# Rona Ruthen

> Rona Ruthen is a seed investor in London backing Events and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rona-ruthen/

Rona Ruthen is a seed investor in London focused on Events and Software. Rona Ruthen

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Events | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Education | 1 | 50% |
| Consulting | 1 | 50% |
| Developer Tools | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Plain | Plain, a new startup that wants to reinvent support tools. While the customer support space is a competitive industry with big tech companies like Intercom and Zendesk, Plain believes it has a different approach as it focuses on API integrations to make your company’s product and your support platform work hand in hand. | $6M | Seed | Nov 09, 2022 | https://plain.com/ |
| 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 | http://www.codefirstgirls.org.uk |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MKT1 Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mkt1) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Active Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/active-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Connect Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connect-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hermesa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hermesa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pareto Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pareto-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rona Ruthen invest in?

Rona Ruthen invests primarily in Events, Software and Education startups, most often at Seed and Series A 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.

### How do I contact Rona Ruthen?

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### When did Rona Ruthen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rona Ruthen closed in Nov 2022. 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.

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