“Risk is something you manage, it’s not something to fear. But women are often made to feel terrified of it.”
In this episode of Profit Meets Purpose, Daisy Moll speaks with Sarah Turner, CEO of Angel Academe, and Tom Britton, co-founder of SyndicateRoom, about their new collaboration, the UK’s first EIS fund focused on female founders.
The fund is built on data. Despite clear evidence that women-led businesses are more capital-efficient and often outperform, all-female founding teams still receive less than 2% of UK venture capital. This conversation explores why that gap persists and what this new fund is doing to change it.
Sarah and Tom share how they combined Angel Academe’s track record in backing women-led startups with SyndicateRoom’s expertise in fund structuring to create a model that offers diversification, EIS tax benefits, and impact-driven investment.
They discuss the biases that shape funding decisions, why traditional VC networks often fail women, and how syndicate investing and investor education, especially for women, can shift the landscape.
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Angel Academe: https://www.angelacademe.com/
Syndicate Room: https://www.syndicateroom.com/
RISE Awards: riseawards2025.awardstage.com
Contact: daisy.moll@sustainabletimes.co.uk