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Angel investing

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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?

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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.

Alternative Finance for Business

How to attract investment funding from business angels

When bankers and venture capitalists are keeping their chequebooks tightly shut and your family and friends don't want to know, there is one more funding source to try. GB finds out how to attract investment funding from business angels.

News

Luke Johnson backs Beer & Partners

Private equity investor and former Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has acquired a stake in business angel network Beer & Partners.

News

Business angels carry on investing

Members of Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION) invested £3.15 million in 15 companies in the past financial year, according to the organisation.

Alternative Finance for Business

Rise of the super angels

Too often, the meagre amounts business angels tend to put into a company simply serve to guarantee failure.

News

Angels poised to invest

Michael Weaver, chief executive of the Beer & Partners business angel network, says there is an ample amount of funding available for smaller companies in the UK.

Entrepreneurs

Business Briefing: Anthony Clarke

Anthony Clarke is chairman of the British Business Angels Association (BBAA), the new trade body for angel investors in the UK. He’s driving the BBAA’s campaign for greater understanding of angel financing and the benefits it can bring.