New study reveals investments worth £2 billion made by female angels helping to create 10,000 UK jobs
First comprehensive picture of female angel investment in the UK reveals thousands of female angels. More than £2bn has been invested in UK companies via deals involving female angel investors over the last 10 years, backing over 4,000 businesses and helping to create 10,000 jobs. New drive to attract fresh investment as figures show just 14% of angel investors are women. Almost 25% of all companies backed by female angels were female-founded, higher than the average of 19%. Female angel investors have helped drive more than £2bn of investment in companies across the UK in the past decade, a new study reveals today.