Angel Investing Basics
A hands-on session for female founders and women leaders on making your first angel investment, with real impact rigor. Build wealth, not just raise it.
Founders spend years learning to raise capital. Very few learn to deploy it.
Angel investing is how wealth compounds in an ecosystem. It's how founders become investors, and how women move from the cap table's edge to its centre.
In the region, impact investing too often means CSR with a new label. This session goes back to what the term actually means: clear intent, honest measurement and real returns.
Two hours. One room. A plan you can act on.
No slide marathon. You'll learn the basics, practise them on a real deal and leave with your own tool.
- How angel deals actually work Rounds, cheques, SAFEs and what you're really buying.
- Setting your cheque size and criteria How much to invest, how often and in what.
- Spotting impact-washing The questions that separate real impact from good marketing.
- Thinking like an investment committee A live mock IC on a real founder pitch.
Cheque-size & deal-criteria sheet
A one-page framework you fill in during the session and keep using after it.
- Your annual angel budget and cheque size
- The sectors and stages you'll back
- Your impact must-haves and deal-breakers
Built for women who build.
Founders
You've raised (or are raising) and want to understand the other side of the table and start building personal wealth.
Women leaders & professionals
You have capital to put to work and want to back founders and ideas you believe in.
New & curious investors
You've thought about angel investing, or made a first cheque, and want a clear, honest framework.
Agenda
Coffee & arrivals
Meet the room. Tea, coffee and breakfast included.
Angel investing: what it is and isn't
How deals work, and what real impact looks like.
Practice: mock investment committee
Work through a real pitch together and decide: invest or pass?
Guest speaker: what went wrong
An honest story from an investor who's been there.
Build your tool
Fill in your cheque-size & deal-criteria sheet.
Close
Next steps, and how to keep going.
Who's in the room
Ravina Mehta
Nearly a decade across the impact ecosystem in the UK, US, Africa and MENA. Founder of Ventra and Ventra Capital, backing early-stage impact startups.
Sanjana [Surname]
[Two-line bio: experience, what she brings to the room.]
Guest speaker
An investor sharing what they wish they'd known before their first cheque.
Save your spot
We keep the room to 10 so everyone takes part. Tell us a little about you, then complete payment.
- 2-hour hands-on workshop
- Take-home cheque-size & deal-criteria sheet
- Tea, coffee and breakfast
1. Fill in the form → 2. Pay securely via Stripe → 3. You're in
Good questions
Do I need investing experience?
No. We start from the basics, and the practical exercises work whether you're brand new or have already written a cheque.
What's included?
A two-hour hands-on workshop, your take-home cheque-size & deal-criteria sheet, and tea, coffee and breakfast.
Is it women only?
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Where is it?
In Dubai. We'll confirm the venue with everyone who's registered ahead of the session.
What's the refund policy?
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I filled in the form but didn't pay. Am I booked?
Not yet. Your spot is confirmed once payment is complete. If the payment page didn't open, email us and we'll send the link.