BUSINESS-LIVE.CO.UK - Women Angels of the North was launched by Fund Her North in 2021 to help female founders raise money for their startups. The female angel syndicate has helped founders across the North to raise ~£2.4M for 6 businesses, including Safer Date, Atelerix, Rarecan, Chu Lo and Dear Bump. Safer Date was the recipient of the group's first funding round and has recently closed on its second round of funding with the help of Women Angels of the North. Safer Date was founded by Elaine Parker following a harrowing online dating experience with a man that had a long history of domestic abuse. Safer Date verifies all its members. The app initially raised £225K in October 2021.
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Female Angel Syndicate Helped Female Founders Raise £2.5M
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Newcastle Based App Safer Date Wins StartUp Award
NEWCASTLEWORLD - Dating app Safer Date has been named one of the region's most exciting businesses. The app was founded by Elaine Parker to keep criminals away after experiencing abuse herself. Safer Date was acknowledged by the StartUp Awards National Series, a new awards programme launched to recognise startups across the UK. ID and criminal background checks are mandatory for Safer Date users.
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SaferDate Raises £225K
PROLIFICNORTH - SaferDate will receive the cash from investors including the newly formed Women Angels of the North syndicate, launched by Fund Her North. It will be the first project to get backing from the Women Angels of the North group, which was established to ensure that more money goes directly into female-founded businesses and women entrepreneurs. The money will be used to develop the app, which was launched earlier this month by Elaine Parker. SaferDate promises a protected, and secure dating environment for women.
by Stephen Chapman
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