Angel Academe
Angel networkLondon · Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Angel Academe backs exceptional female founders through a diverse angel network and an associated EIS fund — described as the UK's first EIS fund for female founders. It invites angel investors to co-invest, encourages female founders to apply to pitch to its network, and works with a curated group of sponsors and partners. The focus is on improving gender diversity in early-stage investment by channelling angel capital and EIS-structured funding into companies led by women.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 38 of 50 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×13Fintech ×11Healthtech ×10Digital Health ×9Enterprise Software ×8Medical Devices ×6FemTech ×5
HQs:United Kingdom×19United States×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×63 founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 16 founders with education data
King's College London ×3University of Oxford ×3Imperial College London ×2University of Cambridge ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 14 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×4Engineering ×4
Investments · 50 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12022 · 14 dated
Fiskl offers financial management software with team management features, letting business owners invite team members and accountants and assign role-based permissions (Admin, Accountant, Billing, User) with real-time activity tracking.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Alina Vader Lapusneanu(Founder)inShawn A. Vader(Founder)inKeith Downer(CEO Americas & Caribbean)in
Co-investorsLyall Ventures
Abundance Investment operates a municipal investment platform that allows individuals to lend money to UK councils and local authorities to finance green and community projects, earning fixed interest payments in return.
CleantechFintechGovTechImpact & Social Good
Karl Harder(Founder)in
Adora is a personalized app that helps women navigate perimenopause and menopause through evidence-based information, expert guidance, and community support.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechHR TechWellness & Fitness
Ann O'NeillEd SmithDr Karen Morton(Senior NHS Consultant women's health gynaecologist, and menopause specialist)
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupNina Capital
Aflo develops a smart inhaler device that teaches patients correct inhalation technique and monitors their usage patterns alongside air quality data to support respiratory condition management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBelfast, GB
Dr Susan Kelly(CEO and Co-founder)Prof Liam McDaid(R&D Head and Co-founder)
Co-investorsInnovate UKQUBISClarendon Fund Managers Ltd.
Ayda provides global incentive payment infrastructure for research organizations, with built-in fraud detection and participant management tools.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaS
Shifra CookJill HardcastlePeter Mullarkey
Béa provides at-home fertility treatments that bridge the gap between natural conception attempts and in-vitro fertilization, offering clinic-level care with personalized support.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB
Co-investorsAmboy Street VenturesCalm/Storm VCMolten VenturesOctopus VenturesQVentures7percent Ventures
Behaviour Lab provides software solutions that combine behavioral finance expertise with change management strategies to help investment funds improve decision-making and sustain process changes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Magdalena Smith(Founder & CEO)in
Cytochroma provides genetically diverse iPSC-derived human cell models, high-throughput screening, and phenotypic data (branded "Wet AI") for drug discovery and preclinical validation.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEdinburgh, GB
Co-investorsScottish EnterpriseVentureLink LP
DemDx develops AI-powered clinical decision support software for frontline healthcare workers, enabling nurses and practitioners to make faster, more consistent medical decisions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Lorin Gresser(Chief Executive Officer)inLyle Kirby(Chief Technology Officer)in
Deployed is a document assembly platform that helps teams create accurate business documents (Statements of Work, NDAs, project briefs, and related agreements) through guided questionnaires and pre-approved clause libraries, rather than template editing.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTech
Kayleigh Kuptz(CEO)
Co-investorsAmrock VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
Dressipi provides fashion-specific machine learning and AI personalization for online apparel retailers, using a large dataset of garment attributes and customer preferences to power product recommendations and merchandising decisions.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Sarah McVittie(Co-founder)inDonna North(Co-founder)
EnterpriseAlumni provides a platform that connects alumni with their former employers, enabling them to maintain professional relationships and access career opportunities.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBackedBY Venture PartnersD4 Ventures
Envolve provides an AI-powered virtual shopping assistant that answers customer queries in real time, improves site navigation, and aids product discovery for online stores.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail Tech
Forte Medical designs urine collection systems for routine and specialist urinary diagnostics, including UTI screening, prenatal screening, and cancer detection.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical Devices
Dr Vincent Forte
Good-Loop provides advertising technology that connects brands with engaged audiences through ads designed to deliver positive social and environmental impact.
AdTechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodMarketing TechEdinburgh
Amy Frances Williams(Director)Natasha Taylor(Director)Alexander Scurlock(Director)Austin Davis(Director)David William Luttrell(Director)
ImproveWell provides a real-time feedback and analytics platform that enables healthcare organizations to capture continuous insights from frontline staff and drive improvement in operations and patient care.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS
Inicio.ai builds conversational AI for debt collections and customer engagement in financial services, deploying automated decisioning and communication tools for banks, lenders, and debt recovery firms.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Rachel Curtis(CEO)inCaroline Walton(Chief of Staff (Fractional))inVictoria Oliver(Chief Commercial Officer)inLindsey Tittensor(Chief Data Officer)inPaul Field(Chief Technology Officer)inHenry Allen(CFO (Fractional))in
Co-investorsFuture Planet CapitalHaatchMint VenturesMorgan Stanley
Innovate UK Business Connect is a strategic delivery partner to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) that connects businesses, researchers, investors, and partners across priority sectors including AI, quantum technologies, advanced manufacturing, and net zero to accelerate innovation.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechGovTechImpact & Social GoodQuantum Computing
Co-investorsInnovate UK Investor Partnerships
Loowatt develops a patented waterless, chemical-free flush toilet that seals waste in a lining and offers end-to-end sanitation-as-a-service, including servicing and processing of waste into biogas and fertiliser via anaerobic digestion.
Circular EconomyCleantechHardware
Virginia Gardiner(CEO + Founder)in
Co-investorsOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Movetru develops biomechanics technology to reduce athletic injury risk and improve performance through on-field movement insights.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechSports TechWellness & Fitness
Naomi McGregor(Founder & CEO)inDylan McBurney(CTO)inPhil Graham-Smith(Head of Research)
Co-investorsTwo Magnolias
Nuggets provides a cryptographic trust layer that sits across existing IAM, PAM, and cloud infrastructure to give autonomous AI agents verifiable identity, delegated authority, consent, and policy enforcement at the moment of action.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Onteric is an AI platform designed for regulated industries where precision and transparency are critical, addressing limitations of large language models through defensible AI solutions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTech
Jen Lothian(Co-founder & CEO)inLuke Hope(Co-founder & CTO)in
PheroSyn produces pheromone lures designed to monitor and control agricultural pests through insect attractants.
AgTechBiotechCleantech
Dr Mary Ellis(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)Daniel Bahia(Co-founder and Director of Operations)in
Co-investorsRockstartSustainable VenturesTall Grass Ventures
Pivigo is a UK-based company that helps businesses apply AI and data science to their operations, offering delivery, consulting, and data science services.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesData & InfrastructureFuture of Work
Jason Muller(Co-founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsMerian VenturesQVenturesCraigie CapitalLondon Co-Investment Fund
PreActiv offers a digital prehabilitation platform designed to help patients prepare for surgery, such as hip replacements, in order to reduce complications and shorten hospital stays.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsExceptional VenturesOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)
Provenance operates a claims-validation framework that independently verifies product sustainability and quality claims for consumer brands, mapping them to certification bodies and regulatory standards.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupMerian VenturesOpen Data Incubator for Europe (ODINE)Working Capital FundNordic Eye Venture Capital
Salve is a Fertility Experience Platform that provides fertility clinics with unified patient communication, automated workflows, patient education, and secure data handling in a single app.
Digital HealthFemTechSaaSMiami, US
Rogers Niki(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsBethnal Green Ventures
Samphire Neuro develops brain-based neurotechnology medical devices to treat chronic pain and mood conditions in women, targeting PMDD, dysmenorrhea, perimenopause, chronic migraines, and endometriosis.
Digital HealthFemTechMedical Devices
Emilė Radytė(CEO (Founder))inAlex Cook(COO (Founder))inErvinas Bern(CTO)inKendell Cannon(Chief Medical Officer)
Co-investorsAfterWork VenturesAlberts Impact VenturesCVX VenturesFirstpickFortify VenturesInventure+3 more
ScaleXP is an AI-powered finance platform that automates revenue recognition, billing, subscription management, and month-end close by connecting accounting, billing, and CRM systems into one source of truth.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupFounders Factory
Streeva builds an API platform that adds a secure data layer to existing payment systems, embedding relevant information within transactions to automate financial reconciliation and tax compliance.
FintechGovTechSaaS
David Michael(CEO and Co-Founder)Beth Michael(COO and Co-Founder)
SupaPass provides no-code technology that lets content creators and businesses build their own branded websites and apps to host and monetize content, keeping full revenue and direct customer relationships instead of relying on social media or streaming platforms.
Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Juliana Meyer(Founder)in
Co-investorsAnglia Capital GroupCoral Reef IO
SyndicateRoom is a platform that manages diversified venture capital portfolios for UK investors through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), co-investing alongside a vetted network of successful angel investors.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaS
Co-investorsCambridge Angels group
Uncommon Bio has sold its cultivated meat platform to Vow and is now focusing on SymphoRNA, leveraging its nucleic acid delivery technology.
Biotech
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalGlobal Brainredalpine
YEO provides a continuous facial recognition SDK that verifies user identity throughout an active session using on-device biometric processing and multi-layer liveness detection.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Alan Jones(Co-Founder / CEO)inSarah Bone(Co-Founder / CMO)inLuca Rognoni(Co-Founder / CSO)in
Co-investorsSeedrs
Zonova Tech develops Z-ROS, an antimicrobial technology engineered directly into medical or other devices to provide built-in protection against microbes.
HealthtechMedical DevicesNew Materials
Co-investorsTHENA Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
AppliedBewicaBuddyBounceCentury TechCypher CodersEnough EnergyFigaroFruglJove InsuranceLabCycleThe DotsWhereYouAt
Exits · 1
1 acquisitionsAppliedacq. by Phenom People
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Innovate UK Business Connect · iuk-business-connect.org.uk · Aug 19, 2026
Akoni · vanguardngr.com · Jul 23, 2026
PreActiv · trysignalbase.com · Jul 18, 2026
Zonova · moonshotcapital.substack.com · May 31, 2026
Béa Fertility · syndicateroom.com · Mar 24, 2026
Cytochroma · rarerevolutionmagazine.com · Dec 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Angel Academe made?
- Angel Academe has 50 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Angel Academe invest at?
- Angel Academe invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Angel Academe's typical check size?
- Angel Academe typically writes checks of $11K – $385K.
- What sectors does Angel Academe focus on?
- Angel Academe focuses on Cleantech, Cybersecurity, Digital Health, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Medical Devices, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Angel Academe located?
- Angel Academe is headquartered in London, GB.
- Does Angel Academe lead rounds?
- Angel Academe typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Angel Academe co-invest with?
- Angel Academe most often shares deals with Cambridge Angels group, Founders Factory, Merian Ventures, among 49 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Angel Academe has recently written about its founder application and screening process, a summer programme introducing teenagers to startups and angel investing, and social lunches with its investor network covering their EIS fund, portfolio and industry topics. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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