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Behind the Raise

August 4, 2022 access_time_filled 4 min

Behind The Raise with WAU Bikes co-founders Linas Pozerskis and Crystal Drury

For our latest Behind The Raise interview we speak to Linas Pozerskis and Crystal Drury the co-founder of smart-EV and energy storage startup WAU (We Are Universal). They talk to AIN about their mission to transform the electric bike market, top tips…

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Guest Blog

July 28, 2022 access_time_filled 5 min

How to create a working culture that boosts business resilience and growth

Almost three-quarters of investors wouldn’t back a company with a problematic workplace culture. And 66 per cent of potential recruits wouldn’t accept a job with a company known for having a bad culture. In a recent report (May 2022) by software…

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Fundraising

July 8, 2022 access_time_filled 3 min

Smart-EV startup WAU raises £650,000 powered by Angel Investment Network

Birmingham-based smart-EV and energy storage startup WAU (We Are Universal) has raised £650,000 in a pre-seed funding round with Angel Investment Network, the world’s largest online angel investment platform. WAU, launched in 2018, is a fast-growing…

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Fundraising

July 7, 2022 access_time_filled 7 min

Avoiding pitfalls when claiming under SEIS and EIS Investment Schemes

The SEIS & EIS venture capital schemes are two of the four schemes managed by HMRC that enable UK early stage businesses that are potentially high risk to raise money from angel investors, crowdfunding platforms and venture capital trusts. They offer…

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Investor Insights

June 17, 2022 access_time_filled 6 min

Top fundraising tips: Five reasons why investors back successful startups

What is the magic formula that turns investor interest into action? In the last of our fundraising top tips blog series, we consider ‘the million dollar question’ of why investors back early stage businesses. We have identified the top reasons based on…

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Behind the Raise

May 30, 2022 access_time_filled 6 min

Behind The Raise with CitizenMe

For our latest Behind The Raise interview we speak to StJohn Deakins, the founder of ‘Zero Data’ leader CitizenMe. He talks to AIN about his mission to improve the internet by enabling people to control their own data, developing your ‘why’ as a startup…

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Fundraising

May 3, 2022 access_time_filled 8 min

How to avoid the top fundraising pitfalls

A strong quality that marks out successful startup founders is a ‘fail fast mentality’. Integral to the fail fast philosophy is cutting losses when testing reveals something isn’t working and trying something else. However in fundraising this can be a…

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Behind the Raise

April 21, 2022 access_time_filled 3 min

Behind The Raise with Ben Hallett, CEO and co-founder Vygo

Ben Hallett is the CEO and co-founder of fast growing EdTech company Vygo, built to ensure no student is left behind. In the latest Behind The Raise interview he talks to AIN about creating equality in education, scaling fast and pivoting, the reasons…

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Behind the Raise

March 21, 2022 access_time_filled 7 min

Behind The Raise with Antony Yousefian, co-founder of Bx Technologies

Antony Yousefian is the co-founder of innovative agtech businesses Bx Technologies. In the latest Behind The Raise interview he talks to AIN about transforming farming, his lightbulb moment courtesy of cannabis growers, a near death epiphany, and a…

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Fundraising

February 28, 2022 access_time_filled 2 min

EdTech startup Vygo raises £1.5m supported by Angel Investment Network

Funding will help accelerate global borderless education support in higher education Fast growing EdTech startup Vygo has raised £1.5m in a pre-seed funding round supported by Angel Investment Network, the world’s largest online angel investment…

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Investment

February 3, 2022 access_time_filled 6 min

Who owns what?

In this guest blog, Carine Schneider, President of Astrella, providers of leading cap table management software, gives a 101 on understanding your cap table, and some of the key risks to avoid when it comes to share ownership. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW…

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Guest Blog

February 1, 2022 access_time_filled 5 min

An Introduction to Litigation Funding

Out investment series continues with an exploration of litigation funding, with a guest post from Sophie Liu at Axia Funding. AxiaFunder is an online litigation funding platform that connects investors with pre-vetted commercial litigation opportunities…

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Behind the Raise

January 31, 2022 access_time_filled 4 min

BehindTheRaise with Pantee

Tell us about what got you into startups: A few years ago when myself (Katie) and my sister (Amanda) learned about the sheer amount of waste produced by the fashion industry, we knew we had to do something about it. So, we came up with the idea to…

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Investor Insights

January 25, 2022 access_time_filled 4 min

An Investor’s Guide to Key Startup Metrics

Angel investors generally invest early in a startup’s life, meaning that if they identify successful investments, there is potential for huge returns. One of the key steps for angels to assess investment opportunities is looking at metrics and…

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Angel Investing

January 17, 2022 access_time_filled 3 min

How to become an Angel Investor

2021 saw a record number of investors join Angel Investment Network. We expect to see the trend continue into 2022, with both established investors and new investors joining the platform. If you are thinking about taking the plunge for the first time…

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Fundraising

January 4, 2022 access_time_filled 5 min

Fundraising New Year’s Resolutions for Startups

Whilst we’ve seen some huge successes in terms of fundraising in the last year, it’s important to remember the companies that have been successful, not only have worked very hard and persisted to get there, they often have clever hacks and systems to…

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Angel Investing

December 20, 2021 access_time_filled 6 min

Tips from the Top: Transitioning from founder to leader, how to be the one in five

In the next of our Tips from the Top series, we speak to Ed Lowther who leads The Soke’s Founders Development Programme, a first-of-its-kind course designed to provide vital knowledge, understanding and skills to founders at the helms of fast growth…

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Sixty Second Startup

December 9, 2021 access_time_filled 6 min

SixtySecondStartUp with CheckMates

In this week’s edition of #SixtySecondStartUp we catch up with Leah Zabari, founder of CheckMates, an app to connect you with anonymous support during difficult times. What does your company do? Checkmates is a mobile app designed to help individuals…

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Sixty Second Startup

December 2, 2021 access_time_filled 5 min

#SixtySecondStartUp with Society

Up next for #SixtySecondStartUp we have Matthew Billington, Co-founder of Society. Matthew noticed that student usage of Facebook was falling off a cliff and set up a startup to help student societies manage their members with their own branded apps…

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Sixty Second Startup

November 25, 2021 access_time_filled 4 min

#SixtySecondStartUp with Alpaca Coffee

In this week’s #SixtySecondStartUp we catch up with Alpaca Coffee who are making ‘better coffee for you and the planet’: A ceramic coffee mug is great for sipping hot drinks like tea or coffee, go to Spice Kitchen and Bar to take a look to the 11 Best…

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