The tech sector was not what it is today when most angel investors graduated from university. This is why, in the UK especially, the majority of angel investors have backgrounds in traditional industries like finance, law or real estate.

University spinouts [1] that emerged from research council investments and receive funding from both the British Business Bank and Innovate UK are more likely to have better business and employment outcomes according to a new report published today.

The ‘Backing innovation-led businesses: the role of public investment’ report, published by the British Business Bank and UK Research and Innovation, including Innovate UK, explores the role of public funding and financing of innovation in the UK.

The 2022 UKBAA awards recognise the outstanding achievements of early stage investors and the businesses they back.

In part 3, our five investors share what they have learned about risk and reward approach, use of funds and asset allocation.  Knowing your limitations – whether they are financial, sector knowledge or regional preference - can be as important to crowdfunding success as picking the best opportunities out there.

Investment Opportunity: Innovation Agri-Tech Group (IAG) is a British agricultural technology company providing a cutting-edge solution to the traditional challenges of farming. To find out more, please CLICK HERE. 

Zeed, the first-ever investment platform that uses short-form video to empower Gen-Z investors in Europe, has secured £205,000 in pre-seed funding led by SFC Capital, the UK’s most active seed stage investor.

Further, a London-based startup has launched its investment platform, designed to connect retail investors with high-quality venture capital funds, at scale and with minimum investment levels never seen before in the market. This enables many new retail investors to invest in venture funds, from as little as £1000.

This month we talked to Jonathan Matlock, a serial investor in deep science and founder of Science Angel Syndicate, about the unique opportunities (and challenges) of investing in deep science businesses.

In the second part in our series about what makes crowdfunding investors tick, our five investors reveal more about their investment strategies, including the platforms they prefer to use when making investments, the sectors they favour and the attributes they look for in the teams they are backing. 

Virtual event and communities platform SCOOCS has raised €1 million investment from business angel Sebastian Loh. The funding will be used to develop the platform further, simplifying the process of customizing and building events/communities, and expanding the team.

PhysioMedics is poised to scale its commercial operations after securing growth capital from investors led by Archangels, the world’s longest continually operated business angel syndicate. The investment follows the appointment last year of experienced CEO, Charles Sweeney, to lead the company through the next stage of its growth.

Birmingham-based smart-EV and energy storage startup WAU (We Are Universal) has raised £650,000 in a pre-seed funding round with Angel Investment Network.