# Michelle Kennedy

> Michelle Kennedy is a seed investor at Peanut App (London) backing Women's and Fashion. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Peanut App](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peanut-2)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michellekennedy2
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/shellkennedylon
- Website: https://x.com/shellkennedylon

Michelle Kennedy is a seed investor at Peanut App in London focused on Women's and Fashion. Michelle joined Badoo originally as lead counsel over 4 years ago. Prior to joining Badoo she was a successful corporate lawyer at leading international law firm, Mishcon de Reya, before being poached by the firm's successful biotech client, Quotient Bioscience to head up their legal team. During her time at Badoo, she built the legal,compliance, HR and talent teams before moving into a more operationally focused role, including a position on the board. Today, Michelle is responsible for most key areas of the business, and works closely with founder and CEO Andrey Andreev, on the existing product, and exciting 'special projects' coming soon....

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$5.7M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Women's | 4 | 27% |
| Fashion | 3 | 20% |
| Software | 2 | 13% |
| Wellness | 2 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 13% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 60% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 7% |
| Series C | 1 | 7% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 40% |
| United States | 5 | 33% |
| France | 1 | 7% |
| Australia | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ruuby | Ruuby is the UK's leading on-demand beauty services marketplace, and since inception Ruuby therapists have delivered over 400,000 treatments through the platform. With a network of over 2,500 expert, vetted beauty and wellness professionals, Ruuby is committed to delivering exceptional services in the comfort of the home, office and hotel. | $2.6M |  | Oct 21, 2024 |  |
| OurRitual | OurRitual is a digital platform that transforms the way people strengthen and grow their relationships. | $5.2M | Seed | Jul 23, 2024 |  |
| Luna Daily | Luna Daily operates as a Femtech startup, that aims to empower women to take better care of their bodies. |  | Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| Millie | Millie is a new kind of maternity clinic. Built by moms and providers who’ve been there. | $4M | Seed | Sep 08, 2022 |  |
| Code First Girls | Code First: Girls is a multi-award winning social enterprise which works with companies and women to increase the proportions of women in tech. They do this by running free and paid coding courses, training events, and by advising companies on tech talent. Over the past 4 years they’ve delivered £5 million+ worth of free tech education, taught8000+ women how to code for free. Their flagship 2020 campaign - supported by campaign ambassadors such as Dame Stephanie Shirley and Baroness Martha Lane Fox - will see them teach 20,000 young women how to code for free by the end of 2020. They are now the largest provider of free in person coding courses for women in the UK.In addition to the free coding courses and events, Code First: Girls undertakes commercial work with some of world's most well known companies. Clients include companies ranging from Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs, to Trainline, BT, KKR and Vodafone. Code First: Girls alumnae have gone on to work at companies ranging from Facebook and Thoughtworks to Ocado, Twitter, The Guardian and NASA. | $5.2M | Series A | Sep 07, 2022 |  |
| Sojo | Sojo offers clothing repair and tailoring services in fashion industry. | $2.3M | Pre-Seed | Apr 26, 2022 |  |
| Glassette | Glassette is an online platform curating homeware from independent brands. In a world of abundance and overwhelming, Glassette provides a new online marketplace where customers can find everything they need in one place and can take the time they need to collect truly distinctive pieces for your home. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 21, 2022 |  |
| Linktree | Linktree is a social media startup company that offers a platform to enhance the internet presence of influencers and e-commerce stores. They help brands, artists, publishers, agencies and influencers better control their presence online. They are a team of developers, designers, marketers, and biz ops, committed to equipping content creators withthe best tools for getting their work seen. | $110M | Series C | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Linktree | Linktree is a social media startup company that offers a platform to enhance the internet presence of influencers and e-commerce stores. They help brands, artists, publishers, agencies and influencers better control their presence online. They are a team of developers, designers, marketers, and biz ops, committed to equipping content creators withthe best tools for getting their work seen. | $110M | Series B | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Sunroom | Sunroom is an application where women can make money and be free. | $3.6M | Seed | Feb 02, 2022 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Venrex](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/venrex-investment-management) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Active Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [British Fashion Council](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/british-fashion-council) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Peanut App

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Peanut is the first social network to connect women at a similar stage in life. Peanut’s mission is to provide a safe space for women to build friendships, find support and learn from one another. The app is free to download on iOS and Android.

2 contacts available at Peanut App.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michelle Kennedy | Co-Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michelle-kennedy |
| Hannah Hastings | Head of Brand | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hannah-hastings |

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## FAQ

### What does Michelle Kennedy invest in?

Michelle Kennedy invests primarily in Women's, Fashion and Software startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 15 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 Michelle Kennedy's check size?

Michelle Kennedy typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.7M 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 Michelle Kennedy participates in.

### When did Michelle Kennedy last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Michelle Kennedy closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 15 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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