It was smiles all round yesterday as some of the team went into Leeds for the first time in well over a year. It was FANTASTIC to be back in the city and seeing some familiar faces.
Barclays Eagle Lab Leeds were gracious hosts and we look forward to seeing the team again in a few weeks time when we’re back.
Only a few weeks to go until our first physical pitch event since March last year and we can not wait to welcome everyone back.
We’re thrilled to announce that we have grown our team and will look to bring on even more fantastic people in the coming months and into 2022.
It’s fantastic working with people who are really passionate about the funding landscape. We work in a really exciting industry and it’s great to share that enthusiasm amongst the team.
“Great things in business are never done by one person. They’re done by a team of people.” – Steve Jobs
It has been nearly 18 months since we’ve ran a physical event, and we are finally at a point where are able to consider hosting one again.
Our members have been incredibly supportive of the impromptu move to online events and we’re really looking forward to catching up with them in person in the not too distant future!
Going forward we will offer a blended solution of both online and physical events to cater for both angels and SME’s who are based further afield. Online events have enabled us to open our groups and invite members from across the UK and overseas.
We’re excited about the next chapter and finally having that cup of coffee with everyone again.
We have thoroughly enjoyed working with the team at fused4 and have been delighted to have supported them through their funding needs. We truly believe that their disruptive model for the tech recruitment industry is both long overdue and will be welcomed by employees and employers alike. This is certainly one business to watch for the future, well done!
Fused4 is on an exciting journey to fundamentally change the way technology hiring is done. This is a market that is still predominantly manual in its processes, dependent on complicated and expensive supply chains and is ripe for digitisation, where emerging technologies can deliver a modern, engaging and efficient experience for both employers and candidates.
Chief Hiring Innovator at Fused4, Nigel Nerurkar commented on the investment, “We’re very excited with the new investors we now have on board, secured via angelgroups, who we know will bring fantastic expertise and support with our aggressive plan for rapid growth. Angelgroups have a simple, well-structured, and supportive process for securing investment and we got so much more out of the process than great investors. A big thanks to Martin Avison, Amber Avison and team – we would highly recommend you (and will).
Founder and Lightning is a pioneering venture builder, partnering with ambitious founders, equipping them with the team, tools and expertise needed to build outstanding technology-based companies. They act as co-founders, highly experienced in concept validation, product design, technical development, and financial & commercial strategy.
Angelgroups’ Martin Avison said, “I am so pleased to have funded Founder and Lightning. They are doing some extremely exciting things to help SME businesses to scale, and I am really looking forward to working with such an excellent team into the future.”.
Matt Jonns founder of Founder and Lightning said, “Working with angelgroups has been a great experience and one that we would highly recommend. The whole process from start to finish has been fantastic and we’re delighted to not only have secured a contribution to our round but also to welcome some brilliant angels into our team.”
We wish the Founder and Lightning team every success.
We are running an event with several companies from Silicon Valley in August and we’re really excited to bring this opportunity to our angel members.
This isn’t a typical angelgroups event, but will give our members the opportunity to see businesses with truly global potential who they can get involved with at an early stage. All three businesses have a reason to engage with UK investors, other than just the investment.
We provide our angels with opportunities in a variety of sectors and stages of their growth journey, and these businesses will be no different.
If you would like to find out more and discuss becoming a member please do get in touch.
We are absolutely delighted to have been a small part in Lightsong’s journey. They are a truly inspiring business that has already made significant traction and with such a high-quality team we feel sure that they are destined to be market leaders within their sector.
Lightsong is a unique music creation, publishing and sales platform that serves music creators by providing economic opportunity and route to market enabling them to monetise their talent increasing supply chain efficiency, revenue and margins. Lightsong’s platform architecture and functionality solves many complexities of the current music industry.
Tolga Kashif, CEO at Lightsong, commented on the investment, “At Lightsong, we feel that success in fundraising means collaborating with a high-quality consulting team who are prepared to ‘go the distance’ and have the integrity, skillsets and focus needed to deliver an effective framework for success.
Martin Avison and his team at angelgroups fit this bill. We found their intuitive approach to working with our Company and in liaising with investors effective, enjoyable and transformative. While providing an insightful excellent service, they also helped highlight wider challenges at a time where the Covid pandemic has brought multiple disruptions to the socio-economic landscape further accelerating technological change.
Time wisely spent with angelgroups both in preparation and in communicating our offering and opportunity to investors proved vital to our achieving a successful fundraise with which we are delighted. We deeply thank Martin Avison and his team for their professionalism, belief and dedication in helping our Company progress into this next exciting stage of growth.”
A huge well done to the team at Lightsong.
During the pandemic we have heard from several founders looking to provide solutions into the Corporate wellbeing space, but none with such strategic focus and comprehensive solution. A great team, great solution and a fantastic opportunity.
Whitecalm, The Wellbeing Company provides a holistic, single-source digital approach to overall wellbeing with a focus on mental health, in a currently fragmented marketplace. They provide integration between health services, private medical and preventative wellbeing services to primarily deliver to the needs of our corporate clients and all their employees.
Their vision is to be the best provider of holistic affordable and appealing wellbeing and mental health services and experiences and to become the corporate partner of choice for those that wish to improve their wellbeing.
Rebecca Tucker, Founder & CEO at Whitecalm, commented on the investment, “I am very happy to have worked with angelgroups to raise my funds. The team have been professional every step of the way and have helped me secure a significant amount of money to move Whitecalm forward successfully. I am also fortunate to have an amazing team of investors who have backed me and are bringing new opportunities to Whitecalm to help us grow!”
Deal complete!
We were delighted to have supported the funding round for Occuity and look forward to seeing the growth in such an exciting business. We think the business has great potential to deliver early stage, non-intrusive diagnosis for people suffering from a range of serious medical conditions. We wish all concerned the very best for the future
Occuity are developing a novel, non-contacting technology to change the way some of the world’s major chronic conditions are diagnosed and managed. Led by an experienced management team of industry experts with a track record of successful medical and technology exits, Occuity are using their patented technology to develop a range of handheld optical devices for both professional and personal use. Through a simple scan of the eye, the technology has the potential to not only be used in devices to accurately detect changes that directly affect the eye, but also provide critical information about a persons’ general health by identifying markers associated with chronic, life-changing health conditions such as diabetes and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Dan Daly, Founder & CEO at Occuity, commented on the investment, “Our funding round has gone very well indeed with Occuity raising more investment, more quickly than we anticipated. This is in no small part due to angelgroups whose very well managed process has enabled us to efficiently raise funds from their network of business angels.”
JOB TITLE: Sales Manager
LOCATION: Home and office (West Yorkshire) based
PACKAGE: Negotiable salary, performance bonus and excellent career prospects
THE COMPANY
We are a national angel investment network supporting high growth SME businesses in achieving investment and support. This is a real opportunity to establish yourself as an integral part of a small team.
With a newly developed online platform and considerable growth plans this is an exciting stage to develop your career with an ambitious business, where you will report directly to the MD.
THE ROLE
Your role is a pure sales role. Working from home and an office in West Yorkshire (TBC due to Covid) you will be self-motivated, target driven and possess the ability to work on your own initiative. Previous sales experience within the high-growth SME market is a necessary requirement to be considered for the role.
Good diary and pipeline management will be crucial to handle the incoming and self-generated enquiries and convert them into customers. You will also be required to present to owner managers and work with a range of professional advisers and high-net-worth investors. This role will suit somebody who has a good understanding of the challenges faced by high-growth SME businesses. Experience in selling financial products into SME businesses will be a distinct advantage. We will be starting interviews immediately.
THE PERSON
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Our final bitesize funding event in partnership with Barclays Eagle Labs is now live on their YouTube channel for anyone looking to catch up!
This was our last in a series of bitesize funding events, in this episode we covered:
▪ The difference between passive and active equity funding
▪ The pros and cons of passive and active
▪ A bit more about angelgroups
A big thank you to everyone who attended and to Barclays Eagle Labs for supporting the events. If anyone would like to catch up on this event and the others they are now live on the Eagle Labs YouTube channel.
Deal complete! A huge congratulations to Walksafe in securing their funding and support. We are thrilled to have supported this fantastic business and wish Andrew and the team every success.
WalkSafe is a new mobile phone app that helps people to take back control of their personal security. It works as a digital companion that constantly scans the road ahead using police data and reports from the WalkSafe community, alerting you if you walk within 200 yards of recent incidents such as assault, mugging and knife crime. This allows you to take another street and take a safer route. WalkSafe keeps you alert to dangers, keeps you safer and keeps you away from crime hot spots.
Angelgroups Martin Avison said, “It really is wonderful to be able to fund and support this business with active angel support, however the best thing is that this solution is really needed, and we will be a better and safer world with it. On behalf of vulnerable people everywhere, thank you for bringing this to the world”.
Andrew Kay founder WalkSafe said, “We are delighted there has been so much support for Walksafe from this leading group of Angels. Angelgroups have been so professional in organising the meetings and diligence. This successful raise has again confirmed why they are regarded as one of the premier Angel groups in the UK for start-up companies”.
