The other day I was thinking about why I haven’t seen as many female Angels at events. I know many Canadian women who are entrepreneurs but for some reason they do not seem to invest in early-stage companies as often as men.About 20% of the students in my finance and accounting classes in business school were women. The figure shrank to 5% in my Private Equity and Venture Capital class. The reason? I am not too sure (I sense a good research opportunity). There are many successful female entrepreneurs, there are many successful women in the capital markets, but there seem not to be many female Angels, at least in Canada.
Countering this trend is Ms. Anna Sofat, who founded the first female-backed angel investor group in the U.K., called Addidi. According to the website, Addidi is dedicated to finding wealth management solutions that suit women – and their partners and families.
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Author: Baris Akyurek
