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Equipio secure £100k funding

Editor on Friday, May 13th, 2011

Equipio – the social shopping website – has secured £100k of first round funding through a syndicate of London Business Angels invetors. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Tweet about it

European Business Angels Event Warsaw

Brett Tudor on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Poland will be the destination for the world’s angel investors on the 12th and 13th May this year.

Startup America Partnership Adds More Business Angel Partners

Brett Tudor on Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Startup America Partnership has signed on several new angel partners, including the Angel Capital Association and Angel Resource Institute.

5 UK Business Angel Networks Lead £50m Fund

Brett Tudor on Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

In an attempt to plug the gap in early stage funding for high-growth startups, five business angel networks have announced that they will participate in the UK government’s £50 million co-investment fund.

Business Angel Market Booming in US

Brett Tudor on Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

The 2010 angel investor market saw a robust increase in investment dollars following a considerable contraction in investment dollars in 2008 and 2009.

Female Business Angels Invest in ‘Mumpreneur’

Brett Tudor on Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Addidi a business angel group founded by a group of female entrepreneurs has invested in Cupcake a group of London clubs and cafes aimed at families.

Northwest Business Angels Boost Turbo Drinks

Brett Tudor on Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

A company that hopes to capitalise on the growing trend for customers seeking out new alcoholic drinks has received £200,000 of finance from three North West business angels.

iBusiness Angel now on LinkedIn

Neil Lewis on Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Join this months discussions on LinkedIn about Crowdsourcing What are the biggest obstacles to funding – and how do we overcome them? Is your business ready for funding? Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Tweet about it

Angels Den April Events 2011

Neil Lewis on Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Angels Den April Events, see AngelsDen for more information… London & SE London Tuesday 5th April East Midlands Derby Tuesday 5th April North West Manchester Tuesday 12th April Scotland, Edinburgh Thursday 14th April See AngelsDen for more information… Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Tweet about it

UK Business Angels hope for More Tax Relief in Budget

Editor on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

UK business angels are hoping that the chancellor will provide them with greater incentive to invest in small innovative companies.

New Angel Funds for Quebec Entrepreneurs

Editor on Friday, March 18th, 2011

Quebec which until now didn’t have a recognised business angel culture will see millions poured into new and growing businesses.

Angels Den and Finance South East Launch Tax Efficient Fund

Editor on Thursday, March 17th, 2011

A new tax-efficient fund has been launched by Finance South East in association with Angels Den to invest in early stage private companies with high growth potential.

Yorkshire Business Angels Invest in ‘One Stop’ Dental Firm

Brett Tudor on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Two Yorkshire-based business angels Paul Smith and Tim Ward found something they could get their teeth into when they invested £40,000 into ResusPod, a ‘one stop’ solution for dental emergencies.

Scottish Entrepreneurs unlikely to use Business Angels or Banks

Brett Tudor on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Survey reveals just 5% of Scottish entrepreneurs turned to business angels for Funding.

US VC Investment in Cleantech Rises 46%

Brett Tudor on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

Clean technology companies are once again proving to be desirable according to a report released on Monday by research firm Clean Edge.

Angels Fund NextSpace Expansion

Brett Tudor on Friday, March 11th, 2011

The founders of NextSpace a Silicon Valley organisation which according to their website “provides innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy” has just received a major boost from angel investors.

Business Angels Invest in Peopletoo

Brett Tudor on Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Leicestershire-based Peopletoo a public services solutions provider has secured a substantial investment from a Midlands-based fund providers with assistance from Connect Midlands.

UK ‘Wine Angels’ Invest in Five new Portuguese Wines

Brett Tudor on Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

UK wine retailer Naked Wines which harnesses the power of ‘wine angels’ or business angels who invest in wine to gain preferential rates for their customers has has invested in five new Portuguese wines from consultant producer Antonio Ventura.

UK PM Cameron a British Business Angel

Brett Tudor on Sunday, March 6th, 2011

David Cameron has promised the most “pro-growth budget the British people have seen for a generation” at the Conservative Party Spring Conference in Cardiff.

iBusinessAngel on Linkedin

Brett Tudor on Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

iBusinessAngel is now also available on Linkedin providing an opportunity for angel investors, business angel networks and entrepreneurs serious about funding to learn more about each other. The networking group has been launched to share knowledge and keep everyone up to speed with developments in business angel funding and the various different approaches taken by [...]