Welcome to the future of Investment.

Empowering women as angel investors.

Unlock the potential in your organisation and expose your business to disruptive innovation from within the UK’s startup ecosystem, with an in-person or online workshop designed to empower women as angel investors and Board members.

Why participate?

Foster Inclusion and Equality: investing in women leaders enables you to create an environment that values diversity, harnesses different talents and inspires future generations.

Drive organisational growth: benefit from exposure to disruptive innovation, forward-thinking working practices and cutting-edge technology prevalent within the UK’s vibrant startup ecosystem

Impact your ESG goals: greater diversity in Board Membership and Angel Investing removes barriers that impede the growth of the businesses you aspire to see thrive in the UK

Develop Board capabilities: women leaders bring unique skills, perspectives and expertise to startup Boardrooms. Harness the power of this untapped potential to drive innovation and leadership within your organisation

Drive financial equality: be recognised as a Brand that’s championing equality in financial wellness and empowerment today

Halo: empowering women to lead the way in Angel Investing

Champion the women in your organisation with a Halo package that includes:

  • Engaging Workshop experience: 60 minutes of inspiration; available in-person or online

  • 5-minute assessment for each participant to discover their readiness for Angel Investing

  • ‘Closing the knowledge gap in angel investing’ - a personalised, 5-day email series

  • Membership of the Obu Angel Collective - a membership dedicated to inspiring, connecting, and cultivating knowledge to close the gender investment gap

  • "Angel investing allows you to place a bet on the businesses you'd love to see exist in the world."

  • "Diverse-founded businesses are solving problems and meeting needs you might not have experienced - if you're thinking of investing, take the time to listen, learn and explore their stories."

  • "Being an angel investor is about the unique perspectives and experiences you can bring to a brilliant, ambitious business."

  • "Having women on boards is good for women, good for the economy and good for society. A win-win-win outcome. How rare".

  • "We don't teach financial literacy, so people don't understand what's possible for them. And when it comes to what you can use your money to do, people don't know investment's an option".

  • "I've been in financial services for 20 years and this is the first time someone has explained some of these terms in a way I understand".

Inequalities we’re eradicating

3%

number of women Chairs on startup Boards

14%

number of women angel investors in the UK

1p in £1

level of investment in women-founded businesses

Join us today and play an active role in shaping a more inclusive future for all.

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