Mary McKenna
Co-Founder and Chair @ AwakenAngels
Mary McKenna is a seed investor at AwakenAngels focused on FinTech and Social Impact. Mary McKenna is the Co-Founder and Chair of AwakenAngels. She previously worked at UK Business Angels Association as an UKBAA Angel Investor of the Year 2023/24. Mary McKenna attended Lancaster University.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Mary McKenna invests in
Stages Mary McKenna invests in
Countries Mary McKenna invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $439k–$1.2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 1 (50%)
- Social Impact 1 (50%)
- Impact Investing 1 (50%)
- Marine Technology 1 (50%)
- Financial Services 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Lightning Reach
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Founded during the pandemic, Lightning helps people in financial hardship to receive super fast support and recover from shocks. The company works with charities and public sector institutions to accelerate support to people in financial hardship - providing a quick and secure platform to easily verify financial need and process grants within 3days instead of 5+ weeks. | $1.2M / Seed / Oct 19, 2023 | |
FjordStrong
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FjordStrong is a marine biodiversity technology company that has developed an underwater survey system. This system, called Auto-release Baited Underwater Video, is designed to survey high conservation value species and protected marine areas. | $439.1K / Seed / May 06, 2021 |
Co-Investors
Big Issue Invest
1 deal together
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
1 deal together
QUBIS
1 deal together
Techstars
1 deal together
Treebeard Trust
1 deal together
UnLtd
1 deal together
About AwakenAngels
AwakenAngels is a women-led angel investment community that focuses on supporting startups through pooled resources and syndicate investments. The company organizes regular pitch events both online and across the country to present founders to potential investors. AwakenAngels aims to reduce investment risk by allowing syndicate members tocollectively invest in promising startups. The community is a sister organization to AwakenHub, which fosters connections and collaboration among its members.
AwakenAngels Contacts
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Clare McGee
Co-Founder and CEO
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Denise McQuaid
Co-Founder and Director of Investor Relations
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Mary McKenna
Co-Founder and Chair
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Sinead Crowley
Co-Founder and Director of Community
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FAQ
What does Mary McKenna invest in?
Mary McKenna invests primarily in FinTech, Social Impact and Impact Investing startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Mary McKenna's check size?
Mary McKenna typically joins rounds of $439k–$1.2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Mary McKenna participates in.
When did Mary McKenna last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mary McKenna closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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