Deepali Nangia
InvestorPartner at Speedinvest · Investor at Alma Angels · Board director at Leta
London
Writes $55K – $2.5M checks · typically $1M
About
Deepali Nangia applies an immigrant-founder perspective—moving from Kolkata to London—with a ~30-company, predominantly female-founded angel portfolio, co-founding Alma Angels and focusing on diaspora-led fintech in emerging markets.
Invests in
Climate TechDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Founded
- She co-founded Alma Angels, a community set up to increase the number of female angel investors in Europe who fund female-founded companies.
- Boards
- She is a governor at the Glendower Preparatory School.
- Communities
- She served on the UK Government Task Force for Funding High-Growth Female Entrepreneurs and the UKBAA Angel Investment Taskforce. She joined the second cohort of Atomico's Angel Programme in 2020 and invested in 10 startups, nine of which were female-founded. She has mentored at organizations including Imperial Enterprise Lab, ZincVC, WeWork, and Blooming Founders.
- Awards
- She won the UKBAA Angel Investor of the Year award in 2021.
- More
- She is originally from Kolkata.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Leta
Intro paths
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In turn, Deepali can intro founders to Leta's investors below.
Leta's investors · 2
Co-founders at Leta
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Nicholas JoshiExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- AGAMI Family OfficeAssocié Fondateurcurrent2006 — present
- Fondation Caritas FranceMembre comité Financiercurrent2024 — presentParis
- Le Reflet - Restaurants ExtraordinairesMembre du comité de pilotagecurrent2020 — presentVille de Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Intuitae - Family OfficeCo - Fondateur et Président2001 — 2006
- Global Asset Management LondresDirecteur1999 — 2002
- Paribas LondresResponsable Private Banking Europe1994 — 1999
- Paribas ParisBanquier Privé1990 — 1994
- Courcoux BouvetTrader option1989 — 1990
- PINATTONTrader option1987 — 1988
Skills & more
Investments2Entrepreneurship1French2New Business DevelopmentFinance9
From Deepali's professional profile.
Deals · 1
LetaBoard seat
via Speedinvest · filed Mar 2025 · $8.3M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
FertifaGTXNSaude BlissSurfboard
Investor
Adia HealthFlownJuno BioKama LabsLiveBetterWithOkkoPensionBeePlaneraPolipopSano GeneticsShell WorksSideQuestVaayuYhangry
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Speedinvest
Alex Davis
Investor at Speedinvest
Alexander Gruber
Senior Legal Counsel at Speedinvest
Aliénor Bossé
Portfolio Success Lead at Speedinvest
Alvaro Perezcano
Principal at Speedinvest
Anastasiia Grushina
Fund Reporting Manager at Speedinvest
Andrea Zitna
Partner at Speedinvest
Andreas Schwarzenbrunner
General Partner at Speedinvest
Artem Zhuravlev
Communications Manager at Speedinvest
Network10
Andrea ZitnaScout
Partner at Speedinvest
Andrin BachmannScout
Partner at Piton Capital LLP
Cherry FreemanScout
Founder & General Partner at Hiro Capital
Daniela Caserotto-LeibertScout
US Head of Cathay Ecosystem at Cathay Innovation
Eileen BurbidgeScout
Partner at Passion Capital
Eric Quidenus-WahlforssScout
Founder of SoundCloud
Florian GschwandtnerScout
Investor at Speedinvest
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Hansi HansmannScout
Investor at Hansmann Family Office
Vlad LataScout
Venture Partner at Speedinvest
Jeroen Arts
Partner at Speedinvest
Investors connected to Deepali in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Deepali Nangia?
- Deepali Nangia applies an immigrant-founder perspective—moving from Kolkata to London—with a ~30-company, predominantly female-founded angel portfolio, co-founding Alma Angels and focusing on diaspora-led fintech in emerging markets.
- Where does Deepali Nangia work?
- Deepali Nangia is Partner at Speedinvest and Board director at Leta.
- What does Deepali Nangia invest in?
- Deepali Nangia invests in Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Deepali Nangia write?
- Deepali Nangia typically writes checks of $55K – $2.5M.
- What boards does Deepali Nangia sit on?
- Deepali Nangia holds tracked board seats at Leta.
- What companies has Deepali Nangia invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Fertifa, GTXN, Saude Bliss, Surfboard, Adia Health, Flown, Juno Bio, Kama Labs, LiveBetterWith, Okko, PensionBee, Planera, and 6 more.
- Where did Deepali Nangia go to school?
- Deepali Nangia studied at University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne; Sainte Croix de Neuilly.
- What awards has Deepali Nangia received?
- She won the UKBAA Angel Investor of the Year award in 2021.
- Does Deepali Nangia lead rounds?
- Yes — Deepali Nangia has led 4 tracked investments.
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