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Deepali Nangia

Investor

Partner at Speedinvest · Investor at Alma Angels · Board director at Leta

London, England, United Kingdom

Writes $55K – $2.5M checks · typically $1M

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409 people in our graph share verified history with Deepali — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Sanna BlomkvistunlockedDeepali: together at Atomico (2020)
×5Deepali: together at Atomico
Deepali: together at Alma Angels
×3Deepali: together at University of Rochester

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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Co-founders at Leta

NJNick Joshi
Nick JoshiFounder & CEO

Experience

  1. European Investment Fund (EIF)EIF Empowering Equity mentorcurrent2024 — present
  2. SpeedinvestPartner, Emerging Markets Fintech (Africa, GCC, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh)current2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  3. SpeedinvestVenture Partner - Lead Gender Lens Investing (healthtech, emerging markets)2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  4. UK Business Angels AssociationUKBAA Angel Investment Taskforcecurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  5. UK Business Angels AssociationUKBAA Angel Investor of the Year - 2021current2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  6. Atomico Angel ProgramAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  7. Atomico Angel ProgramInvestor - Atomico Angel Program2020London, United Kingdom
  8. Alma AngelsCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  9. Zinc.VCMentorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  10. Glendower Preparatory SchoolGovernorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  11. The Sustainable AngleAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  12. Imperial Enterprise LabMentorcurrent2017 — present
  13. Fund F by Female FoundersChair of the Investment Committee2022 — 2025Vienna, Austria
  14. Fund F by Female FoundersChair of the Investment Committee2023 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  15. Obuntu FoundationObuntu Foundation Launchpad Selection Committee2024
  16. SurfboardLead and Board - Seed2022 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
  17. UK GovernmentUK Govt Taskforce for High Growth Female Entrepreneurs2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
  18. No Label VenturesLP Investor2023London Area, United Kingdom
  19. Auxxo Female Catalyst FundLP Investor2023Berlin, Germany
  20. gtxn Co.Pre-seed Investor2023Nairobi County, Kenya
  21. Saúde BlissLead and Board - Seed2023São Paulo, Brazil
  22. ComplyancePre-seed Investor Co-Lead2022London Area, United Kingdom
  23. FertifaLead Investor - Seed2022London Area, United Kingdom
  24. juliLead and Board2021Switzerland

Skills & more

Financial Analysis16Business Planning19Financial Modeling13Strategy47Business Strategy26Management19Management Consulting8Business Development17Due Diligence10Entrepreneurship16Start-ups38Finance9
+5 morePrivate EquityStrategic PlanningInvestmentsMarket ResearchPortfolio Management

Languages Bengali · Hindi

From Deepali's professional profile.

Investments

Led

FertifaGTXNSaude BlissSurfboard

Board seats

Leta

Investor

Adia HealthFlownJuno BioKama LabsLiveBetterWithOkkoPensionBeePlaneraPolipopSano GeneticsShell WorksSideQuestVaayuYhangry

Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Speedinvest

Network10

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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 Rochester - Simon Business School (MBA, Finance); University of Rochester (BA, Economics); Loreto House.
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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