | London, UK | ||
41 | Grace Cassy | London, UK | Immersive Labs, Tessian, SlashID, Utila, Treeconomy, Spexi | |
42 | Hailey Eustace | London, UK | Wild.AI, PHINXT Robotics, Stealth Climate startup, Pal. | |
43 | Hannah Leach | London, UK | Orbiit | |
44 | Helen Chang | London, UK | ||
45 | Leeds, UK | |||
46 | Helene Guillaume | London, UK | Tell app, Causalens, Hey Jane, Precisely | |
47 | Jannat Shah Rajan | London, UK | YHangry, InChorus, Dai, HANX | |
48 | Jenny Parker | Manchester, UK | ||
49 | Judith Wilson | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | ||
50 | Julia Baldet | London, UK | Kimaï, Konvi, The Edit LDN | |
51 | Julia Morrongiello | London, UK | Alpher, Bunch Capital, Hello Cash, Payable, Turnkey, Gyro Finance | |
52 | Justina Chung | London, UK | MVPR, ByRotation, Figures, Zappi | |
53 | Katherine Ireland | London, UK | ||
54 | Kim Morrish | London, UK | ||
55 | Kiran Sharma | London, UK | ||
56 | Kirsten Connell | London, UK | ||
57 | Laura Connolly | London, UK | Lone Design Club, Uspaah, Common Objective | |
58 | Lian Michelson | London, UK | Ready Burger, Cocoli, one.five, Shift, Wise | |
59 | Lindsay Scott | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | FungiAlert, Pawprint, NatureMetrics | |
60 | Lois Day | London, UK | Kanjo Health, GrandNanny, Financielle, Juniver, The Lowdown, Tangent, Unfabled, Oxa, Bramble Energy | |
61 | Lucero Tagle | London, UK | NextUp Comedy, YUTYBAZAR, Digme, Rooftop Cinemas | |
62 | Luisa Alemany | London, UK | ||
63 | Lynne Ross | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | ||
64 | Machela Sathekga | London, UK | FungiAlert, Yonder, TrustElevate | |
65 | Margaret Coughtrie | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | ||
66 | Maria Dramalioti-Taylor | London, UK | Lifebit, Epignosis, Topia, Ometria | |
67 | Marla Shapiro | London, UK | Spoke, Particity, Sxollie, Fungi Alert, The Shellworks | |
68 | Maya Moufarek | London, UK | Wise/Jude, Fertility Circle, The Lowdown, Mamamade, Roleshare and more | |
69 | Mea Lewis | London, UK | Xnrgy, FeedForward, Orbillion | |
70 | Melody Lang | London, UK | ||
71 | Michelle Tempest | Cambridge, UK | ||
72 | Michelle Walters | Liverpool, UK | ||
73 | Michelle You | London, UK | Project Wren, The Future Forest Company, SINAI | |
74 | Nasreen Alimohamed | London, UK | Haeckels, Vyrao, Inde Wilde, Twig | |
75 | Nicole Junkermann | London, UK | Owkin, Bolt, Rippling, Cambrian Biopharma | |
76 | Olga Pantelyat | Hounslow, UK | Byway.travel; The Shellworks; Sxollie; Newcleo | |
77 | Pam Garside | Cambridge, UK | ||
78 | Phoebe Hugh | London, UK | Freetrade, Heights, Clothes Doctor, Fnatic, Farewill | |
79 | Pippa Lamb | London, UK | BeReal, topi, The Stack, The Expert, Tema, Clubhouse, Contact.xyz, Thing Testing, The Pattern | |
80 | Poppy Wood | London, UK | ||
81 | Pratima Aiyagari | London, UK | Treblle, YZR | |
82 | Priya Oberoi | London, UK | Latch Aid, & sisters, Aura | |
83 | Rachael Palmer | London, UK | AudioMob, Outlier, Definely, Studio, Modularity Grid, Polar Signals | |
84 | Ramona Liberoff | London, UK | Tonus Tech, Thermify, NeoCarbon | |
85 | Rana Argenio | London, UK | Caraway, Ceremonia, Cadence, BelliWelli | |
86 | Rona Ruthen | London, UK | FairHQ, Progression, LifeSupplies, Flown, Ark, Visible, MRI.com, | |
87 | Roxane Sanguinetti | London, UK | Hanx, 50intech | |
88 | Rupa Ganatra Popat | London, UK | Juno, Sojo, Yuty, Code First Girls, The Lowdown | |
89 | Sahar Meghani | London, UK | Bolt, LiveBetterWith, Parla, Beautonomy, Bluebell | |
90 | Saloni Bhojwani | London, UK | wild.AI, Parla, Rubies in the Rubble, ScaleXP, MPowder, Sojo | |
91 | Sara Gordon | London, UK | Dishpatch, Roleshare, The Joy Club, Gwella | |
92 | Sarah Drinkwater | London, UK | Progression, untangle, anyone, stack world | |
93 | Sarah Matlock | London, UK | Fungi Alert, ImproveWell, Good Life Sorted, Particity, Buy Me Once | |
94 | Sarah Ronald | London, UK | Current Health, ICS Learn, Gigged.AI, PommelHorse, Verlume, uHubs, (in total 35 early stage investments have been made since 2015). | |
95 | Sarah Turner | London, UK | Dynamx Medical, Provenance, Fiskl | |
96 | Sekayi Mutambirwa | London, UK | Suprafin, Ziglu, The Panther Protocol, Pipe | |
97 | Shefali Roy | London, UK | ||
98 | Sherry Coutu | Cambridge, UK | ||
99 | Sophie Marple | London, UK | ||
100 | Stephanie Peritore | London, UK | Hyfe Foods, Evo Foods, Loki, Passion Capital, The Pack, Pip & Nut | |
101 | Suzanne Ashman | London, UK | Motorway, Zego, Tessian | |
102 | Suzanne Oliver | Manchester, UK | ||
103 | Swarnali Mitra | London, UK | ||
104 | Tatum Getty | London, UK | Bea Fertility, MyMynd, DemDX, Daye, Nue Life, Noula, Mayweather Boxing | |
105 | Tazz Gault | London, UK | ||
106 | Thish Nadesan | London, UK | Rail, Roleshare | |
107 | Veronika Kapustina | London, UK | Orbiit | |
108 | Victoria Maigrot | London, UK | Zigzag Global, EON, ManiLife | |
109 | Victoria van Lennep | London, UK | StudentFinance, Sugar | |
110 | Vivi Cahyadi | London, UK | ||
111 | Wibke Stoffers | London, UK | Good Life Sorted, Byway.travel, Dr. Vegan, Ohne, Renude | |
112 | Yana Abramova | London, UK | Troglo, Blushh, GetMaude, Heights | |
113 | Yelena MacKay | London, UK | Etiq AI, Tonus Tech, Yuno | |
114 | Yi Luo | London, UK | Qogita, BondAval, Hook, Levity | |
115 | Yvonne Bajela | London, UK | Hutch, Flutterwave | |
116 | Zeynep Yavuz | London, UK | Ramp.Network, Yoco, stitch.money, Truelayer, two.inc, pledge.io, sikoia, cabletech | |
117 | Amy Weatherup | Cambridge, UK | ||
118 | Anna Kissin | Cambridge, UK | ||
119 | Barbara Domayne-Hayman | Cambridge, UK | ||
120 | Christina Mackay-Nowell | Cambridge, UK | ||
121 | Clare Sutcliffe MBE | Cambridge, UK | ||
122 | Elizabeth Boerner | Cambridge, UK | ||
123 | Emmi Nicholl | Cambridge, UK | ||
124 | Fran O'Brien | Cambridge, UK | ||
125 | Stephanie Aldridge | Cambridge, UK | ||
126 | Sue Gibson | Cambridge, UK | ||
127 | Yarm, UK |
Id | Female Led Angel Networks | City | Country | Details | Apply |
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1 | Angel Academe | Scotland | UK | ||
2 | Hermesa | London | UK | ||
3 | InvestingWomen | Scotland | UK | ||
4 | Mint Ventures | Scotland | UK |
Investing Women Angels
https://www.investingwomen.co.uk/
Investing Women Angels is dedicated to advancing businesses founded and led by women, employing a dual approach of investment and education.
As a prominent and specialised angel investment syndicate, Investing Women Angels aims to bring about substantial, crucial, and transformative changes for female founders.
The syndicate is committed to impactful investments, utilising its distinctive insight into the experiences of female business leaders and investors. This enables them to make insightful and meaningful decisions, contributing to levelling the playing field for future generations.
Investing Women Angels only invests in female founded companies or companies where a woman holds a senior role.
Hermesa
With 82% of women investors, Hermesa is a female led angel syndicate based in London.
They comprise a community of operators well-versed in the essentials of establishing thriving start-ups. This collective directs intelligent resources, encompassing both capital and expertise, toward reshaping the funding terrain for women founders.
For founders, Hermesa invests between 50-100k in each startup. They have one of the clearest application criterias i’ve come across, quite refreshing!
For investors, the minimum individual cheque size is £2k and members need to allocate a minimum of £10k over one year with a foal of making approximately 5 investments in the first 12-18 months.
MintVentures
https://www.mintventures.co.uk/
MintVentures allocates investments to varied teams comprising ambitious companies across different growth stages and sectors. Their focus extends to addressing the specific needs and interests of women, especially in underfunded sectors such as Food & Drink, Beauty, Health and Wellbeing, Retail, Creative Industries, Veterinary, Marketplace, Femtech, and health tech.
Requirements for founders:
For investors, the minimum check size is £2000 and the first year membership costs £650. This includes training and networking events.
Angel Academe
Launched in 2014, Angel Academe has already invested in over 40 female founders.
For founders, they have very clear investment criterias:
AccelerateHer is a female founder accelerator program powered by Barclays Eagle Labs and funded by the UK Government.
Their website also offers 2 free courses:
As well as in-person and virtual bootcamps.
Femtech lab is a cohort based startup accelerator focused on women’s health and wellness. It has partnered with the coworking space XCHG to create a real founder hub in the heart of London.
Femtech Lab also has scheduled open days where you can explore their space, meet with the team and connect with investors.
https://femalefoundersrise.com/
Female Founders Rise is a community of female founders and investors with events, masterclasses and business resources.
These female-led angel investors and networks are implementing various initiatives and strategies to enhance the representation of women in the startup ecosystem.
They focus on targeted investments in female-founded companies or those with women in key leadership roles, fostering a supportive community through mentorship and education programs, and addressing the specific needs and interests of women in underfunded sectors.
Additionally, some networks have clear application criteria and investment guidelines, ensuring a transparent and inclusive approach to funding. These efforts aim to contribute to a more balanced and diverse startup landscape by empowering women both as founders and investors.
They go beyond financial investments by offering comprehensive support and resources.
This includes mentorship programs, educational initiatives, and networking opportunities, creating a community where female founders can access guidance, expertise, and connections.
By addressing specific needs and interests, these networks contribute to the overall empowerment of women in entrepreneurship, fostering an environment where female founders can thrive beyond just financial backing.
Female-led angel investors and networks have contributed significantly to the positive change in the UK startup landscape by not only addressing the gender imbalance in funding but also by fostering a supportive ecosystem.
They bring more than just financial support; these initiatives provide mentorship, education, and resources tailored to the unique challenges faced by female founders.
By creating a community focused on the experiences of women in business, these networks empower female entrepreneurs to navigate obstacles and succeed.
Their holistic approach goes beyond mere investment, contributing to a more inclusive and thriving startup environment for women in the UK.