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Alma Angels is a diverse and active community with a bold mission: Generate $1 trillion in women-led wealth by 2050. Since 2020, we have brought together and trained over 500 angel investors who have invested into 200+ women (co)founders building tech or IP-rich ventures with global ambitions. These companies have gone on to raise more than £300m to date. Alma Angels is committed to training 10,000 angels and backing 10,000 women founders by 2035.

Alma Angels is a diverse and active community with a bold mission: Generate $1 trillion in women-led wealth by 2050. Since 2020, we have brought together and trained over 500 angel investors who have invested into 200+ women (co)founders building tech or IP-rich ventures with global ambitions. These companies have gone on to raise more than £300m to date. Alma Angels is committed to training 10,000 angels and backing 10,000 women founders by 2035.

ARA Capital Partners is a private investment office and advisory which specialises in private equity and debt investments predominantly in the UK, Europe and Middle East. The main sector focus areas for the group are: - Real estate (development and prime assets) - Energy and infrastructure - Sports - Entertainment, media and film - FinTech In terms of our engagement, with selected clients we have provided: - Principal investment - Capital raising advisory services - Corporate finance assistance - Strategic consultancy We pride ourselves on our understanding of private financial markets and our ability to invest and raise capital through our established network of private capital (High Net Worth Individuals, family offices and wealth managers) and institutional capital (funds and banks) with an international coverage. Our clients and investee companies include a wide range of family offices, entrepreneurs, SMEs, larger scale corporates, real estate funds and developers and asset managers. The founder and principal has over 20 years and £1bn of transaction experience and continues to invest and advise retained clients, working alongside a trusted network of professional advisors and consultants.

Visa (NYSE: V) is a world leader in digital payments, facilitating transactions between consumers, merchants, financial institutions and government entities across more than 200 countries and territories. Our purpose is to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid. Learn more at Visa.com.