FAQs
Do
you only invest in women?
As a community, Alma Angels invest in teams with at least 1 women founder with significant ownership, meaning double digit. We have invested in a lot of gender-diverse teams. They must be building building tech-driven or IP-rich businesses with global ambitions.
Are
you a syndicate?
No, we are a probono community. Some angels are very experienced, some are newer to angel investing - all bound by the passion and commitment to support women founders. We encourage every member to become fully-fledged angels. Each Alma Angel conducts their own due diligence and makes their own investment decision, although we often look at deals collectively and can co-invest via SPVs. We try to save time to the founders by doing group calls.
I am
a founder, how do I apply?
You will get better traction with the community if you get support from an existing Alma Angel. You can reach out to many of them on LinkedIn or meet them at events. If you would rather share your raise directly, you can reach out to the Alma team here.
I
have applied, what now?
We are not gatekeepers and there is no pitch - part of Alma's mission is to break the “access to capital” barrier so we share the information you send with the community and leave it to each individual to connect if they find it interesting.
If there is a lot of interest, Alma Angels group together to save time for the founder as well as the angels and we will organise a group due diligence call.
After submitting your raise, make sure you send your updates to the Alma team!
I
have not heard back from you.
Unfortunately, once you submit your raise, there is no guarantee of interest. We are not gatekeepers and there is no pitch - part of Alma's mission is to break the “access to capital” barrier so we share the information you send with the community and leave it to each individual to connect if they find it interesting. If there is a lot of interest, Alma Angels group together to save time for the founder as well as the angels.
We will do our best to make sure everyone is aware of all the materials you send over and give you the best chance. If you’d like to share updates after submitting your raise, reach out to the Alma team.
I am
an angel, how do I apply?
To join the Alma community, you will need to be referred by an existing Alma Angel. However, we regularly hold information sessions if you would like to discuss the process and how we can help you on your angel journey → check out our events calendar here and register for the next session. You can also reach out to our team via the form below.
Why
is there an Alma pledge?
Alma Angels is a probono community, it is free to join but your membership as an angel will be reviewed annually based on the fulfilment of the pledge. Our number 1 priority is deploying capital - we want all our members to put the maximum efforts into it and founders to know they face active investors when submitting their raise.