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In the last few months, one topic has kept coming up in female founder communities: angel investing. A while back, I joined a breakfast with Ventures Together to discuss how we can get more women into angel investing. The answer? We’re still figuring it out. Some common generalisations came up, women being more “risk-averse” or having “less disposable income”, but there’s more to it than that. This week, at the Beringea portfolio dinner, I spoke to a female founder thinking about her next steps after a liquidity event. Angel investing was on her radar, but something seemed to be holding her back. And she’s not alone. So, what’s stopping more women from becoming angels? And how do we fix it? There are a whole host of incredible organisations focused on this, Alma Angels, Sie Ventures, Female Founders Rise and HERMESA just to name a few, but I’d love to explore this further and understand the challenges and opportunities in getting more women into angel investing. What ideas do you have and how can HSBC Innovation Banking support the conversation?

On Friday we are talking all things angel investment We'll be joined by Roxane Sanguinetti, one of the co-founders of Alma Angels, an angel collective committed to investing in more women-led businesses. We had many questions last week about how angel collectives work, so we invited Roxane to join us and share insights and tips (with Emmie and Mae) Come and join us, get your questions answered. We are here every week If you are a female founder on your raising journey find out more and get support here > https://lnkd.in/e93xiAtf Next week we will be joined by Gillian Ridley Whittle co-founder of Peachaus who will be sharing her journey to get angel investment. See you on Friday Natasha Page and Gaynor O'Flynn Lisa C. Rachel Drapper Jennie Drimmer and many more 👋 Always great to have a few questions to start with so do share below if you have any 👇

While in the US there’s a big push against DEI I had a meeting in Mumbai yesterday and this sign was proudly presented at the entrance to the office. I have no idea how this is being implemented in real life but front and Center at the entrance to the office sends a message. While 10% of companies pulled back on DEI initiatives that still means 90% have not. Don’t lose hope. Change doesn’t happen easily. 2 steps forward 1 step back is still forward momentum 🙂

Here are some Alma Angels who should be in the top half of this list for 2024: 💎 Carmel Rafaeli 💎 Berthe Latreille 💎 Julie Blane 💎 Dan Zinkin 💎 Viktoria Tchoudakov 💎 Lauren Clark Miles 💎 Steve Rimmer Sifted now you have 5 more women for your ranking 😉 ****************** Almas collectively invested in 56 women (co)founded ventures in 2024, all building in tech or sciences 🔥 #IamAlma #angelinvesting

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Join us for the Women’s Day Alliance- March 10! We’re excited to invite you to the Women’s Day Alliance, an exclusive gathering uniting impact-driven investors, female founders, and startup ecosystem leaders to celebrate and amplify women in investing and entrepreneurship. This event is hosted in collaboration as part of Thousand Faces Impact Angel Investing Program with leading investor communities and networks committed to fostering diversity in venture capital and angel investing, including: Alma Angels, European Women in VC, The Table, Impact Shakers unlock VC (previously WVC:E) 100 Davos Women , Women of the World (WOW), Global Invest Her, Female Investors Network (FIN) What’s in store? 📌Live Startup Pitches- Meet top female founders selected from 260+ applications, plus a special screening of the Thousand Faces Impact Angel Investing Program. 📌Investor Panel - Gain insights from a jury of high-caliber investors committed to impact and gender diversity. Date: March 10| 2 PM CET| Online Register now: http://lu.ma/6lf7ophf   Together, let’s build a more inclusive and impactful investment ecosystem- see you there! #WomensDay #ImpactInvesting #FemaleFounders #StartupEcosystem