Investor: Founder speed dating

Female founder Edition

9.4.25

Female Founder?

Meet 10 active early stage investors for 10, back-to-back 8 minute meetings.

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

Investor?

Meet a curated group of 10 actively fundraising pre-seed and seed stage founders, selected from 200+ startups.

APPLY TODAY

MEET 10 INVESTORS on 9/4

APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED

hosted with ALMA ANGELS AND BLUE LAKE VC

Alma Angels:

Alma Angels is a diverse and active community on a mission: Generate $1 trillion in women-led wealth by 2050. Since 2020, we have brought together and trained over 500 angel investors who have invested into 200+ women (co)founders building tech or IP-rich ventures with global ambitions. These companies have gone on to raise more than £300m to date.

Blue Lake VC:

Blue Lake invests and supports pre-seed and seed stage exceptional immigrant founders in the UK. Our focus is on B2B and software startups.

hosted At Oasis


Oasis:

Oasis London is a vibrant community designed to help international founders thrive. Whether you are looking to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs, access investor networks, or find the resources to scale, Oasis is the place for you. To learn more, register, book a desk, or explore upcoming events, visit here.

the process

  • APPLY by 25/3

    Complete the application.

  • Interviews

    We might ask you to get on a quick call with us so we can see your pitch, and ask a few questions. It’s relaxed and you don’t need to prepare for it.

  • APPLICANTS NOTIFIED

    We’ll let you know if your application was successful.

APPLY BY: 25th March

APPLY BY: 25th March

Is this right for you?

  • Founders need to be raising a pre-seed or seed round (or a bridge round) to be considered for this event.

  • Most angels attending will be expecting founders to have SEIS/EIS advanced assurance.

  • Traction means different things for different startups, so there is no strict rule on what we expect to see from applicants. It may be revenue, users, waitlist sign ups, etc. Whatever it is for your business, please outline it on your application.

  • Our investors want to see that you have ambition, and are laser focused on building and scaling a solution your customers love.

  • Applicants must have at least one female co-founder.

Questions?

Reach out to the Hotbed Team here.

FAQs

  • No. We've accepted all types of startups for past speed dating events. If you're exceptional, we want you!

  • Good question! We wrote about it here.

  • Not this time. We often host Speed Dating events virtually, but this one is in Central London.

  • No. We've accepted pre-revenue startups before. We ideally want to see some form of traction, but that looks different for different types of companies.

  • A curated group of active early stage investors. Most investors will be angels, and some may also represent larger syndicates. We'll make sure you're a potential match for most, if not all, ahead of time.