ANGEL ACADEME EIS FUND I
the first EIS fund for female founders
Angel Academe’s EIS fund is the first EIS fund focussed on female founders, backed by the UK’s leading female-focussed angel network.
Our fund is in partnership with SyndicateRoom, experienced fund managers and our FCA regulated partners.
With a single ticket of £10,000 (or more), investors will be able to achieve diversification across 7-10 high growth potential companies.
The fund is open to investors now, with the objective of co-investing in female-founded tech startups alongside Angel Academe angels from Q4 2025 (TBC).
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This financial promotion has been approved by Syndicate Room Ltd (FCA FRN 613021) on 21 May 2025.
FAQs
How do you define a female-founded company?
We define a female-founded company as one with a female founder or co-founder who owns at least 20% of founder equity in the business (pre-dilution). The female founder will run the fundraising activity with our investors.
How do you do due diligence, especially in technical areas?
The Angel Academe network of investors is composed of individuals who are often seasoned experts in their area of work, and many are still operating at senior levels in large organisations or as entrepreneurs. Due diligence on transactions is led by member angels with sector experience in a collaborative deal team, and the deal team will often lean on their own networks if they require wider industry knowledge. Occasionally Angel Academe also asks for support from our partners — legal advice from Kingsley Napley, for example.
How will the fund work with the angel network?
The fund will always follow the network. In practice, due diligence on an investment opportunity will be conducted by members of the Angel Academe network, and if the startup receives investment from members of the network, the fund may then invest ticket sizes of approximately £100-150k, depending on the final size of the fund. Valuations and equity offers will be set on a case by case basis, and determined by the Investment Committee.
The current Angel Academe portfolio contains a wide selection of tech businesses seeking to solve a vast range of commercial problems at scale. Many have a social purpose at the heart of their business too, whether it’s improving access to or efficiency of health services, mobilising health care innovations or reducing pesticide use. Some fund investments may be follow-on investments into businesses within the existing Angel Academe portfolio.
Do I have to be an Angel Academe member to invest in the fund?
No, however, we have Angel Academe members who are investing in the fund in addition to being active investing members of Angel Academe, to diversify and de-risk their venture position.
Who are SyndicateRoom?
SyndicateRoom is a UK-based FCA-regulated fund manager that harnesses data, diversification, and experienced investor networks to achieve optimal growth for its investors. From 2024, they have begun to add additional funds to their existing product offering to develop their principle of diversification further. The Angel Academe EIS Fund is their most recent addition.
SyndicateRoom enable investors to tap into new opportunities arising from the market and to focus their investment on these opportunities if they choose. Through this process, they develop diverse holdings across multiple sectors and stages and continuously develop their growth potential.
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) SyndicateRoom’s products have invested into over 250 startups across six funds and counting. They have deployed over £77,000,000 into these startups with members investing from as little as £1,000 up to their largest client who has invested £15,000,000.
I am based in the US. Can I invest in the fund?
The fund is open to residents of the UK and Channel Islands, and unfortunately we cannot accept investors from the US. Investors who have queries about eligibility based on location are nevertheless welcome to get in touch with us.