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Angel investing

Articles on angel investing, including expert insight from the angel investors active in the UK start-up ecosystem.

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Fresh angel round for LumeJet

LumeJet has taken its total fundraisings to £4.5 million, with its latest angel round contributing £1.87 million to the pile.

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Oversubscribed angel funding round for CamStent

Medical technology business CamStent has closed its second angel-backed round of funding to aid its product development and commercialisation.

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Angel funding and grant for Albagaia

Scottish cleantech business Albagaia has sewn up £500,000 of funding to aid the development of its waste recovery technology.

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Big angel round for blur Group

Investors from ASDA and M&S are providing backing to UK technology business blur Group in one of the biggest ever European angel rounds.

Venture Capital Funding

Business angels replacing VCs as key players in early-stage investment

Business angels are replacing venture capital firms as the key players in early-stage investment, says Simon Cook, chief executive at DFJ Esprit.

News

Mark Pearson actively investing in new startups

The founder of online discount business MyVoucherCodes, Mark Pearson, has upped his angel investing activities.

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Envestors closes £1 million fundraising for Olly

Business angel network Envestors has closed a £1 million fundraising for Olly Limited, the company that produces animated children's TV series Olly the Little White Van.

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Anthemis and business angels back FinanceAcar

Online car marketplace FinanceAcar has closed a venture funding round led by private equity firm Anthemis Group and several angel investors.

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Angel investors seek ‘strong management’ in companies

Angel investors at the Beer & Partners London investment fair will be looking for evidence of ‘strong management’ from the early stage companies seeking funding.

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Five angel networks to lead £50 million fund

The five business angel networks that will participate in the UK government’s £50 million co-investment fund have been announced.

Opinion

So you still want to be an angel investor

Your second wife says you are mad and your friends tell you all their horror stories, but you still want to be an angel investor?

News

CentraStage finds angels more ‘attractive’

Software development company CentraStage has closed a second round of funding ahead of a US launch, turning to more ‘attractive’ angel investors rather than venture capitalists (VCs) for finance.