June Angelides

June Angelides
Born	London, England
🏳️ Nationality	British–Nigerian
🎓 Alma mater	University College London (BSc, Economics)
💼 Occupation	Venture capitalist, entrepreneur
Known for	Founder of Mums in Technology
Honors	MBE (2020)

June Angelides MBE is a British–Nigerian venture capitalist, entrepreneur and public speaker. She is the founder of Mums in Technology, the United Kingdom’s first child‑friendly coding school for mothers. A former banking executive and investment manager, Angelides has promoted diversity and flexible working in technology and has invested in early‑stage companies. In 2018 she was named the sixth most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) tech leader by the Financial Times and the 15th most influential woman in UK technology by Computer Weekly. She was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to women in technology and received an honorary fellowship from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) the same year.

Early life and education

Angelides was born in London and spent most of her childhood in Lagos, Nigeria. According to the UK Business Angels Association, she moved back to London when she was seventeen. She attended St Michael's Catholic Grammar School in North Finchley for her A‑levels, and went on to study economics at University College London.

Coming from a large entrepreneurial family, she has said that growing up around business influenced her interest in enterprise and technology.

Angelides's mother is Joy Murray‑Bruce, one of ten children of the Murray‑Bruce family that built the Domino Stores retail empire in Nigeria, and she is a granddaughter of businessman William Murray‑Bruce. She has described her maternal relatives as examples of entrepreneurial success that inspired her own ambitions.

Career

Early career

After graduating from UCL, Angelides joined Thomson Reuters in London. She worked on the news desk covering syndicated loans. In 2011 she was recruited to the London office of Silicon Valley Bank, then a small start‑up branch. She initially worked in the venture debt team and later moved to the early‑stage banking team, where she built relationships with technology entrepreneurs. Angelides has said that Silicon Valley Bank’s supportive culture introduced her to London’s start‑up community and inspired her to pursue entrepreneurship.

Mums in Technology

In 2015, while on maternity leave with her second child, Angelides launched Mums in Technology. The programme was designed as a child‑friendly coding school that allowed mothers to learn digital skills alongside their babies. Angelides conceived the idea after attempting to build her own mobile app and realising she needed to understand technical jargon. She organised an eight‑week pilot course hosted at technology companies; the first cohort included 15 mothers and their babies. Over the next three years, the programme taught more than 250 women and girls to code and partnered with organisations such as Microsoft, the UK Ministry of Justice and Silicon Valley Bank. Mums in Technology is recognised as the UK’s first child‑friendly coding school and has been credited with helping mothers return to work and launch careers in technology guardian.ng .

Venture capital and investing

Angelides left day‑to‑day management of Mums in Technology in 2018 to join Samos Investments, a London‑based family office and venture capital firm. She serves as an early‑stage investor, focusing on high‑growth European start‑ups wearetechwomen.com ukbaa.org.uk . She began angel investing in 2020 and has backed female‑founded companies in areas such as sustainable fashion, e‑commerce and financial technology. Angelides also judges early‑stage pitch competitions and mentors entrepreneurs at Oxford and Cambridge University. .

Recognition

In 2018, Angelides was listed sixth in the Financial Times and Inclusive Boards’ ranking of the most influential BAME tech leaders in the UK and 15th in Computer Weekly’s annual survey of influential women in UK technology. She has cited the lack of role models for Black women in venture capital as motivation for her work.

Angelides was appointed MBE in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to women in technology. The same year she was one of 16 individuals awarded an honorary fellowship by the Institution of Engineering and Technology; the IET recognised her for founding Mums in Technology and promoting opportunities for under‑represented groups in technology. In 2021 she received an honorary fellowship from the IET. Angelides is frequently invited to speak at technology and diversity events and has appeared in campaigns for organisations such as Lancôme and Timewise PartTime Works campaign.

Personal life

Angelides lives in London. She is married and has three children. She has said that her experiences balancing motherhood and work inspired her to create a supportive environment for other mothers entering technology.

External links

[https://www.juneangelides.com/

Official website]

Category:Living people Category:Members of the Order of the British Empire Category:British women company founders Category:British venture capitalists Category:Nigerian businesspeople Category:Alumni of University College London Category:Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom Category:People from Lagos Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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