Rupa Popat
Founder and Managing Partner, Arāya Ventures
Rupa is an exited entrepreneur and Founder & Managing Partner of Arāya Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in founders transforming the way we live and work. Rupa is also founder of Araya Ventures Academy to Angels, which is on a mission to introduce 10,000 more women to angel investing in the next five years, through an educational course, community events and a resources hub. She was the 2023 and 2024 UKBAA Angel Investor of the Year Finalist and a winner of the 2024 Diversity UK Tech Pioneer award. 
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