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HERMESA is a UK based angel syndicate investing in extraordinary female (co)founded start-ups. We are a community of operators who know what it takes to build successful start-ups and we invest smart money – capital and expertise – to help change the funding landscape for women founders.

Code First Girls has already helped 200,000 women learn to code and by working with companies globally, is boosting employability, diversity and social mobility, and transforming local economies and communities. Companies are able to build global talent pipelines with our entry-level, mid-level, and internal upskilling and reskilling tech talent programmes by providing free education to women.

Village Capital is reinventing the system to back the entrepreneurs of the future. Known for its groundbreaking approaches to supporting founders who are building solutions to emergent social, economic, and environmental challenges, VilCap unlocks critical social and financial capital for early-stage companies to maximize business and impact growth. Since 2009, Village Capital has supported over 1,400 startups that have raised over $5 billion in investment capital. It has made more than 150 investments through its various affiliated funds, including Vilcap Investments, which has invested in 110 peer-selected companies. Over 20,000 entrepreneurs have improved their investment readiness through its network of entrepreneur support organizations and its platform, Abaca.

HERMESA is a UK based angel syndicate investing in extraordinary female (co)founded start-ups. We are a community of operators who know what it takes to build successful start-ups and we invest smart money – capital and expertise – to help change the funding landscape for women founders.

Code First Girls has already helped 200,000 women learn to code and by working with companies globally, is boosting employability, diversity and social mobility, and transforming local economies and communities. Companies are able to build global talent pipelines with our entry-level, mid-level, and internal upskilling and reskilling tech talent programmes by providing free education to women.

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Ada Ventures is a pre-seed inclusive venture capital firm. We find and fund the Ada Lovelaces of today. Backing European founders building businesses for a better human future. We invest £250K - £1M in technology companies across climate equity, economic empowerment and healthy ageing.