Ten women investors buy Angella Invest to save it from shutdown
What's the deal? A group of ten women investors is acquiring Angella InvestDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Danish learning and investor community for women, NextGen, and family investors, from founder and chief executive officer Kristine Leerbeck. The handover takes effect August 31, 2026.
Why now? In June, Leerbeck said Angella Invest would phase out its current membership model by the end of 2026 because the business was not financially sustainable. The new owners are stepping in ahead of that wind-down to test whether they can make the network viable.
The timing matters: a four-year grant from Industriens FondDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → is set to expire, removing a key source of support.
Who's buying? The new ownership group is Camilla Harder Hartvig, Helle Bisholm, Katrine Bach, Line Rix, Malene SchrøderDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Marianne Thrane, Rie Sterregaard-Feltsen, Stine Øvlisen, Trine Finnemann Nielsen, and Tatjana van den Tempel. They bring backgrounds in venture investing, entrepreneurship, and corporate leadership.
What's the endgame? The buyers plan to strengthen the community, accelerate its financial education programmes, and build a stronger bridge to investments in unlisted assets such as startups and funds. The mission — pushing gender and age balance in a male-dominated investment scene — stays intact.
"Angella Invest has created a fantastic and absolutely necessary movement in the Danish investor market," said Harder Hartvig, speaking for the group. "We enter this with deep respect for the foundation built by Kristine and her team."
What could go wrong? Founded in 2022, Angella Invest struggled partly because members felt they could benefit without paying. Leerbeck said women investors in particular "did not think it was necessary to be or remain a member," since they could attend open events as guests or "cheer from the sidelines."
Moving from community and learning to an actual venture investment network requires trust, dealflow, and members ready to write cheques in a difficult climate.
Leerbeck stays on as chief executive officer until the handover, then continues as a consultant on the transition and education activities. "I now confidently pass the baton to the new group of competent co-owners," she said.
The signal: The deal reflects a bet that a mission-driven network can survive without grant funding by professionalising its platform. The real test is whether the new owners can turn relationships into concrete investments in early-stage companies and funds.
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