Deepali Nangia, Venture Partner at SpeedInvest on How Women Can Attract Better Angel Funding

The European Startup Show

• [1:59] How did you come to focus on women-led businesses?
• [3:20] What do you think Europe has done to encourage women-led businesses and what more can be done?
• [5:06] What are the main barriers women face in attracting investments?
• [7:32] From an investor perspective, how do you balance the business objectives of revenues and scale when the founder is considering starting or expanding their family?
• [9:08] Do you see more women-led businesses coming out of specific parts of Europe?
• [12:27] What do women founders and companies looking for VC money have to do differently in the current environment? What are you looking for as an investor?
• [15:38] Tell me about a case where you missed investing in something - what happened and what did you learn from it?
• [17:07] When should women look for angel investors?
• [20:36] How do you find angels who know your space?
• [23:01] How long does the due diligence stage take?
• [23:50] Do you feel angel investing for small ticket amounts and really early stages has decreased?