Top 125 Female Angel Investors In The UK & 4 Angel Networks (Free List)
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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!
125 most active female angel investors in the UK
Investors* (name, picture, linkedin, investments)
*These angel investors have publicly mentioned their interest in angel investing or are members of angel networks.
| Id | Female Angel Investors | City, Country | Connect | Investments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  London, UK | Kimaï, Konvi, The Edit LDN | ||
| 2 |  Claire Lewis | Manchester, UK | ||
| 3 | Helen Chang | London, UK | ||
| 4 |  Amber Ghaddar | London, UK | ||
| 5 | Anda Gregory | Liverpool, UK | ||
| 6 | Amy Weatherup | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 7 | UK | Dishpatch, Roleshare, The Joy Club, Gwella | ||
| 8 | UK | Wild.AI, PHINXT Robotics, Stealth Climate startup, Pal. | ||
| 9 | Tazz Gault | London, UK | ||
| 10 | London, UK | Owkin, Bolt, Rippling, Cambrian Biopharma | ||
| 11 | London, UK | Supercritical, Koru Kids, Blue Vision Labs, Stackfix | ||
| 12 | London, UK | Big Mamma, Underdog, Neat.protect, Clever Cards, Kard, Lane Health, Medsaf, Ascendance Flight technologies, XXII, | ||
| 13 | London, UK | Monzo, Kuri Saude, Kanjo Health, GrandNanny, Financielle, Juniver, The Lowdown, Tangent, Unfabled | ||
| 14 | London, UK | Ocean Bottle, Conduit Club | ||
| 15 |  Gemma Bloemen | UK | Fertility Circle, Exakt Health, The Shellworks, Untanglegrief.com | |
| 16 | UK | Fungi Alert, ImproveWell, Good Life Sorted, Particity, Buy Me Once | ||
| 17 | UK | FairHQ, Progression, LifeSupplies, Flown, Ark, Visible, MRI.com | ||
| 18 |  Andrea Berchowitz | London, UK | ||
| 19 | Stephanie Aldridge | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 20 | London, UK | Immersive Labs, Tessian, SlashID, Utila, Treeconomy, Spexi | ||
| 21 | UK | Latch Aid, & sisters, Aura | ||
| 22 | London, UK | Qogita, BondAval, Hook, Levity | ||
| 23 | Houston, US | Caraway, Ceremonia, Cadence, BelliWelli | ||
| 24 |  Pam Garside | UK | Paloma Health | |
| 25 | Fran O'Brien | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 26 | London, UK | Orbiit | ||
| 27 | London, UK | Rail, Roleshare | ||
| 28 | London, UK | Lifebit, Epignosis, Topia, Ometria | ||
| 29 | London, UK | BeautyStack, Loveshark, Heights, Gwella, Fertility Circle | ||
| 30 | Edinburgh, UK | FungiAlert, Pawprint, NatureMetrics | ||
| 31 | London, UK | Fungi Alert, Good Life Sorted, ImproveWell | ||
| 32 | London, UK | Zigzag Global, EON, ManiLife | ||
| 33 | London, UK | Alpher, Bunch Capital, Hello Cash, Payable, Turnkey, Gyro Finance | ||
| 34 | Swarnali Mitra | London, UK | ||
| 35 | London, UK | Breedr, Hertility Health, PowerMarket, Qumata, Scan.com, YuLife | ||
| 36 |  Maya Moufarek | UK | Wise/Jude, Fertility Circle, The Lowdown, Mamamade, Roleshare | |
| 37 | London, UK | MVPR, ByRotation, Figures, Zappi | ||
| 38 |  Sahar Meghani | UK | Bolt, LiveBetterWith, Parla, Beautonomy, Bluebell | |
| 39 | Michelle Walters | Liverpool, UK | ||
| 40 | Claudine Ang | London, UK | Bubble, InChorus, Foodstuff + others | |
| 41 |  Evgenia Plotnikova | London, UK | Testgorilla, wisenoze, block party | |
| 42 |  Caroline Hudack | London, UK | ||
| 43 | Margaret Coughtrie | Edinburgh, UK | ||
| 44 | London, UK | FungiAlert, Yonder, TrustElevate | ||
| 45 | Shefali Roy | London, UK | ||
| 46 | Elaine Groenestein | London, UK | ||
| 47 |  Judith Wilson | Edinburgh, UK | ||
| 48 |  Lois Day | UK | Kanjo Health, GrandNanny, Financielle, Juniver, The Lowdown, Tangent, Unfabled, Oxa, Bramble Energy | |
| 49 |  Constance Mantle | London, UK | ||
| 50 | Gloria Monfrini | London, UK | ||
| 51 | UK | wild.AI, Parla, Rubies in the Rubble, ScaleXP, MPowder, Sojo | ||
| 52 | Melody Lang | London, UK | ||
| 53 | London, UK | AudioMob, Outlier, Definely, Studio, Modularity Grid, Polar Signals | ||
| 54 | Kim Morrish | London, UK | ||
| 55 | London, UK | PeopleMatter, Moody, imVitro | ||
| 56 |  Charlotte Ashton | Manchester, UK | ||
| 57 | Sophie Marple | London, UK | ||
| 58 | London, UK | StudentFinance, Sugar | ||
| 59 |  Jenny Parker | Manchester, UK | ||
| 60 | Hounslow, UK | Byway.travel; The Shellworks; Sxollie; Newcleo | ||
| 61 | London, UK | Circe Biosciences, Root | ||
| 62 | London, UK | Haeckels, Vyrao, Inde Wilde, Twig | ||
| 63 | London, UK | Tonus Tech, Thermify, NeoCarbon | ||
| 64 | London, UK | Ready Burger, Cocoli, one.five, Shift, Wise | ||
| 65 |  Amanda Dyjecinski | London, UK | ||
| 66 | Ana Barjasic | London, UK | ||
| 67 | London, UK | Motorway, Zego, Tessian | ||
| 68 | London, UK | Madefrom.io, Inspektlabs, CureSkin | ||
| 69 | London, UK | Ramp.Network, Yoco, stitch.money, Truelayer, two.inc, pledge.io, sikoia, cabletech | ||
| 70 | London, UK | Troglo, Blushh, GetMaude, Heights | ||
| 71 |  Andrea Zitna | London, UK | ||
| 72 |  Kiran Sharma | UK | ||
| 73 |  Elizabeth Boerner | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 74 |  Ana-Maria Yanakieva | London, UK | ||
| 75 |  Sherry Coutu | UK | ||
| 76 | London, UK | Hutch, Flutterwave | ||
| 77 | London, UK | Current Health, ICS Learn, Gigged.AI, PommelHorse, Verlume, uHubs, (in total 35 early stage investments have been made since 2015). | ||
| 78 |  Helen Oldham | Leeds, UK | ||
| 79 | London, UK | NextUp Comedy, YUTYBAZAR, Digme, Rooftop Cinemas | ||
| 80 | UK | Bea Fertility, MyMynd, DemDX, Daye, Nue Life, Noula, Mayweather Boxing | ||
| 81 | London, UK | Simba, edgify, wise, Kair | ||
| 82 |  Kirsten Connell | London, UK | ||
| 83 | Christina Mackay-Nowell | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 84 |  Clare Sutcliffe MBE | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 85 |  Emma Jarvis | Liverpool, UK | ||
| 86 | London, UK | Treblle, YZR | ||
| 87 | London, UK | Sojo, Boxx London, ByRotation, Nudea, Unhidden Beauty, Lasso Loop, Waya Money (Africa), Upskill (Africa), | ||
| 88 | Poppy Wood | London, UK | ||
| 89 | London, UK | Good Life Sorted, Byway.travel, Dr. Vegan, Ohne, Renude | ||
| 90 | Lynne Ross | Edinburgh, UK | ||
| 91 | London, UK | Odin, Honest Mobile, Maximus | ||
| 92 | Katherine Ireland | London, UK | ||
| 93 | London, UK | Gastrofix, Everphone, Spot Ship, Vivira Health Lab, apoQlar, Melli/meetap, Strolll, Remojo, Titan Academy, alphine, GOCOMO, transpaygo, forexfix, N26 | ||
| 94 | London, UK | Hanx, 50intech | ||
| 95 | Emmi Nicholl | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 96 | Suzanne Oliver | Manchester, UK | ||
| 97 | London, UK | Project Wren, The Future Forest Company, SINAI | ||
| 98 | London, UK | Freetrade, Heights, Clothes Doctor, Fnatic, Farewill | ||
| 99 |  Jordan Dargue | Yarm, UK | ||
| 100 | London, UK | Code First Girls, Ravio | ||
| 101 | Eileen Burbidge | London, UK | ||
| 102 | London, UK | Tell app, Causalens, Hey Jane, Precisely | ||
| 103 | London, UK | Hyfe Foods, Evo Foods, Loki, Passion Capital, The Pack, Pip & Nut | ||
| 104 |  Denise McQuaid | London, UK | ||
| 105 | London, UK | Xnrgy, FeedForward, Orbillion | ||
| 106 | London, UK | Etiq AI, Tonus Tech, Yuno | ||
| 107 | Gina Kirch | London, UK | ||
| 108 | Barbara Domayne-Hayman | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 109 | Vivi Cahyadi | London, UK | ||
| 110 | London, UK | Progression, untangle, anyone, stack world | ||
| 111 | Michelle Tempest | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 112 | UK | Dynamx Medical, Provenance, Fiskl | ||
| 113 | London, UK | Fiat Republic, Rosaly, OPTO, Gravel, Grunfin | ||
| 114 | London, UK | Spoke, Particity, Sxollie, Fungi Alert, The Shellworks | ||
| 115 |  Andrea Sinclair | London, UK | ||
| 116 | London, UK | Bea Fertility, MyMynd, Slip, DemDx | ||
| 117 | London, UK | Orbiit | ||
| 118 | UK | Juno, Sojo, Yuty, Code First Girls, The Lowdown | ||
| 119 | 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 | ||
| 120 | Luisa Alemany | London, UK | ||
| 121 | London, UK | BeReal, topi, The Stack, The Expert, Tema, Clubhouse, Contact.xyz, Thing Testing, The Pattern | ||
| 122 | Laura Connolly | London, UK | Lone Design Club, Uspaah, Common Objective | |
| 123 | Anna Kissin | Cambridge, UK | ||
| 124 | London, UK | Suprafin, Ziglu, The Panther Protocol, Pipe | ||
| 125 | Sue Gibson | Cambridge, UK |
4 Female Led Angel networks UK
Investors (name, location, contact details and how to apply)
| Id | Female Led Angel Networks | City | Country | Details | Apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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!
- Woman co-founders with significant equity and decision making roles
- For B2B: at least 2 paid pilots
- For B2C: at least 1000 average monthly users or at least £1000 in revenue over the past month
- Technably products or with significant IP protection (post MVP)
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:
- Groundbreaking product or service designed to cater to the needs or interests of women
- Inclusion of at least one woman in the leadership team or board
- Identification of sizable potential market(s) with the ability to demonstrate a sustainable return to patient investors within 5-7 years
- Clearly defined purpose, outlining how Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) criteria will be met.
- Seeking £50,000-£200,000 in seed equity investment
- Eligibility as a UK business for EIS/SEIS tax relief (Guidance on applying for advance assurance)
- Openness to receiving support from advisors/mentors
- Preferably headquartered in Scotland or possessing a substantial global impact on womankind
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:
- Female founder or co-founder possessing a minimum 20% ownership of founder equity in the business (pre-dilution) and takes the lead in the fundraising activity with investors.
- Innovative solution to a significant global problem, spanning areas such as fin tech, med tech (digital and devices), ed tech, cyber security, clean tech, and enterprise.
- Demonstrates relevant industry, technical, and startup experience, coupled with a robust vision for the future of the business.
- Functioning product, a viable business model, and evident market traction. While a preference is given to B2B businesses, B2C opportunities with substantial and escalating revenue, particularly recurring, will also be considered.
- The business should address a sizable global market and showcasing a strategy to deliver a minimum 10X return to investors within 3-10 years.
- Startup operating as a UK business with £1m - £15m pre-money valuation and is eligible for SEIS and/or EIS tax relief.
- Current round aiming to secure £250,000-£5,000,000 of equity investment.
Female led/focused startup accelerators in the UK
AccelerateHer
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:
- Finance workshop Series 1: Understanding your accounts
- Finance workshop Series 2: Raising equity finance for high growth companies
As well as in-person and virtual bootcamps.
Femtech Lab
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.
Female Founders Rise
https://femalefoundersrise.com/
Female Founders Rise is a community of female founders and investors with events, masterclasses and business resources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What initiatives or strategies are these female-led angel investors and networks employing to increase the representation of women in the startup ecosystem, both as founders and investors?
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.
How do these angel investors and networks address the broader challenges faced by female founders, and what specific support or resources do they provide beyond financial investments?
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.
How have the female-led angel investors and networks specifically contributed to the positive change in the UK startup landscape, beyond just addressing the gender imbalance in funding?
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.
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- Top 57 SEIS Funds In The UK
- Top 65 EIS Funds In The UK
- Top 58 London VC Firms
- 168 Angel Investors In London
- 100 Angel Investors Cambridge
- 51 Angel Investors Manchester
- 28 Angel Investors In Bristol
- 33 Angel Investors Edinburgh
- 19 Angel Investors In Liverpool
- 8 Angel Investors In Reading
- 8 Angel Investors In Guildford
- 7 Angel Investors In Oxford
- 6 Angel Investors Newcastle
- 5 Angel Investors In Brighton
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- 4 Angel Investors In Cardiff
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- 4 Angel Investors Harrogate
- 4 Angel Investors In Leeds
- 4 Angel In Northern Ireland
- 44 Angel Investors In Scotland
- 4 Angel Investors In Wales
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- Top 47 Business Angels UK
- Top 94 Private Investors UK
- 55 Pre-Seed Investors London
- Top Seed VCs In The UK
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- Top 38 Venture Capital Associates
- Top 26 Venture Capital Analysts
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