AwakenAngels
Denise McQuaid is a prominent figure in the world of entrepreneurship and investment, currently holding the position of Co-Founder and Director of Investor Relations at AwakenAngels, which champions women-led startups in Ireland. Additional roles include Core Partner for the Women TechEU project, Advisory Board Member at the UK Business Angels Association, and Growth Advisor at Cranfield School of Management, where strategic guidance is provided to businesses aiming for sustainable growth. Denise also serves as Director at Purple Fly Ltd, collaborating with ambitious founders in scaling their ventures, and as a mentor at the Imperial Venture Mentoring Service. Contributions to innovation extend to positions such as Steering Committee Member at Digital Irish and Global Expert Member at Consilience Ventures, focused on enhancing startup success. Furthermore, Denise led the Gender Lens Investing Programme as Deal Leader and served as Chief Executive Officer at GoBeyond, an early-stage investment community. Academic foundations stem from Technological University Dublin.
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AwakenAngels
Join the movement to drive equity for women-led businesses. AwakenAngels are on a mission to democratise investment for Irish connected women across the globe. We are making investment accessible, affordable and educational opening it up to those with a desire to invest and support women founded businesses. We are only investing in women founded businesses on the island of Ireland, for starters. Angel investors however can be based almost anywhere. We have even brought on board some wonderful partners in InterTradeIreland and British Business Bank to help us help you get involved if you are a woman living on the island of Ireland and have never invested before. The BEST bit is that YOU get to be part of a wonderful community of seasoned and totally new investors. You will find everything you need to get cracking on our website. We can’t wait to meet you… and please do us a favour and tell EVERYONE you meet about AwakenAngels. #GotWings #AwakenAngels #AwakenAngelsHQ