Deepali Nangia, Venture Partner at SpeedInvest on How Women Can Attract Better Angel Funding
My guest today is Deepali Nangia, Atomico Angel and a Venture Partner at Speedinvest. Deepali is an advisor to female founders and an angel investor with a keen interest in digital health, femtech, and sustainability. Most recently, Deepali was named UKB
- [1:59] How did you come to focus on women-led businesses?
- [3:20] What do you think Europe has done to encourage women-led businesses and what more can be done?
- [5:06] What are the main barriers women face in attracting investments?
- [7:32] From an investor perspective, how do you balance the business objectives of revenues and scale when the founder is considering starting or expanding their family?
- [9:08] Do you see more women-led businesses coming out of specific parts of Europe?
- [12:27] What do women founders and companies looking for VC money have to do differently in the current environment? What are you looking for as an investor?
- [15:38] Tell me about a case where you missed investing in something - what happened and what did you learn from it?
- [17:07] When should women look for angel investors?
- [20:36] How do you find angels who know your space?
- [23:01] How long does the due diligence stage take?
- [23:50] Do you feel angel investing for small ticket amounts and really early stages has decreased?
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