The angel investment ecosystem has been on a steady rise throughout Europe since the 1990s. However, women entrepreneurs acting as business angels still seem to be somewhat underrepresented. In 2017, Business Angels Deutschland e.V. (BAND) decided to put an end to that and shed light on the important contributions of Female Angels to the economy by awarding the first-ever European Female Angel of the Year with the Golden Aurora Award.
The honorees:
Europe´s Female Angel Investor of the year 2023 – Mary McKenna
Europe´s Female Angel Investor of the year 2022 – Lin Gong-Deutschmann
Europe´s Female Angel Investor of the year 2021 – Simone Brummelhuis
Europe´s Female Angel Investor of the year 2020 – Dr. Lurdes Gramaxo
Europe´s Female Angel Investor of the year 2019 – Dr. Mariana Bozesan
Europe´s Female Angel Investor of the year 2018 – Prof. Susanne Porsche
Europe´s Female Angel Investor of the year 2017 – Paola Bonomo
