Investing Women Angels is Scotland's first all-female business angel group, established to address funding imbalances for female-led enterprises. The network has invested over £2.5m across twenty-eight companies to date.
Rhona brings investment and product management experience, having previously chaired Investing Women Angels and held product roles at Idox and iBAHN. She currently serves as a director at RCA.
The oversubscription was led by Gabriel Investment Syndicate with backing from several angel groups and regional agencies.
"We are thrilled to be supported by such a strong group of investors with varied and complementary experience. Women’s health rarely gets the investment it needs or deserves; it was refreshing to see the investors understand the gap and opportunity. Oversubscribing on our first round across just 4 weeks of pitching is a testament to the plan we have in place. We are excited to get back to business and scale GLORIAH!"
Investing Women Angels backed the pre-seed round to support product development and market entry.
"At Petscribers, everything we do is rooted in our experience as practising vets. We’re building the tools and support we wish we’d had in practice, to make pet healthcare clearer, simpler, and more affordable For us, investment has never just been about money. We’ve been intentional about finding investors who share our purpose, believe in our vision, and genuinely care about improving access to veterinary care. We’re proud to have an incredible group of individuals behind us. People who understand the change we’re working towards and are with us every step of the way."
Equity Gap led the seed round alongside Scottish Enterprise and Innovate UK to fund artificial intelligence development.
"We would like to acknowledge the support of Investing Women Angels, which has not only been a key early investor, but has also supported and mentored us through its AccelerateHER programme"
"IWA is immensely proud to be leading this investment to support Terrible*, an innovative and inspiring merchandise technology business bringing a fresh and unique approach to its market. I am also very excited to be joining the board and supporting the business through this growth phase as its Investment Director."
