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Deepali Nangia
InvestorPartner 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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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.
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Board director at Leta
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Co-founders at Leta
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Nick JoshiFounder & CEO
Experience
- European Investment Fund (EIF)EIF Empowering Equity mentorcurrent2024 — present
- SpeedinvestPartner, Emerging Markets Fintech (Africa, GCC, Turkey, Pakistan, Bangladesh)current2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- SpeedinvestVenture Partner - Lead Gender Lens Investing (healthtech, emerging markets)2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- UK Business Angels AssociationUKBAA Angel Investment Taskforcecurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- UK Business Angels AssociationUKBAA Angel Investor of the Year - 2021current2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Atomico Angel ProgramAngel Investorcurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Atomico Angel ProgramInvestor - Atomico Angel Program2020London, United Kingdom
- Alma AngelsCo-Foundercurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Zinc.VCMentorcurrent2019 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Glendower Preparatory SchoolGovernorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- The Sustainable AngleAdvisorcurrent2018 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Imperial Enterprise LabMentorcurrent2017 — present
- Fund F by Female FoundersChair of the Investment Committee2022 — 2025Vienna, Austria
- Fund F by Female FoundersChair of the Investment Committee2023 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- Obuntu FoundationObuntu Foundation Launchpad Selection Committee2024
- SurfboardLead and Board - Seed2022 — 2024London Area, United Kingdom
- UK GovernmentUK Govt Taskforce for High Growth Female Entrepreneurs2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- No Label VenturesLP Investor2023London Area, United Kingdom
- Auxxo Female Catalyst FundLP Investor2023Berlin, Germany
- gtxn Co.Pre-seed Investor2023Nairobi County, Kenya
- Saúde BlissLead and Board - Seed2023São Paulo, Brazil
- ComplyancePre-seed Investor Co-Lead2022London Area, United Kingdom
- FertifaLead Investor - Seed2022London Area, United Kingdom
- juliLead and Board2021Switzerland
Skills & more
Financial Analysis16Business Planning19Financial Modeling13Strategy47Business Strategy26Management19Management Consulting8Business Development17Due Diligence10Entrepreneurship16Start-ups38Finance9
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Private EquityStrategic PlanningInvestmentsMarket ResearchPortfolio ManagementLanguages Bengali · Hindi
From Deepali's professional profile.
Investments
Led
FertifaGTXNSaude BlissSurfboard
Board seats
Investor
Adia HealthFertifaFlownJudeJuniverJuno BioKamaKama LabsLetaLiveBetterWithLovely Day FoodsOkkoPensionBeePlaneraPolipopSano GeneticsShell WorksShellworksSideQuestSurfboardUnlockVaayuVinehealthyhangry
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Speedinvest
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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
Andjela Milenkovic
Regulatory Compliance at Speedinvest
Andrea Zitna
Partner at Speedinvest
Andreas Schwarzenbrunner
General Partner at Speedinvest
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Andrea ZitnaScout
Partner at Speedinvest
Andrin BachmannScout
Partner at Piton Capital LLP
Anthony DanonScout
Founder & GP at Rerail
Charlie BolesScout
Senior Associate at Speedinvest
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 BoveeScout
Venture Partner at Speedinvest
Eric Quidenus-WahlforssScout
Founder of SoundCloud
Florian GschwandtnerScout
Investor at Speedinvest
Hansi HansmannScout
Investor at Hansmann Family Office
Sameer SinghScout
Venture Partner at Speedinvest
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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, Fertifa, Flown, Jude, Juniver, Juno Bio, Kama, Kama Labs, and 16 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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Also attended University of Rochester - Simon Business School70
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Also attended University of Rochester167
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Shared employers
Also worked at Speedinvest73
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Also worked at UK Business Angels Association13
Sarah TurnerCo-founder & CEO at Angel AcademeGeorge WhiteheadPartner at ACF InvestorsMichael BlakeyManaging Partner at Cocoon CapitalRodney AppiahManaging Partner at Cornerstone VCChris AdelsbachPartner at Outrun VenturesCam RossChief Executive Officer at Green Angel Ventures
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Also worked at Atomico Angel Program92
Niklas ZennströmCo-founder and CEO of AtomicoJosefin LandgårdCo-founder & CEO of MANTLE; co-founder of KryMattias LjungmanInvestor at Moonfire VenturesSanna BlomkvistSustainability Lead at NorthzoneWouterHead of Nomads (Fund-of-Fund) at Hummingbird VenturesAndrea GurnariInvestor at Moonfire Ventures
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Also worked at Zinc.VC44
Saran DaviesInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGeorgia RitterHead of Marketing at Giant Ventures Global LlpNarges BaniasadiVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcAndrew ElderDeputy Managing Partner at AlbionVCOisin TeevanContent Lead at Founders FactoryKhangzhen LeowInvestment Associate at AP Ventures
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