Calling all investors ?
We are running an online event on the 10th May (5pm – 6pm) on ‘The Tax Implications of Angel Investing’. Simon Whiteside, Partner at Ryecroft Glenton will be delivering the talk and will be covering:
The Taxation of Angel Investing in SEIS/EIS Qualifying Opportunities
– Initial Investment
– Gains/returns
– Losses
– Tax Return
If you are interested in attending, please register as an investor on our website and we will share the details.
Good luck to this afternoon’s pitching founders!
We’re over in Manchester for this afternoon’s pitch event, where we have five businesses pitching for funding and support.
The founding teams have all worked so hard to get ready for this week’s events, we have no doubt they will deliver excellent presentations. We’re looking forward to collating the angel feedback and supporting the businesses through the next stage of their funding journeys.
We had some wonderful feedback from one of recent female founders that we wanted to share:
“We are thrilled to write a review of angelgroups. The experience was nothing short of outstanding, thanks to the exceptional support, videos, and one-to-one service provided by Martin and Amber.
From the very beginning, angelgroups made it clear that they were committed to helping our company secure the funding we needed to take our business to the next level. Their support was second to none, with clear and concise explanations of the entire process and what we could expect along the way. The videos provided by angelgroups were extremely informative and well-produced, making it easy for us to understand the process and what was expected of us as we prepared to pitch our company.
Pitching for funding in front of angel investors can be a daunting task, especially when you have never ever done it before, but with Martin’s support, we felt confident and well-prepared. Martin’s expertise and guidance helped us to craft a compelling pitch that resonated with the investors, and his one-to-one support throughout the process was invaluable. Overall, we felt incredibly supported by Martin and Angelgroups, and we are grateful for the opportunity to have worked with them.
Thanks to the exceptional support and service provided by Angelgroups and Martin, we were able to successfully pitch our company. I cannot recommend Angelgroups highly enough. Their expertise, professionalism, and commitment to their clients are truly unparalleled in the industry.”
Today is International Women’s Day!
There are some incredible events being run across the world today, we will be joining and learning from some of them this morning. You can view some of the events HERE.
We work with incredible women on a daily basis, and celebrate women founders. Today we are in Leeds for our latest pitch event, where two of this afternoon’s pitching businesses are women run (and they’re fantastic!).
We can’t wait for the investors to review their opportunities, and are looking forward to supporting them through their funding journey. For now, it’s time to join some of these fantastic events!
#IWD2023 #EmbraceEquity
We had a great time attending yesterday afternoon’s Northern Angel Summit in Leeds.
Our Founder Martin Avison was on the ‘ ‘Why is now the time for angel investing?’ panel hosted by Jordan Dargue from NorthInvest, alongside Paul Munn from Par Equity, Roderick Beer MD of the UK Business Angels Association, Gordon Bateman the Founder of Investor Ladder, and David Pearce, angel investor.
Yesterday afternoon was full of fantastic speakers and the event is one of three events for the North.
It was great to see a spotlight on Northern based opportunities and investments.
The British Business Bank’s ninth annual Small Business Finance Market 2022/23 report is out today and highlights a rise in the number of equity deals in the Yorkshire and Humber regions for smaller businesses.
In these regions there were 67 announced equity investments into smaller businesses in the first three quarters of 2022. This is a 3% increase compared to the equivalent period of 2021.
The investment value of these deals also increased by 96% to £214m, the highest increase of all UK regions and nations.
You can read the full report HERE.
On the morning of the 23rd we are running our Supporting High Growth in the North East event where we are inviting founders to come hear from our fantastic speakers:
– RTC North, High Growth Support Iain Edwards
– Ryecroft Glenton, R&D Tax Credits and SEIS/EIS simon whiteside
– Ward Hadaway, the main legal considerations James Nightingale
– Barclays Eagle Labs and the High Growth Team Sally Curtis, David Summerbell
You can register for this event HERE
In the afternoon we will be running our usual online pitch event, where we have 4 brilliant businesses set to pitch.
Roll on next week! We’re excited to get these events underway.
A busy day in Leeds!
This morning we ran an in-person due diligence session where some of our local angels sat down with a business to go through the investment opportunity. A lot of our investors prefer to meet face to face with the founders that they are looking to invest in. After all, they are investing in the people as much as the business.
After a quick lunch we then welcomed the rest of the Leeds angel group to the afternoon’s pitch event along with four new fantastic businesses. We’re looking forward to supporting them through the next stages of their funding journey.
A big thank you to Schroders Personal Wealth for hosting today’s event.
Good news Friday – another fantastic business funded!
Unfortunately we can’t share the full details of this exciting business as they’re still finalising their round and are not quite ready to shout it from the rooftops.
We can share something from our MD Martin Avison though who worked closely with them on their raise. He said, “We are delighted to have concluded the round. Not only is this a great business with an excellent founder but they have the potential to provide real, substantial benefits to their target audience – literally, life changing”.
It’s an incredibly exciting business, who are making a real difference to a lot of people. We wish them (they know who they are!) every success in their growth journey.
There’s only a few weeks to go until our ‘Supporting High Growth in the North East’ event. The event will be held in Newcastle and is aimed at all businesses who are (or will be) looking for funding to grow and scale their business. Our speakers include:
– RTC North, High Growth Support
– Ryecroft Glenton, R&D Tax Credits and SEIS/EIS
– Barclays Eagle Labs, Eagle Labs and the High Growth Team
– Ward Hadaway, the main legal considerations
We will be talking about the angel investment process and how to prepare for funding.
You can register for the event HERE.
We hope to see lots of high growth businesses at the event.
With the end of the tax year approaching, we are seeing an increase in investors looking to use up their SEIS/EIS allowances. We are also getting a lot of applications from businesses looking for investment, so it’s been a busy start to the year!
If you fall into one of these categories then we would be delighted to hear from you. We run four pitch events per month, so we are always looking for exciting high growth businesses and investors seeking opportunities.
Are you a North East business? We are running an event next month which will be an in-depth look at angel investment and the connected ecosystem across the North East.
We have some fantastic speakers joining us, who will be discussing:
– RTC North, High Growth Support
– Ryecroft Glenton, R&D Tax Credits and SEIS/EIS
– Barclays Eagle Labs, Eagle Labs and the High Growth Team
– Ward Hadaway, the main legal considerations
We will also be coving angel investment in the region. To register for this event, just CLICK HERE.
We hope to see lots of exciting high growth SME’s there!