Sarah Turner, Co-founder and CEO of Angel Academe, joins The Purposeful Strategist to discuss how she’s reshaping the world of angel investing to better support women - both as founders and as investors. Angel Academe has grown into the UK’s most active network of female angel investors, and Sarah’s latest initiative takes that mission even further: launching the country’s first EIS fund dedicated entirely to female-founded businesses.
In this episode, Sarah explores how this new fund aims to make early-stage capital more accessible while building a future pipeline of women investors. She shares her perspective on the current investment climate, the administrative barriers that hold many potential investors back, and the importance of collaboration and shared learning in creating a thriving investor community.
From addressing shifting investor behaviour to championing innovations that improve lives - from fertility treatments to injury prevention - Sarah speaks candidly about the opportunities and challenges ahead. At its core, her work demonstrates why inclusive investment isn’t just good ethics - it’s essential to driving the UK’s next wave of growth and innovation.