Female-Focused brand GLORIAH hits £600,000 funding target to support UK and US growth
Edinburgh-based GLORIAH – an ambitious female health brand tackling vaginal dryness for the next generation – has raised £600,000 in a funding round led by Gabriel Investment Syndicate alongside Highland Venture Capital, Investing Women Angels, Apollo and Scottish Enterprise, marking a significant milestone in the company’s growth. GLORIAH has (October 2026) completed an oversubscribed seed round, […]
Nina van Schaick, Peripear and turning clinical insight into investable innovation
Peripear has closed £1.2 million in funding, combining an oversubscribed pre-seed round with non-dilutive funding from Innovate UK. Investing Women Angels participated alongside investors including HERmesa, Zinc, SyndicateRoom Access, AtVenture, Sie Ventures, Mint and FemTech Lab in partnership with Joanne Invests. For a medical-device company still relatively early in its journey, that is a significant […]
Lisbeth Macmillan: Turning Experience into Impact Through Angel Investing
After more than 30 years working at the intersection of finance, strategy and organisational change, Lisbeth Macmillan knows how to make sense of complexity. Her career has taken her from chartered accountancy and mergers and acquisitions to senior strategy and operational roles in UK and US financial services. She has helped executive teams clarify their […]
Margaret Morton: Making Scotland the Best Place in the World to Invest and Raise Early-stage Capital
Chief Executive, Angel Capital Scotland When Margaret Morton became the first-ever Chief Executive of Angel Capital Scotland in September 2025, she was not actively looking for another executive role. After a 30-year career spanning law, philanthropy, venture philanthropy, and higher education, in executive leadership, non-executive, and advisory roles, she had been considering expanding her portfolio […]
Lucy Henderson: Leading the Next Chapter of Angel Investing
Chair, Investing Women Angels | Founder | Investor Four months into her role as Chair of Investing Women Angels (IWA), Lucy Henderson is bringing exactly what the organisation needs: commercial sharpness, leadership experience, founder empathy and a clear commitment to helping more women see angel investing as something they can be part of. With more […]
Why female angel investors are key to unlocking the next generation of founders
International Women’s Day is often a moment to celebrate progress, but it’s also a chance to reflect on how much further there is to go. In a recent episode of Maven Capital Partners’ special mini-series of their Invested podcast, Elizabeth Pirrie, CEO of AccelerateHER and board member of Investing Women Angels (IWA), joined Nicola (Nicki) […]
Anne Doyle: Leading at Skyscanner, Investing in What’s Next
After more than two decades at the forefront of tech and operations, Anne Doyle has built a career around solving complex problems, enabling growth at scale, and creating room for people, especially women, to thrive. But in recent years, a new chapter has begun to unfold. One that blends all her experience with a fresh […]
Investing Women Angels appoints new chair
Investing Women Angels (IWA) has appointed commercial leader Lucy Henderson as its new Chair, succeeding Rhona Campbell. Lucy brings 25+ years’ experience shaping and scaling Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands, including for AG Barr and Heineken. In her professional roles she has an impressive track record of setting strategic direction, delivering results, and securing […]
Investing Women Angels joins latest Pathways Pledge cohort
Investing Women Angels has joined the latest cohort of Pathways Pledge signatories, continuing our commitment to women entrepreneurs and women in investment. Alongside our co-signatories Burness Paull, FWB, and Cazenove Capital We’ve committed to a ‘high-level’ pledge, which includes the design and implementation of diversity reviews to ensure access and equal opportunities, reviews of internal […]
Investing Women Angels seeks new Chair
IWA is looking for a Chair to join the Board. This is an exciting opportunity to play an active role in the future development and success of IWA in its mission to increase the number of female business angels and grow investment towards female founders. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience and interests […]