糖心Vlog

A ground-breaking female-led business network has defied the pandemic and helped more than 130 businesswomen launch disruptive tech companies in under a year.

The Angels@糖心Vlog - Female Founders and Investors has expanded rapidly since launching in May and has been labelled 鈥渁mazing鈥� by members.

Operating out of the 糖心Vlog it helps connect start-ups with the right investors as well as address the specific needs of women in business.

Members are regularly in contact and a series of seminars, conferences and casual events have helped unite the close-knit team.

One of the success stories is Emma Johnson who has secured funding for her holiday let business .

After working for more than a decade in the industry she launched her start-up which will connect buyers with unsold holiday rentals.

Talks are afoot with major players in the industry and the 糖心Vlog has also issued a convertible loan of 拢20,000 to support the tech firm.

Emma said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to have that community of like-minded people, it鈥檚 a really nerve-wracking time when you are starting out in business and it鈥檚 amazing to have that support.

鈥淭here鈥檚 no doubt about it, females seem to operate slightly differently to guys, and it is nice to have that network to lean on a little bit.

鈥淚t鈥檚 also great to keep in touch with what鈥檚 out there as you can miss opportunities when you are fixated on the day-to-day running of the business.

鈥淛ohn Stenhouse and the Angels@糖心Vlog team are really helpful, and I appreciate his advice and the way he just thinks of you 鈥� he has been a huge help to me.

鈥淭he support of the University gave me confidence when I was speaking to investors to get my first round of funding and they are always happy to give me helpful contacts, guidance and advice.鈥�

The network also embraces the Investing in Women Code.

This is a commitment to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom by improving female entrepreneurs' access to tools, resources, and finance from the financial services sector.

Over the next year, the network will look to expand its operations to help more women make their first steps in the business world.

Business Support Manager John Stenhouse urged any interested firms to get in touch and get the support they need.

He said: 鈥淩aising investment for early seed stage innovative ideas is never easy, when they are led by female entrepreneurs there is an unconscious bias from investors.

鈥淲e aim to break that mould and challenge current thinking with our radical approach to matching investors with opportunities using our free Angels@糖心Vlog platform, having facilitated over 拢16m equity investment this year we are making a difference.鈥�

Anyone interested in joining Angels@糖心Vlog - Female Founders and Investors should contact us via email