Sarah Turner is the co-founder and CEO of Angel Academe, the UK’s most active network of female angel investors. Since founding the organisation, she’s worked to open up angel investing to more women and channel capital into female-founded tech startups. Now, Sarah has taken a bold next step—launching the UK’s first EIS fund dedicated to female founders.
In this episode, Sarah shares how this new fund could make early-stage capital more accessible, while also creating a pipeline of future women investors. She reflects on the hurdles of today’s tougher economic environment, the red tape that keeps many would-be investors on the sidelines, and the importance of collective intelligence when building and backing a community.
Her conversation ranges from the challenges of investor’s changing behaviour to the real-world impact of innovation—from alternative fertility treatments to new technology preventing injuries. With candour and conviction, Sarah highlights both the risks and the opportunities ahead, and why inclusive investment is critical for the UK’s future growth.
Supported by Norman Broadbent: https://www.normanbroadbent.com/
Sarah Turner