Our journey so far
The Club was officially launched in April 2023. Since then, we have strived to make a change in the current venture investment landscape and offer to women a space where they can get involved in investments, talk about investments, and feel confident when making investment decisions.
This is our long-term commitment to gender diversity in the venture ecosystem.
Thanks to our members’ recommendations, we grew our community to 70+ members across 12 countries (Europe and US).
The Club manages to invest on a monthly basis between 50,000€ to 100,000€ per startup.
Our portfolio welcomes 10+ impact startups across various geographies (France, Romania, US, Israel).
JOURNEY
Our investment thesis
THESIS
Impact Technology
We are looking for those technologies that address social challenges, enable human beings to live better while protecting and securing the Planet.
Women Entrepreneurs
We invest and support startups with women in the founding teams as we believe gender-diverse teams are providing outstanding outcomes.
Value proposition
VALUE
Access to a like-minded ladies Club where discussions about investment opportunities are
conducted collectively and investments are done individually
The network is net worth.
This is the value of an international community of women professionals. This is how the Club creates value for the portfolio startups
Learning Journey to become angel investor
Our value proposition
VALUE
Demystify investment in innovation through end-to-end investment process support
Members Endorsement
TESTIMONIALS
Laura Voinea, co-founder UPFLINX and former CHRO BCR-Banca pentru locuinte
It’s important for women to have a voice in investment and this Club represents a good alternative. You don’t need to be rich to be part of this investment club, you just need to be committed. During the investment process, each member brings up her knowledge from her field of expertise, and this results in insights difficult to think of by yourself.
Additionally, the club has a dedicated investment team which represents a huge asset in my eyes. They make sure we fit into each startup’s fundraising timeline, this is something difficult to manage by yourself when having to handle the day-to-day work. And the investment time takes the time to analyze each startup members wish to invest in.
That’s something I would not have time to do. Having all these people engaged in this process is a huge asset which in my opinion you don’t find everywhere. I can only encourage you to consider being part of the team, to make the experience and decide by yourself how you want to go ahead. This opportunity is not passing by every day.
Narcisa GRUMAZ, Head of Sales & Operations at Carel Woodworks
It’s important for women to have a voice in investment and this Club represents a good alternative. You don’t need to be rich to be part of this investment club, you just need to be committed. During the investment process, each member brings up her knowledge from her field of expertise, and this results in insights difficult to think of by yourself.
Additionally, the club has a dedicated investment team which represents a huge asset in my eyes. They make sure we fit into each startup’s fundraising timeline, this is something difficult to manage by yourself when having to handle the day-to-day work. And the investment time takes the time to analyze each startup members wish to invest in.
That’s something I would not have time to do. Having all these people engaged in this process is a huge asset which in my opinion you don’t find everywhere. I can only encourage you to consider being part of the team, to make the experience and decide by yourself how you want to go ahead. This opportunity is not passing by every day.
Laura Voinea,
co-founder UPFLINX and former CHRO BCR-Banca pentru locuinte
Narcisa GRUMAZ, Head of Sales & Operations at Carel Woodworks
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What are the conditions to join in the Club?We offer to our potential members 1-month free trial to explore the dynamic of the club: access to our deals, to our investment committee and learning sessions, and access to our community platform (Circle). In case the outcome is positive, we would be very happy to have you join in the Club. The annual membership fee is EUR 500 and no carry fee. Not applying carry fee is an outstanding opportunity as the majority of communities of investors apply this fee on your capital gain (c. 20% on your gain).
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I have no experience. Can I join?Absolutely! Every month, new angel investors join our network, both seasoned investors and newbies. The club should be seen as a laboratory of investment, we learn together to invest. We have a dedicated investment team who will accompany you from the very first of the investment process until the signing phase. Additionally, we have monthly learning sessions (Expert Talks) where we invite professionals from the ecosystem to share their insights and this can be valuable for beginners. In less than 1 year since our creation, 80% of our members felt comfortable to invest through our Club, we hope you will become soon one of them.
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What is the average investment amount?As a collective, we invest between 50K EUR – 100k EUR per startup through syndication. This allows each investor to join with amounts as low as 5,000 EUR. You decide per startup whether you want to invest or not. The investment process takes around 2 months, you will have the time to go through the startup’s documentation to make sure you feel comfortable to invest. Our investment team is here to share our observations and potential red flags based on the documentation made available by the startup, only after all these elements have been put on the table, you will confirm your investment.
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I am a man. Can I join?Sorry guys, WIT Angels Club is a all-female investment club. Currently, only 2% of venture capital goes to women-led startups and 1% of the managing partners of VC funds are women. Women need to learn to invest, this is our laboratory. However, we are confident that you have great women around you, your management team, or your lifetime partner. Offer her a real purpose-driven gift and enroll her into our investment club.
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What happens after I invested?Our Club is committed to post-investment value, meaning that our investment team gets regular updates from the portfolio startups, and we have quarterly meetings with the angel investors to share these updates, and especially, to understand how we can help those startups. We engage a lot of effort on this side of the game, and we are looking for angel investors wishing to help and activate their network to help our startups.
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Do you only invest in female-founded startups?We invest in startups and founders with potential where there is at least a woman in the founding team. Together with the purpose-driven technology, these are the two major investment criteria we have and are fully committed to them. All the startups we have invested in have at least 1 woman in the founding team, with significant % of equity, another aspect we pay attention to.
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FOR STARTUPS
Looking for women angel investors on your cap table?
Our angel investors are committed investors ready to share their network and knowledge to their ventures. With an international community of members, the Club can be a valuable asset on your growth path.
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