Probably the most common way for start-up and early–stage companies to raise funding is via groups of business angels – often experienced entrepreneurs who acquire shares in early-stage businesses using their own funds. Angels often invest in groups, or syndicates, and may take one or more seats on the board of the investee company, providing expertise and contacts as well as finance.
Angel Networks
Short Description: We provide a service, delivered by a partner, designed to help UK businesses at all stages, and in all sectors, to find an investor with the money, contacts and experience to enable them to grow and succeed.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: A specialist investor in SME businesses based in Southern England. We provide capital investment and strategic support to help businesses and their management achieve their potential. Altitude is unique in its structure, providing a route for individual investors, who meet our professional client criteria, to invest directly in growing businesses. Whether you are looking for investment in your company, or a route by which to invest into a professionally managed portfolio of private businesses, please contact us to discuss your specific requirements with our team.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Angel Academe is the UK’s leading angel network for women. Most (but not all) of our angel investors are women and we back ambitious tech startups with at least one woman on the founding team. We are creating diversity in the investment community by activating more women as angel investors. Women control 48% of net wealth in the UK, but we represent only 5%* of angel investors so are dramatically under-represented in this exciting asset class. We want to help more women enjoy the benefits of angel investing and, at the same time, help UK tech startups access the capital and support women bring. Diversity is good business sense: at Angel Academe we believe that diverse investor and startup teams make better decisions, are more capital efficient and give better return on investment. Both experienced and budding angel investors are welcome at our events as well as men who share our vision. We want to become (even) better investors by sharing our experience and investing together in a fun and collaborative environment.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: The Angel CoFund is a £100m investment fund with objectives to back promising UK businesses and help develop the important business angel investment market.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Connect with and message interested investors. We make 6,500+ connections each month.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Beer & Young has been established since 1998, and has become a leading company delivering turnaround equity solutions to SME’s. We manage the largest and most active network of private investors active in turnaround business finance and offer practical advice to entrepreneurs who face challenging circumstances
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: The Cambridge Angels are a group of high-net worth investors who have proven experience as successful entrepreneurs in internet, software, technology and bio-technology. Members invest in and mentor high quality start-up and early-stage companies in these sectors in the Cambridge (UK) area and throughout the UK. Typical funding requirements that the Cambridge Angels meet are in the range of £50,000 to £1,000,000 - although it is worth noting that several of our portfolio companies have received more than £1m in funding from our Members over several funding rounds. Our Members have been responsible for a large number of the “Cambridge Phenomenon” success stories over recent years. Therefore, in addition to providing funding for early-stage companies, the Cambridge Angels also offer start-ups the considerable benefit of a wide range of expertise, contacts and directly relevant experience in establishing and growing entrepreneurial businesses successfully.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Cambridge Capital Group is a leading business angel group of over 70 investors and private venture funds who have been investing in hi-tech businesses and backing technology start-ups in the region since 2001. Members have invested several million pounds in more than 40 live portfolio companies in the Cambridge technology cluster. Membership is an application process, usually by way of introduction through existing members.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Financing a business can be extremely difficult. We know that from first hand experience. However, the landscape of business finance in NI is changing irreversibly for the better, and Capital Connected is at the forefront of that change.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Clearly Social Angels (CSA) is the UK’s first angel investor network dedicated to impact investment for businesses that create positive social and environmental change, run by ClearlySo.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Co Angel Investment can help you find the funding you need.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Our vision is to create a Business Angel network for the Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and Dorset area for investors which will provide growth capital to fund innovative start-up and first stage businesses. It’s time to a develop the exciting digital, media and technology skills in the area with innovative funding, injection of skills and use of sponsorship facilitated by the Dorset Business Angels. The team will work with key commercial, educational, innovation and local partners.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Established in 2004, Envestors is a FCA regulated corporate finance adviser and a network of sophisticated investors investing over £25,000 in unquoted companies seeking £500,000 to £10 million in equity funding.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Fidelity’s worldwide venture capital teams have spent 40 years partnering with technology companies, providing all the resources and support they need to turn possibility into reality.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Finance Wales makes commercial investments in small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) based in Wales or willing to relocate.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: There is a recognised ‘funding gap’ for companies seeking investment between £100,000 and £500,000 that is not met by traditional funding sources such as banks and venture capitalists, and it is this area that is most typically filled by business angel investment. Business Angels are private individuals of high-net-worth, who are actively seeking to make direct investments in smaller companies. Many Business Angels invest more than just money, they invest time and effort in your business and often bring relevant expertise and contacts that can add significant additional value, over and above the value of the cash investment. All are looking to make a financial return, usually seeking a successful exit within 5 to 7 years. The FSE group runs the FSE Angel Club in and Camberley, where companies with an attractive opportunity can pitch to our networks of registered angel investors.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Gabriel Investors is a group of business women running successful enterprises and who use their funds, connections and expertise to help entrepreneurs take their business up a gear.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Green Angel Syndicate, GAS, is a syndicate making investments in energy, water and the green economy.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Halo facilitates the investment of private capital in companies that are either based in Northern Ireland or have a significant presence there.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: There is a recognised ‘funding gap’ for companies seeking investment between £100,000 and £500,000 that is not met by traditional funding sources such as banks and venture capitalists, and it is this area that is most typically filled by business angel investment. Business Angels are private individuals of high-net-worth, who are actively seeking to make direct investments in smaller companies. Many Business Angels invest more than just money, they invest time and effort in your business and often bring relevant expertise and contacts that can add significant additional value, over and above the value of the cash investment. All are looking to make a financial return, usually seeking a successful exit within 5 to 7 years. The FSE group runs Incito Ventures: a female focused investor network, which identifies and supports female entrepreneurs and early stage businesses where the founding or executive teams often include women.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Indian Angel Network is a network of Angel investors keen to invest in early stage businesses which have potential to create disproportionate value. The members of the Network are leaders in the Entrepreneurial Eco-System as they have had strong operational experience as CEOs or a background of creating new and successful ventures. They share a passion to create scale and value for startup ventures.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: The invent network was created in the summer of 2012 by Peter Hopkinson. Peter is an entrepreneur and business angel investor. He has been the network manager for three of the larger UK angel investment networks. Over the past 18 months he has raised £3.5m from his sources into deals with a total value of in excess of £10m.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: We are an established and experienced team of Independent Financial advisers. Our head office is in Taunton and we have advisers based across the South West. Fully authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, reference number 469547, we offer the best solutions from the entire market to suit your personal, family and business needs.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: IW Capital is a private equity house focused on structuring and leading tax efficient investment opportunities on behalf of our investors.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Juno Capital is a specialist investment company established in 2011 by Julian Hickman and Edward Rudd, experts in private client management, EIS and venture investing. We are on a mission to enfranchise financial advisers, wealth managers and private clients so that they can get the most from EIS and venture asset classes.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Business Angels is one of the oldest, most respected and successful Business Angel Investment Networks in the UK and indeed Europe. Since 1982 we have been connecting high growth small and medium sized enterprises with investment through our network of experienced and discerning business angel investors.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Martlet is the investment arm of the Marshall of Cambridge group, providing small (initially £10K to £100K) sums of capital for early-stage technology start-ups that are located in the UK, with a bias towards Cambridge and East Anglia. Martlet will almost always co-invest with angels and small seed funds, and has the capacity to follow in subsequent investment rounds. Marshall of Cambridge was established in 1909 by David Gregory Marshall, in a small lock-up garage in Brunswick Gardens, Cambridge as a chauffeur drive company, which was an immediate success and prompted the move to larger premises in Kings Street in 1910. During the 1914-1918 War, the company’s premises, which had relocated to Jesus Lane in 1912 when the trade expanded to include selling cars, were used for servicing and repairing of vehicles required for the war effort.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: The Minerva Business Angel Network was formed by The University of Warwick Science Park in 1994 as part of an Access to Finance programme aimed primarily at stimulating the growth of innovation-led businesses in any commercial sector. In addition to a large database of over 150 investors Minerva also operate 5 Investor groups who meet every month and are located in Coventry, Wolverhampton and Malvern Science Parks. Although known for its specialisation in technology and knowledge based businesses including university led spin out opportunities, Minerva will work across all sector and at all stages of growth in raising start-up and development capital from its business angels, venture capital funds, banks and corporate investors. The investor groups meet on different days of the month when approved applicant companies have the opportunity to present to all the groups. Minerva will assist in identifying the package of funding required, make any appropriate introduction to other funders and both help the company prepare its presentation and organise follow up interest. We will also help new to investing Angels with investor workshops and actively encourage involvement by Angels in assessing proposals. Please note that this information has been extracted from Minerva Business Angel Network website www.ukbusinessangelsassociation.org.uk/member/Minerva%20Business%20Angel%20Network. Last updated July/2015
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: We are a privately funded investment group which specialises in providing equity capital for small to medium sized businesses operating in the Food and Drink sector across the UK.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Angel Fund The Angel Fund is managed by Rivers Capital Partners and invests in start-ups and existing businesses with growth potential. It is not biased towards any specific sector, working with new or early stage businesses. The fund generally invests between £10,000 and £150,000 but has the ability to attract significantly more capital from co-investors. The fund is actively engaged with investors, both institutional and business angels, in the North East as well as and the South. Rivers Capital Partners 3rd Floor 2 Collingwood Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1JF Tel: 0191 230 6370
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: The North East Angel Fund is a specialist early-stage seed fund for small businesses in the North East of England.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: OION stands for Oxford Investment Opportunity Network, so once again doesn’t fall directly under the VC bracket but we’re throwing it in for good measure. It connects entrepreneurs and companies seeking investment with active business angels who can provide experience, useful contacts or vital capital. OEI was established in November 2004 to provide a wide range of early stage investment opportunities, often where more than just investment is being sought. Companies seek smaller sums; match SMART Grants, or first market entry with companies seeking from £50k up to £250k and often where the new government tax scheme, Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), is relevant. OEI provides investors with opportunities that are at an earlier stage than those selected to present to OION or TVIN. Combined, the three networks aim to provide investors with the widest possible range of investment opportunities, both in terms of stage of development and capital requirements.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Oxford Early Investments (OEI) provides an early opportunity for investors to view high quality, selected proposals that offer high growth potential.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: We work with entrepreneurs and companies seeking to raise finance by connecting them with highly active potential investors (‘business angels’), who frequently provide commercial experience and contacts, in addition to vital capital.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Qi3 Accelerator specialises in supporting companies by rapidly commercialising their products; achieving early sales without the expense of full time staff, excessive loss of equity or the payment of high upfront fees. Qi3 Accelerator is suitable for entrepreneurs who know that they need expert and enthusiastic input from our commercial and engineering teams in addition to financial capital. Support is offered to companies in a mixture of cash (money) and business development / technical expertise (sweat).
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Ranworth Capital is a provider of seed, venture, mezzanine and expansion capital to small and medium enterprises.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Solent Innovation brings together entrepreneurs, investors and innovators. Our locations provide coworking, shared office space and access to startup growth accelerator programmes such as seed funding, angel investing, mentoring and events. Solent Innovation is the perfect place to grow.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Southern Investment Network Limited brings together small and medium sized businesses based in The South of England who are seeking equity investment with private investors, often referred to as “Business Angels”, who wish to invest in projects of all kinds.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: We seek to be the seed investment partner for the best and most ambitious entrepreneurial founding teams in Northern Ireland.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: We work with entrepreneurs and companies seeking to raise finance by connecting them with highly active potential investors (‘business angels’), who frequently provide commercial experience and contacts, in addition to vital capital.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: We are a local angel investment network for West , started up with seed finance from the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. The network is made up of a group of entrepreneurs, bankers, investment professionals and social entrepreneurs, with an interest in private and social investment opportunities that contribute to the vitality and growth of the entrepreneurial economy of West . Since we started operating in Spring 2014, our network has closed five investments in early-stage tech and online B2B and B2C services.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: We provide a hands-on, proactive approach to investment and advice for individuals seeking to build a bespoke portfolio of investment in small, growing UK based private companies of at least £500,000 across 5 to 10 investments and for those that have an existing portfolio of similar size.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: WOLF-PACK® is dedicated to encouraging people who have an inventive idea for a product or process and to get the Concept through the developmental steps and to the market place as economically and as quickly as possible.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Wren Capital provides seed funding for businesses at an early stage of development (including pre-revenue) in exchange for an equity stake. We are looking for bright, driven, talented people with innovative ideas for new businesses. We're here because we believe that passion, innovation and people with great ideas slaving away in bedrooms and garages should be supported.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: Xénos introduces investors (business angels) to companies seeking growth funding. In return for the investment and mentoring provided by the angel investor, the company offers an equity share in the business.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
Short Description: ZSV are full time angel investors. We setup our offices in Mayfair, on the 1st March 2012. Regardless of who you are, what position you are at or whether you casually came across our website and have an entrepreneurial touch, tell us more about yourself and your team.
Type: Equity
Equity Category: Angel Networks
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