What Mint Ventures does

Mint Ventures (legal entity: Mint Ventures Syndicate Ltd.) is a Glasgow-based, non-profit-making organisation limited by guarantee, founded in 2019 by Professor Gillian Fleming and Carolyn Currie as a women-led angel investment syndicate. It operates a community-led model in which individual members deploy their own capital into pre-seed and seed-stage UK companies, while Mint Ventures curates deal flow, runs a structured application-to-due-diligence process, and provides members with CPD-certified training, legal templates, and co-investment infrastructure. The group's investment focus is companies with at least one woman in leadership or on the board, a clear social/ethical/environmental purpose, and EIS/SEIS eligibility, deploying tickets of £50,000–£200,000 per company across underfunded sectors such as Femtech, Health & Wellbeing, Food & Drink, Creative Industries, and Digital Marketplace technology.

Mint Ventures generates revenue exclusively through membership subscriptions: Full Membership at £650 in the first year and £595 on annual renewal, including six CPD-certified training modules, curated deal flow, and networking; and Associate Membership at £400 annually, offering deal flow only and open to both women and men for co-investment. Individual angels can deploy from £2,000 per annum, and a free 90-minute introductory course on Thinkific functions as a top-of-funnel acquisition tool. The firm is not a technology company — it builds no proprietary software — and its distribution relies on direct membership sign-ups, a HubSpot-hosted founder application, co-investment with partner angel groups, and institutional partnerships with LINC Scotland, UKBAA, British Business Bank, Scottish Enterprise, and the Pathways Forward Pathways Pledge.

The company serves two distinct customer sets: women angel investors (the paying members) and women-led or diverse-team early-stage founders (no fee). Its scale is constrained by the small UK female angel population (only 14% of UK business angels are women) and the non-profit capital structure, with 1–10 employees and operations concentrated in Scotland while extending selectively into Aberdeen, London, and broader UK deal-flow networks.

Name

Mint Ventures

Legal name

Mint Ventures Syndicate Ltd.

Website

https://mintventures.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mint Ventures is a Glasgow-based, non-profit women-led angel investment syndicate that trains and onboards individual women members to deploy £50k–£200k tickets into pre-seed/seed UK startups with diverse leadership and social, ethical, or environmental purpose, funded via annual membership subscriptions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Angel Investment Services

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259), Other Financial Vehicles (52599)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Micro-VC & Angel Funds (FSANAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gender Lens / Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Funds (FSANAJAM)

Keywords

• Angel investment syndicate
• Women-led investing
• Early-stage venture capital
• EIS SEIS investments
• Angel investor training

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Full Membership Fees: Full membership is priced at £650 for the first year and £595 annually thereafter. This includes access to 6 CPD-certified online training modules covering opportunity assessment, due diligence, board governance, legal documentation, tax benefits, and portfolio and risk management. Members receive curated investment opportunities, regular online and offline events, and networking in a woman-friendly environment. They can participate in investment decisions and co-invest alongside other angels.
2. Associate Membership Fees: Associate membership costs £400 annually and provides purely investment opportunities without training or networking. This tier is also open to men for co-investing with women members in purpose-led companies with diverse teams. This provides a lower-priced entry point generating recurring membership revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Mint Ventures is a women-led angel investment syndicate that pools capital from individual women members to invest £50k–£200k into EIS/SEIS-eligible early-stage companies with diverse leadership and a social, ethical, or environmental purpose. Members pay annual fees (Full Membership at £650 first year/£595 renewal; Associate Membership at £400) and receive curated deal flow, CPD-certified training across six modules, and networking in a woman-friendly environment. Startups are sourced through a structured application, screening, member vote, and due diligence process.

Product overview

Mint Ventures operates as a women-led angel investment group and educational movement rather than a traditional software product company. Their core offering consists of Full Membership (£650 first year, £595 annually) and Associate Membership (£400 annually), which provide access to curated investment opportunities in early-stage companies with diverse leadership and social/ethical/environmental purpose. The investment focus ranges from £50k to £200k in EIS/SEIS-eligible companies. Full members receive a CPD-certified 6-module training programme covering opportunity assessment, due diligence, board governance, legal documentation, tax benefits, and portfolio risk management. Additional services include an Angel Investment Toolkit with legal templates, a free introductory angel investing course, and curated resources for women entrepreneurs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Full Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Tax relief of 30–50% of investment amount for investors through EIS/SEIS
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Pathways ForwardcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 July 2025Mint Ventures signed up to the Pathways Forward Pathways Pledge in July 2025 (fifth cohort), bringing the total to 32 Pledge partners. Commitments include hosting events to enhance DEI understanding in entrepreneurship, data collection to inform interventions and support for female entrepreneurs, educating more women to participate in panels, and creating a network of female investors in Scotland.
• British Business BanksupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 June 2025British Business Bank is a partner supporting Mint Ventures events such as the 'How to become an Angel Investor' session on 13 June 2025. The British Business Bank is a government-backed development bank supporting smaller businesses' access to finance.
• Scottish EnterprisesupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 13 June 2025Scottish Enterprise is a partner supporting Mint Ventures events such as the 'How to become an Angel Investor' session on 13 June 2025. Scottish Enterprise is Scotland's national economic development agency.
• LINC ScotlandcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMint Ventures is a member of LINC Scotland, the national association for business angels in Scotland. LINC provides access to advice on tax incentives, legal and technical issues, peer group connections, and represents members at government level in Edinburgh, London, and Brussels.
• UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMint Ventures is a member of UKBAA, the national trade association for angel and early-stage investment, representing over 160 member organisations and around 18,000 investors. Membership provides credibility, deal flow access, and industry representation.
• Investing in Women CodecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMint Ventures is a signatory to the Investing in Women Code, a commitment to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship by improving female entrepreneurs' access to tools, resources, and finance from the financial services sector. Signatory status provides credibility and aligns with the group's mission.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Female Founders Fund: US-based venture fund investing in companies founded by women. Comparable in gender-lens thesis but operates as a traditional venture fund rather than a member-led angel syndicate with a training programme.

Emerging players

• First Row Ventures (now Pluriel): European pre-seed fund backing founders from underrepresented backgrounds. Comparable to Mint Ventures in targeting underfunded founder demographics at pre-seed stage, though structured as a VC fund rather than angel syndicate.
• Pipeline Angels: US-based network changing the face of angel investing through membership education and gender-lens investing. Comparable to Mint Ventures in approach (training + curated deal flow targeting women-led companies), though operating across the Atlantic.
• Astia: Global community of investors funding women-led high-growth companies. Comparable to Mint Ventures in mission and curated deal-flow-plus-education model, though operating internationally and at larger scale.

Others

• UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA): National trade association for UK angel and early-stage investment representing 160+ organisations and 18,000 investors. Mint Ventures is a member; UKBAA is adjacent ecosystem infrastructure rather than a direct competitor but operates in the same constituency.
• LINC Scotland: National association for Scottish business angels of which Mint Ventures is a member. Comparable as an ecosystem body rather than a direct competitor, but provides adjacent services (tax advice, peer connections) that overlap with Mint's member offerings.

Direct peers

• 100% Spring: London-based female-focused angel network investing in women-led and diverse teams. Comparable to Mint Ventures in mission (gender-lens investing) and membership structure, though focused on a different geography.
• Angel Academe: UK-based angel network focused on investing in early-stage businesses with at least one female founder. Like Mint Ventures, Angel Academe combines curated deal flow with member education and operates as a women-friendly investment community.
• Investing Women: UK-based angel community focused on funding female founders and female-led businesses. Mirrors Mint Ventures' mission of mobilising women as both investors and investees, with a similar community-led membership approach.

Regional players

• Archangels: Scotland's longest-running business angel syndicate, investing in early-stage Scottish companies. Operates in the same geography as Mint Ventures and shares the angel-syndicate model with member-led deal selection.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mint-ventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments5 records

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