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Angels4Women

Also known as Angels for Women, A4W, Angels 4 Women

Milan association of mainly women business angels whose members invest early-stage in startups founded or run by women or serving mainly the female market.

HEADQUARTERS
Milano, Italy
FOUNDED
—
AUM
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OUTSIDE CAPITAL
No — own capital only
TEAM LISTED
5 people

FOCUS

STAGES
Pre-SeedSeed
SECTORS
Consumer & E-commerceHealthTechClimate & EnergyFintechSoftware & SaaSFood & Agriculture
ASSET MIX
Venture capital
GEOGRAPHY
Italy

WHAT IT IS

Angel Network. Individuals investing their own money, organised as a syndicate or club.

ABOUT

Angels for Women (A4W) is a Milan association, based at Impact Hub Milano, made up mainly of women business angels. Its members invest at early stage in startups founded or managed by women or aimed mainly at the female market. A4W scouts and screens projects (including economic, tax and legal review) and presents selected startups to members at periodic meetings; it also runs business angel training courses. Members’ investments listed on its site include Longevity Pet, lit, Lionhealth, Doorway, Clearbox AI and Fideliomed.

INVESTMENT THESIS

Early-stage investment in high-growth startups founded or managed by women or targeting mainly the female market, to reduce the gender gap in entrepreneurship.

PORTFOLIO (12)

  • lit
    Climate & Energy · since 2025
  • Longevity Pet
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Lionhealth
    HealthTech
  • Doorway
    Fintech
  • Clearbox AI
    Artificial Intelligence
  • Fideliomed
    HealthTech
  • Factanza
    Media & Entertainment
  • Futurely
    Education
  • Cynomys
    Food & Agriculture
  • RiceHouse
    Climate & Energy
  • Renoon
    Consumer & E-commerce
  • Orange Fiber
    Consumer & E-commerce

TEAM

  • Chiara Soldano
    President · source
  • Marco Nannini
    Vice-President · source
  • Annamaria Tartaglia
    Co-founder and Executive Director · source
  • Federica Danioni
    Managing Director · source
  • Giovanni Patriarca
    Investment Analyst · source

LINKS

FAQ

Angels4Women is a angel network based in Milano, Italy.

Yes. Angels4Women invests directly in private companies.

Angels4Women invests at Pre-Seed and Seed stages in Consumer & E-commerce, HealthTech, Climate & Energy, Fintech, Software & SaaS and Food & Agriculture.

Key people at Angels4Women include Chiara Soldano (President), Marco Nannini (Vice-President), Annamaria Tartaglia (Co-founder and Executive Director) and Federica Danioni (Managing Director).

Angels4Women's investments include lit, Longevity Pet, Lionhealth, Doorway, Clearbox AI, Fideliomed, Factanza and Futurely, among others.

The most recent publicly reported investment by Angels4Women is lit (€570K round led by Zero (CDP Venture Capital accelerator), with CDP VC, Zest, Ortus Capital and Angels4Women), announced in Jul 2025.

Angels4Women states that it accepts submissions through its official contact page.

No. Angels4Women invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.