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Fundraising

June 24, 2020 access_time_filled 2 min

YouTube karaoke channel Sing King raises £550,000 via Angel Investment Network

The world’s leading online Karaoke channel, Sing King, recently raised £550,000 via Angel Investment Network (AIN). Sing King offers high quality karaoke content via its YouTube channel and has over 90 million views per month. The seed-funding raise…

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Sixty Second Startup

February 26, 2020 access_time_filled 2 min

#SixtySecondStartup

In this week’s #SixtySecondStartup, we spoke to Will Ross who is the Founder of Tendo, a skills passport for frontline workers. Will started Tendo to make frontline work more secure for employees and to make it easier for companies to hire, retain and…

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Fundraising

December 11, 2019 access_time_filled 2 min

PinPoint raises £1m with support from Angel Investment Network to fund early cancer detection

HealthTech startup PinPoint Data Science has successfully raised over £1m, supported by Angel Investment Network (AIN). The PinPoint Test uses AI/Machine Learning to rapidly ‘rule out’ cancer from a simple blood sample. It may be used for all cancer…

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Sixty Second Startup

November 29, 2019 access_time_filled 2 min

#SixtySecondStartup

Welcome to the first in the series of our #SixtySecondStartup blog. Each month we will be profiling a different founder with some quick fire questions. This week we are talking to Julian Hall, Founder of Ultra Education C.I.C. Ultra Education teaches…

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Angel Investing

October 11, 2019 access_time_filled 2 min

Angel Investment Network reports strong annual revenue growth

Angel Investment Network (AIN) has announced strong growth, with annual revenues up 9.4% year on year and a record number of deals for the broking business. AIN now has more than a million users in total on the platform. AIN received over 100,000…

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Fundraising

September 5, 2019 access_time_filled 3 min

The Northern Ireland startup scene deserves more attention

AIN’s Sam Louis talks through why Northern Ireland’s thriving startup scene deserves more attention. When it comes to reporting on Northern Ireland’s business climate the focus has, for better or worse, been on Brexit. With discussions about how to…

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Fundraising

July 8, 2019 access_time_filled 4 min

My 5 Tips for Raising Angel Investment

Back in 2013, I took a step that would change the trajectory of my career forever. After seven years at Goldman Sachs, I left for a new adventure. I was confident in my skill set, but terrified that I was abandoning the safety net of the corporate…

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Fundraising

July 5, 2019 access_time_filled 2 min

High-End London Baker Orée Raises £425,000 Funding in Angel Investment Round

London-based bakery, Orée, has raised £425,000 through Angel Investment Network (AIN) the UK’s largest online platform connecting angel investors with startup businesses. The French-style, high-end bakery started trading in March 2016 and currently has…

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Angel Investing

July 5, 2019 access_time_filled 3 min

How to Make a Smart Angel Investment

This interview with Mike Lebus, founder and managing director of Angel Investment Network, was originally published in Sifted. You can read the full article on ‘How to Make a Smart Angel Investment’ with views from other industry leaders here. Mike…

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Fundraising

April 25, 2019 access_time_filled 2 min

New low-cost airline Flypop completes SEIS funding on Angel Investment Network

A new British-South Asian low-cost and long-haul airline, flypop, has raised £80,000 in SEIS funding through Angel Investment Network. We gained a great deal of interest for the successful SEIS raise in Q1 2019 and hope this momentum carries on with the…

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Fundraising

April 8, 2019 access_time_filled 3 min

Former Spice Girl’s Startup breaks investment record on Angel Investment Network

Investors really really want to invest in Emma Bunton: £420k raise for Kit & Kin fastest in Angel Investment Network history The commercial magic of the Spice Girls remains as strong as ever, as Emma Bunton’s ethical baby product business Kit & Kin, was…

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