EP 348 - Just 3% of angel investments in Europe went to all female founding teams last year. Last time we checked, half the population was female (women also own 50% of the wealth in the UK!).

Sarah Turner, CEO and cofounder of investment network Angel Acadame, gives us an education about how we can redress the balance and get rid of the Silicon Valley style macho bullshit..

We talk about how the Government fundamentally misunderstands the value of entrepreneurs, why nobody, left or right, is really listening to business and why it’s perfectly OK to pitch for investment when you are pregnant.

Chapters:

00:00 BWB with Sarah Turner

01:15 Meet Sarah: CEO and Co-Founder of Angel Academe

02:09 Challenges and Opportunities in Female-Led Startups

03:31 The Importance of Female Angel Investors

05:33 Unconscious Bias and Communication Differences

07:16 The Silicon Valley Model and Female Entrepreneurs

07:57 FemTech Unicorns and Gender Disparities

09:11 Angel Academe's Mission and Operations

10:26 The Role of Women in Investment and Business

18:18 Balancing Family and Entrepreneurship

26:54 The Current UK Investment Climate

32:05 Addressing Misconceptions in Business Law

32:52 Challenges Faced by Entrepreneurs

33:55 Small Business Struggles with HMRC

36:05 Angel Academe: Mission and Vision

38:16 Gender Dynamics in Investment

41:01 The Importance of Adequate Funding

42:41 Best Practices for Angel Networks

46:59 Success Stories from Angel Academy

53:46 Quickfire Round: Getting to Know Sarah

56:58 Wrap Up

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