Investing Women Angels

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Scottish investment groups unite to provide laser technology university spin-out with £500,000 backing

A group of leading Scottish investors has come together to make a £500,000 investment in Chromacity – a university spin out company which makes lasers for the life-sciences industry and spectroscopy market. The investment was led by EOS Technology Investment Syndicate, which was joined by business syndicate Kelvin Capital and matched funding from Scottish Enterprise’s … continue reading.

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PRESS RELEASE: Ambition and Growth Conference to Galvanise Women Entrepreneurs

Date: 18 November 2015 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is backing a ground-breaking conference which will accelerate the growth and scalability of women led companies in Scotland. Investing Women Angels, Scotland’s only female business angel group, today launched its inaugural Ambition and Growth Conference, which will take place in Edinburgh from 7-8 March 2016.  The two-day … continue reading.

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An interview with Angela Scott

It’s been a pleasure to work alongside Investing Women for over 12 months. We initially benefitted from their network of mentors who were able to help encourage a more entrepreneurial  vision amongst some of our ‘up and coming’ female staff. More recently IW has invested in TC BioPharm, as both companies have a shared vision … continue reading.

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Rachael Cousins GUSTO

Award winning condiment company, Gusto Artisan Foods’ ambition, is to be the leading market innovator in the field of functional foods by developing a unique range of cutting edge products, converging science, technology and nutrition, to assist in the fight against a wide range of lifestyle related diseases, ailments and conditions. Utilising product and ingredient … continue reading.

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Investing Women appoints Lorraine Porter to TC Biopharm board

Female angel investment group Investing Women has appointed oil and gas entrepreneur Lorraine Porter as non-executive director to the board of biotechnology company TC Biopharm. Investing Women led the recent £1.2 million equity and grand funding which has allowed Lanarkshire-based TC Biopharm (TCB) to start its first treatment of UK patients with melanoma, lung and … continue reading.