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Sarah Turner

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Co-founder & CEO at Angel Academe

London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Sarah Turner is the CEO and co-founder of Angel Academe, an angel network for women that she co-founded in the UK in 2014. The network has grown to more than 1,000 registered investors, around 70% of whom are women, and has invested in over 60 female-founded technology startups across sectors including health tech, fintech, enterprise tech, clean tech and ed tech, helping to leverage more than £200m in co-investment. In 2025, Angel Academe launched an EIS fund for female founders and received an additional £1m from the British Business Bank to invest alongside its angels and fund.

Experience

  1. Angel Academe - increasing female investmentCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2014 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. SpinksAdvisory Board Member2021 — 2023
  3. UK Business Angels AssociationBoard Member2017 — 2022London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Low Carbon Innovation FundExternal Board Member and Chair of the Investment Committee2017 — 2019Greater Norwich Area, United Kingdom
  5. Department for International Trade (DIT)Dealmaker, Global Entrepreneur Programme2010 — 2017
  6. Turner HopkinsDirector2007 — 2017
  7. BBC Worldwide LabsMentor2012 — 2015London Area, United Kingdom
  8. TechstarsMentor2011 — 2015United Kingdom
  9. StartupYardMentor2011 — 2014Prague
  10. UKTIDigital Specialist2007 — 2011
  11. Global Watch ServiceDigital Specialist2001 — 2007
  12. TIGABoard Member2000 — 2001
  13. Wired SussexManaging Director1997 — 2001
  14. MaximHead of Production1993 — 1997

Skills & more

Partner Identification8Start-ups96Mentoring8New Business Development29Entrepreneurship72Business Strategy38Horizon Scanning6Analysis12Digital Media39Mobile Applications7Digital Strategy29Project Management5
+12 moreMobile DevicesBusiness DevelopmentVenture CapitalSocial MediaAccount ManagementChange ManagementStrategic PlanningTrainingStrategyLeadershipManagementCommunication

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Colleagues at Angel Academe

Gabbie Swycher
Investor at Redrice Ventures
Ros Singleton
Angel investor, lead angel, CEO, NED, Chair at Angel Academe

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sarah Turner?
Sarah Turner is the CEO and co-founder of Angel Academe, an angel network for women that she co-founded in the UK in 2014. The network has grown to more than 1,000 registered investors, around 70% of whom are women, and has invested in over 60 female-founded technology startups across sectors including health tech, fintech, enterprise tech, clean tech and ed tech, helping to leverage more than £200m in co-investment. In 2025, Angel Academe launched an EIS fund for female founders and received an additional £1m from the British Business Bank to invest alongside its angels and fund.
Where does Sarah Turner work?
Sarah Turner is Co-founder & CEO at Angel Academe.
Where did Sarah Turner go to school?
Sarah Turner studied at University of Brighton (MSc, Information Systems); University of East Anglia (BA, History & Politics).

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