Invest alongside an extraordinary group of angel investors, sector experts and entrepreneurs
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.
As an experienced investor, HERmesa provides you with many advantages:
Access a curated pipeline of the top women (co) founded start-ups in the UK and Europe
Connect with a diverse and inclusive community of exceptional women, and aligned men, enthusiastic about investing
Have the opportunity to get involved across all investment stages – from screening to due diligence to post deal support
Build, scale and diversify your investment portfolio
Attend regular networking events and educational talks to keep growing as an investor
Share your knowledge with first-time angels and give back to the community
Contribute to HERmesa’s mission of supporting the women-led start-ups of the future
We are value-add investors
Our investors are veterans of some of the world’s most successful start-ups, scale-ups and corporations
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Our structured approach to investment
Pre-screen and expert call
HERmesa member sector experts pre-screen deals
Screening committee
Deals only proceed if the sector expert likes the deal and will personally invest (subject to DD)
Pitch event
Company presentation and investor Q&A, members indicate interest in investing
Due diligence
Thorough, collective due diligence per HERmesa standard process; formal deal memo published
Investment
HERmesa members make individual decision to invest in start-up
Rules of thumb for investors
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Each investor chooses which deals
to invest in and how much to allocate per deal
02
The minimum individual
cheque size is £2k
03
Members allocate a minimum of £10k
over one year to dedicate to angel investing
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The goal is to make approximately 5 investments
in the first 12-18 months
We are proud to support a growing portfolio of exceptional women-led start-ups
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