What Alma Angels does

Alma Angels is a London-based, UK-domiciled non-profit community organization (operating as The Alma Community Foundation under the umbrella of Prism The Gift Fund, charity no. 1099682) that connects women (co)founders building tech-driven or IP-rich ventures with a network of angel investors. Founded in 2019/2020 and led by Founding Partner Roxane Sanguinetti, the organization has cultivated a community of 600+ investors and changemakers and claims to have backed 250+ women-led ventures generating $1.6B in enterprise value, with 86% of ventures impacting at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal.

The core product is the Alma Angels membership community, supplemented by a structured ecosystem of adjacent programs: Alma Family Circle (a dedicated platform for family offices and LPs), Alma College (corporate training for senior professionals learning angel investing), the Alma Knowledge Hub (ongoing peer learning), Alma Affiliate Training Programs (vetted third-party education), the annual Alma Summit (the largest annual gathering of women founders and early-stage backers in the UK), a VCs and Syndicates collaboration platform, and a Founder Deal Flow Platform. Technology infrastructure is lightweight — Airtable for applications and deal submissions, Luma for event ticketing, Dealroom for portfolio intelligence, and LinkedIn for community engagement — with no proprietary AI or platform technology.

Revenue is generated through individual angel memberships (£480/year or £49.50/month with 12-month commitment), Patron Circle contributions starting at £10,000 per annum, corporate training fees via Alma College (financed by L&D budgets), and event/corporate sponsorship (including backers such as HSBC, Morgan Stanley, and Barclays). Alma explicitly does not charge founders and does not take fees or carry on capital deployed — individual angels invest directly on cap tables (ticket sizes ranging from £2K to £400K) or via SPVs, making the organization structurally a community-facilitation layer rather than a fund. In May 2026, Alma transitioned from a volunteer-led community to a paid-membership non-profit model to scale its $1 trillion women-led wealth mission by 2050.

Name

Alma Angels

Legal name

Alma Angels Ltd.

Website

https://alma-angels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alma Angels is a UK-based non-profit community of 600+ angel investors backing women (co)founders of tech and IP-rich ventures, monetizing via membership fees, patron donations, corporate training, and event sponsorship, while taking no fees on deployed capital.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Angel Investment Community

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

Keywords

• Angel investment network
• Women founder community
• Angel investor education
• Startup deal flow
• Venture training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Annual/Monthly Membership: Alma Angels charges annual membership fees of £480/year or £49.50/month (12-month commitment) to angel investors. This is the primary revenue stream supporting operations as a non-profit organization.
2. Patron Circle Donations: Patron support contributions starting from £10,000 per annum. Patrons help fund non-profit work including education, founder support, and ecosystem-building programmes. Donations are eligible for Gift Aid.
3. Corporate Training (Alma College): Alma College provides corporate training programmes for senior professionals learning about angel investing. Cost depends on workshop or program chosen, typically financed by company Learning & Development budgets. Programmes include 4 levels from intro sessions to 3-month comprehensive journeys.
4. Event Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors support events, venues, connections, and more. Event and training sponsors as well as annual sponsors contribute to Alma's operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Alma Angels operates a non-profit community of 600+ angel investors dedicated to backing women (co)founders building tech or IP-rich ventures. The core offering is a membership community where individual angels pledge capital and time, supplemented by group due diligence calls, deal sharing, and direct founder-to-investor introductions without fees on deployed capital.

Product overview

Alma Angels is a non-profit community platform connecting women founders with angel investors. The core offering is the Alma Angels membership community (600+ angels) and Alma Family Circle (for family offices and LPs), supplemented by educational programs (Alma College, Alma Knowledge Hub, Affiliate Training Programs), the annual Alma Summit event, a VCs and Syndicates collaboration platform, and a founder deal flow platform. The platform operates as a non-profit organization and does not charge for capital deployed, facilitating direct cap table investments, SPV co-investments, and deal sharing across the ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alma Angels Membership Community A pro-bono community of 600+ angel investors supporting women founders. Members pledge capital, time, and expertise to back women-led innovation. Individual angels conduct their own due diligence and make independent investment decisions, with options to co-invest via SPVs or invest directly on cap tables.
• Alma Family Circle A community platform for family offices and LPs to connect, share insights, and shape the future of innovation. Organizes dinners and experiential gatherings with no pitching, featuring carefully selected emerging fund managers and expert guests.
• Alma College Corporate Training Professional development programmes for senior corporate professionals to learn angel investing. Four-level curriculum covering venture world foundations, deal sourcing and assessment, transaction economics and tax, and value-adding support for founders. Available as 90-minute workshops or 3-month comprehensive programmes with hands-on deal evaluation.
• Alma Knowledge Hub Ongoing learning platform for Alma Angels featuring workshops, events, peer learning, and live due diligence calls with founders. Curated to deepen knowledge of early-stage investing.
• Alma Affiliate Training Programs Partner training programmes through vetted partners offering additional learning opportunities for investors. Includes programmes like Angel Investment Academy and specialized workshops from leading syndicates, VCs, and sector specialists.
• Alma Summit The largest annual gathering of women founders and early-stage backers in the UK. Features expert-led talks, practical workshops, and networking under Chatham House Rule. Sold out for two consecutive years with 300 attendees and a 1:1 investor-to-founder ratio.
• VCs and Syndicates Collaboration Platform A collaborative network for syndicate leads and VCs to unlock access, strengthen conviction, and deploy capital. Deal-sharing process includes sharing deal information with Alma community, registering interest, leading founder calls, and co-investment options via SPVs or direct cap table.
• Founder Deal Flow Platform Platform connecting women founders with angel investors. Founders share raise details via form, interested angels connect directly, and group due diligence calls are organized for high-interest deals. Supports pre-seed to Series A ventures with tech-driven or IP-rich businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Women founders generate 2.5x revenue per dollar of funding compared to male founders
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Angel Investing AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner7-week cohort-based programme endorsed by Alma Angels, designed for aspiring and emerging angels. Provides additional learning pathway for Alma community members.
• CocoRiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreative childcare and nanny agency partner providing 20% discount (code ALMA20) for Alma event attendees and corporate training participants. Enables parents to attend Alma events worry-free.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Female Founders Fund: US-based venture fund investing in women-led businesses across consumer, enterprise, and health. Comparable to Alma as a category-defining women-focused capital allocator, with overlap in target founder demographic and women-led investment thesis.
• Angel Academe: UK-based angel network focused on investing in female and diverse entrepreneurs. Most direct UK peer to Alma in community/membership model, education programs, and pre-seed deal flow in IP-rich women-led ventures.
• Astia: Global non-profit expert network investing in and supporting women-led high-growth ventures. Comparable to Alma as a peer community-and-capital platform that curates investor access for female founders and shares similar non-profit, no-carry positioning.
• Womankind Ventures: US-based venture firm investing in women and non-binary founders at pre-seed/seed. Co-led the £250K MOLO pre-seed alongside Alma Angels (Feb 2026), operating as a peer syndicate and direct capital partner in the same women-led deal ecosystem.
• Pipeline Angels: US-based network of angel investors focused on women and non-binary founders, operating a cohort-based membership model with education programs. Closest analogue to Alma in mission (community of women-aligned angels) and structural format (non-fee or low-fee membership), though operating at scale in North America.
• NoBa Capital: Early-stage fund backing diverse founders. Co-invested with Alma Angels in the £250K MOLO pre-seed round (Feb 2026) and shares the women-led, underrepresented-founder thesis with which Alma community angels typically invest.
• The Fund XX: Syndicate of female executives and operators angel-investing in female founders. Comparable to Alma Angels as a peer community-of-angels model targeting the same demographic, structured around a curated investor base backing women-led seed-stage companies.
• Mint Ventures: Female-focused consumer brand early-stage fund based in the UK. Co-invested alongside Alma Angels in the MyBliss funding round (Dec 2025) and shares an overlap in women-founded consumer/FMCG deal sourcing at seed stage.
• Honeybee Capital: UK-based early-stage angel network backing underrepresented founders including women and ethnic minorities. Comparable to Alma as a UK-based angel community pooling diverse capital for women/founder-led pre-seed rounds, with shared suppliers (e.g., Octopus Ventures) and overlapping deal flow.
• Lifted Ventures: UK-based early-stage fund and angel network focused on women and minority founders, particularly in the North of England. Co-invested alongside Alma Angels in deals such as MyBliss and xigxag, operating as a regional peer with similar thesis.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alma-angels

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments21 records

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