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Sometimes you just need a list! And if you’re looking for a list of angel investors in the UK, that’s exactly what you have here:
These are 320 of the most active investors with a link to their linkedin page so that you can start connecting.
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Id | Angel Investors UK | City | Country | Details | Investments |
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1 | ![]() Akash Gupta | London | UK | Accurx, BondAval, Origin Markets, Omnipresent, WeGift, zeroheight | |
2 | ![]() Akhil Paul | London | UK | ||
3 | ![]() Alan Morgan | UK | Cleo, Ebury, Funding Circle, Tide | ||
4 | ![]() Alexander Chesterman | UK | carwow, Evermore, Farewill, Flight Club, MindLabs, Perlego, Secret Escapes, SportPursuit, UniPlaces, Vyne, WeGift | ||
5 | ![]() Anand Vemula | UK | Borrow a Boat, Infinity Health, Tap2Tag | ||
6 | ![]() Andrea Zitna | London | UK | ||
7 | ![]() Andrew Robb | London | UK | Bridebook, Gaia, Hubble, Otta, Plain, Sequence, Sprout, Super Payments, Sylvera, The Garden | |
8 | ![]() Andrew Webster | London | UK | Airsupply, Allplants, Claimer, Heka, Guider, Kalendit, Mintago | |
9 | ![]() Andy Phillipps | London | UK | Apperio, Audio Analytic, Nyobolt, Paragraf, Prodigy Finance, Signal AI, Thought Machine, Unlikely AI, Zego, Zoopla | |
10 | ![]() Anthony Morrow | UK | |||
11 | ![]() Anthony Ward | UK | FE Fundinfo, GoodBox, VoxSmart, Xapien | ||
12 | ![]() Anton Wellenreiter | Tring | UK | Actable AI, Cazana, Goodlord, Hubble | |
13 | ![]() Beta Lucca | London | UK | ||
14 | ![]() Brent Hoberman | London | UK | ||
15 | ![]() Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas | London | UK | Codat, Credit Kudos, Harley, Hopin, Infogrid, Otta, Sylvera, Uncapped, Wagestream, Wayve, Yonder, Zencargo | |
16 | ![]() Chantal Noble Haldorsen | London | UK | ||
17 | ![]() Charles Delingpole | London | UK | Causaly, Codat, Credit Kudos, Epoch Biodesign, Golden, Vauban, Sylvera, Wearepercent.com | |
18 | ![]() Charles Wigoder | London | UK | Achica, BondAval, Koyo, Nous, Omnipresent, SenseOn | |
19 | ![]() Charlie Songhurst | Seattle | US | accuRx, AimBrain, Bloomsbury AI, Cera, CoinDesk, Credit Kudos, Fanbytes, Fluidly, Perlegeo, Rahko, The Dots | |
20 | ![]() Chris Adelsbach | London | UK | Atom Bank, Cutover, Cuvva, Everledger, Marshmallow, Monese, Smart Pension, Sharegain | |
21 | ![]() Chris Lee | London | UK | Another Place, Fusebox Games, Immersive Gamebox, Omeda Studios | |
22 | ![]() Chris Mairs | Wiltshire | UK | AimBrain, Credit Kudos, FabricNano, Hubble, Loyalty Bay, Magic Pony Technology, Migacore Technologies, Oxwash, Phasecraft, Sylvera | |
23 | ![]() Christopher Carter | UK | Cydar Medical, Learnerbly, Notpla, Oxwash, The Dots | ||
24 | ![]() Craig Wilson | Surrey | UK | Connected Kerb, HiyaCar, Playfinder | |
25 | ![]() Dalia Aga-Shaw | UK | |||
26 | ![]() Damien Lane | London | UK | carwow, eMoov, Hubble, Jump.Work, Realla, Sequence. | |
27 | ![]() Damien Marmion | West Sussex | UK | ||
28 | ![]() David Buller | London | UK | ||
29 | ![]() David Cleevely | Cambridge | UK | Axol Bioscience, Thought Machine, Privitar, WorkFinder | |
30 | ![]() David Evans | Portsmouth | UK | Calcivis, Dyneval, ILC Therapeutics, QuantuMDx Group | |
31 | ![]() David Pearce | Leeds | UK | Calls9, Flow Technologies, GoBubble, Lift Lessons, Synap | |
32 | ![]() David Rowan | London | UK | 1Rebel, Biofidelity, Empiribox, Optellum, Pavegen, Tokamak Energy, ZigZag Global | |
33 | ![]() David Stroud | London | UK | Beyonk, Bodytrak, Gripable, Hello Lamp Post, Looper Insights, Pango, Smarter.ai, VerifyEd | |
34 | ![]() David Verey | London | UK | Achica, Additive, LabMinds, MIRICO, Oxford Space Systems, OrganOx, Selectec, Wayland Additive | |
35 | ![]() Denise McQuaid | London | UK | ||
36 | ![]() Dinika Mahtani | London | UK | ||
37 | ![]() Dr Jamil Shah Foridi | Cambridge | UK | ||
38 | ![]() Dr Jonathan Milner | Cambridge | UK | Bit.Bio, Desktop Genetics, Healx, Horizon Discovery, Sense Biodetection, Touchlight | |
39 | ![]() Dr Pamela Walker | London | UK | ||
40 | ![]() Eamon Jubbawy | London | UK | algbra, Skrap, The Garden, MindLabs, trustshare, WeGift | |
41 | ![]() Elissa Grey | London | UK | ||
42 | ![]() Ellie Asgari | London | UK | ||
43 | ![]() Errol Damelin | London | UK | Wise, Cazoo, Purplebricks, K Health, YuLife, Sure, Demyst, Zoe, Farewill, CityMapper, Modifi, UnBabel, Thimble, HiBob, Modifi, Elliptic, Lendingkart, VivaReal | |
44 | ![]() Esther Reynal de Saint Michel | London | UK | ||
45 | ![]() Evelyn Bourke | London | UK | Breedr, Hertility Health, PowerMarket, Qumata, Scan.com, YuLife | |
46 | ![]() Evgenia Plotnikova | London | UK | ||
47 | ![]() Fiona Pathiraja (Dr) | UK | |||
48 | ![]() Gary Corbett | UK | |||
49 | ![]() Gary Shuckford | UK | OxeHealth, Power Roll, WiseAlpha | ||
50 | ![]() Gemma Bloemen | UK | |||
51 | ![]() Greg Marsh | UK | Deliveroo, flatfair, Hokodo, Onfido, Weezy | ||
52 | ![]() Hailey Eustace | UK | |||
53 | ![]() Harry Hyman | UK | Coadjute, ROXi, Snaptrip, Stubben Edge | ||
54 | ![]() Hermann Hauser | UK | |||
55 | ![]() Ian Hogarth | UK | |||
56 | ![]() Ian Marchant | UK | Beer52, Cyberhawk, Piclo, Synaptec, Upside Energy, Zeigo | ||
57 | ![]() Ian Todd | UK | Buzzbike, Cheerfy, Hire Space, Hybrid Air Vehicles, ISO Spaces | ||
58 | ![]() Imran Mahmud | UK | |||
59 | ![]() Jaivir Singh Pall | UK | |||
60 | ![]() James Kraft | UK | Credentially, StormHarvester, Ultrame | ||
61 | ![]() James Lester | UK | Ably, Attest, Blink, Finlegal, Impala, Landscape, Patch, Penfold, Ubio | ||
62 | ![]() James Young | UK | carwow, Graphene Composites, Fullgreen, Pavegen, Recycling Technologies | ||
63 | ![]() Jim Warwick | UK | Antiverse, Cambridge Nutraceuticals, HubBox, Rovco, Xampla | ||
64 | ![]() John Hornby | UK | Crowdfunder, Nutmeg, Pavegen, Vita Mojo | ||
65 | ![]() John Knight | UK | Fullgreen, GripIt Fixings, The Electrospinning Company | ||
66 | ![]() John Taysom | UK | |||
67 | ![]() John Ward | UK | Noveltea, Perceptual Robotics, Promethean Particles | ||
68 | ![]() Jonathan Davie | UK | Feast It, Learnerbly, Oxitec | ||
69 | ![]() Jonathan Miller | UK | Crowdcube, Doorsteps, Juno, Pavegen | ||
70 | ![]() Julia Davies | UK | Green investor, lawyer, and philanthropist. Founder of We Have The POWER. Member of Patriotic Millionaires UK. Previously, Founding Shareholder at Osprey Europe. | ||
71 | ![]() Julian Sainty | UK | Bulbshare, Cambridge Mechatronics, Cydar Medical, Infogrid, Story Terrace, The Dots, Rotageek, Wejo | ||
72 | ![]() Kamini Banga | UK | |||
73 | ![]() Kenya Matsumoto | UK | Britishvolt, FuelMiner, HiyaCar, LiNa Energy | ||
74 | ![]() Kiran Sharma | UK | |||
75 | ![]() Laurel Bowden | UK | |||
76 | ![]() Lloyd Price | UK | |||
77 | ![]() Lois Day | UK | |||
78 | ![]() Louis Rix | UK | |||
79 | ![]() Mandeep Singh | UK | Bloom & Wild, Dishpatch, Hubble, Omnipresent, Sproutl | ||
80 | ![]() Mark Davies | UK | Bimble, Pavegen, Qumata, Vita Mojo | ||
81 | ![]() Mark Evans | UK | Clippings, Kroo, HealthUnlocked, Paragraf, Qumata | ||
82 | ![]() Mark Ransford | UK | BibliU, Fluidly, Lendable, Privitar, TransferGo, Yonder, Zego | ||
83 | ![]() Markku Koppinen | UK | Apexx, Beeline, Nanusens, Quin Technology, Yoello | ||
84 | ![]() Martin Richard Wood | UK | Honest Brew, Notes Coffee, Powered Now, Witt Energy | ||
85 | ![]() Matt Clifford | UK | Claimer, Echobox, Notpla, Permutive, Phasecraft, Sylvera | ||
86 | ![]() Matt Cooper | UK | Adzuna, Azimo, Pavegen, Thrive | ||
87 | ![]() Matt Robinson | UK | Causaly, Codat, Credit Kudos, Epoch Biodesign, Golden, Vauban, Sylvera, Wearepercent.com | ||
88 | ![]() Matthew Hicks | UK | Codat, Notpla, Recycling Technologies | ||
89 | ![]() Maya Moufarek | UK | |||
90 | ![]() Melissa Murdoch | UK | Bio-Bean, Gravitricity, Thrift+, Powervault, Upside Energy, Zeigo. | ||
91 | ![]() Mervyn Davies | UK | Better Origin, Cydar Medical Skrap, Fusebox Games, Transcend Packaging, Wordeo | ||
92 | ![]() Michael Harding | UK | SeeMeHired, SciLeads, SustainIQ, The Ethical Butcher, Thrive | ||
93 | ![]() Michael Holland | UK | Connected Kerb, Finverity, FIXR, Hiyacar, LendingCrowd, St Mirren Football Club, Power Roll | ||
94 | ![]() Michael Pennington | UK | Breedr, Cable Tech, Carmoola, Gospel Technology, HomeTree, Koru Kids, Koyo, Picnic, Silverbird Global, Tickitto, Yonder | ||
95 | ![]() Michael Vessey | UK | Arquer Diagnostics, Focus Sensors, GripIt Fixings, OrganOx | ||
96 | ![]() Michelle You | UK | |||
97 | ![]() Mike Waters | UK | Biscuiteers, Notpla, The Cotswolds Distillery, Vita Mojo | ||
98 | ![]() Namrata Rastogi | UK | |||
99 | ![]() Naruhisa Nakagawa | UK | LiveSmart, Piclo, Rovco, Zeigo, Zero Carbon Farms | ||
100 | ![]() Ned Cranborne | UK | Adzuna, Charlotte Tilbury Beauty, Code First Girls, Curve, Doctify, Entrepreneur First, Kheiron Medical, Koru Kids, Ometria, Papier | ||
101 | ![]() Neil Shah | UK | Freetrade, Payable, WiseAlpha | ||
102 | ![]() Nick Archer | UK | Deazy, ilumoni, Thriva, Velocity Black | ||
103 | ![]() Nick Green | UK | |||
104 | ![]() Nick Robinson | UK | AutomatePro, Chip, HomeTree | ||
105 | ![]() Nick Telson | UK | AllPlants, Claimer, Scan.com | ||
106 | ![]() Nicole Junkermann | UK | |||
107 | ![]() Oded Kobo | UK | |||
108 | ![]() Oliver Pawle | UK | Cydar Medical, GoodBox, HomeTree, MYNDUP, Pyreos, Unmind, VoxSmart | ||
109 | ![]() Pam Garside | UK | |||
110 | ![]() Patrick Tilley | UK | 15below, Hoxton Analytics, Newsflare, RevLifter, Veropath | ||
111 | ![]() Paul Heydon | UK | |||
112 | ![]() Pete Hutton | UK | ArchForm, EnteroBiotix, MiAlgae, Pavegen, Trojan Energy | ||
113 | ![]() Peter Carlens | UK | Cell Guidance Systems, Lovespace, Vita Mojo | ||
114 | ![]() Phil Hodari | UK | Audoo, Biorelate, Blueberry Therapeutics, Clerkenwell Health, Magical Mushroom Company, RealityMine | ||
115 | ![]() Priya Oberoi | UK | |||
116 | ![]() Reece Chowdhry | UK | |||
117 | ![]() Reg Rix | UK | |||
118 | ![]() Richard Bednarek | UK | Cytox, e.fundamentals, Fidelity Health, Houst, Materials Nexus, Synthace | ||
119 | ![]() Richard Cameron | UK | Cydar Medical, HubBox, MicrofluidX, OxSonics, Xampla | ||
120 | ![]() Richard Fearn | UK | |||
121 | ![]() Richard Little | UK | CyberSmart, Concirrus, Exonar, OVO Group, Thought Machine | ||
122 | ![]() Richard Williams | UK | FinLegal, HiyaCar, Penfold, WealthKernel | ||
123 | ![]() Rick Haythornthwaite | UK | Powervault, Seven Bro7thers, Unmind, WiseAlpha | ||
124 | ![]() Rob Brophy | UK | Bricklane, Dabbl, Delio, Freetrade, Pyxis Technology, Seedrs, Services, SyndicateRoom, Visionable | ||
125 | ![]() Robert Marshall | UK | Cambridge Nutraceuticals, Censo Biotechnologies, Oxford Space Systems, WorkFinder | ||
126 | ![]() Rona Ruthen | UK | |||
127 | ![]() Rosemary Forsyth | UK | |||
128 | ![]() Roxane Sanguinetti | UK | |||
129 | ![]() Rupa Ganatra Popat | UK | |||
130 | ![]() Sahar Meghani | UK | |||
131 | ![]() Saloni Bhojwani | UK | |||
132 | ![]() Salwa Fathallah | UK | |||
133 | ![]() Sameer Khatri | UK | Britishvolt, Fuelmii, HiyaCar, LiNa Energy | ||
134 | ![]() Samira Ann Quassim | UK | |||
135 | ![]() Sara Gordon | UK | |||
136 | ![]() Sarah Matlock | UK | |||
137 | ![]() Sarah Turner | UK | |||
138 | ![]() Serge Chlaramonte | UK | Capdesk, Carmoola,Credit Kudos, Contingent, Dishpatch, FabricNano, Gaia Family, Grip, Julienne Bruno, Klasha, Medusa, MonolithAI, Oxwash, Plum Fintech, Silverbird, Student Finance, The Dots, WiseAlpha. | ||
139 | ![]() Sherry Coutu | UK | |||
140 | ![]() Simon Blakey | UK | |||
141 | ![]() Simon Franks | UK | Cleo, Collective, Perlego, WeGift | ||
142 | ![]() Simon Murdoch | UK | |||
143 | ![]() Simon Rogerson | UK | Clippings, Countingup, Enthuse, Modulr, Tandem, Urban Jungle. | ||
144 | ![]() Sophie Ward | UK | Learning With Experts, Obby, Story Terrace | ||
145 | ![]() Srin Madipalli | UK | Dendra Systems, Infogrid, Litify, Oxwash, Robin AI | ||
146 | ![]() Stefan Glänzer | UK | |||
147 | ![]() Stephen Bourke | UK | |||
148 | ![]() Stephen Bullock | UK | Audiense, Autologyx, ByBox, Number Eight, Shopological | ||
149 | ![]() Stuart McGuire | UK | Bold Health, KodyPay, Visionable, Wambiz | ||
150 | ![]() Stuart Roden | UK | BetterSpace, Proximie, what3words | ||
151 | ![]() Syed Ahmed | UK | Doorsteps, East London Liquor Company, Powervault, Seven Bro7hers, Winchester Distillery. | ||
152 | ![]() Taavet Hinrikus | UK | |||
153 | ![]() Tatum Getty | UK | |||
154 | ![]() Tim Bunting | UK | axitech, Fanbytes, FE Fundinfo, Nested, Rentify, Vyne | ||
155 | ![]() Tom Hulme | UK | |||
156 | ![]() Tony Jamous | UK | |||
157 | ![]() Tony Robinson | UK | Assetz Capital, Freetrade, Hybrid Air Vehicles | ||
158 | ![]() Will Neale | UK | acasa, Anorak, Credit Kudos, London House Exchange, Marshmallow, Payable, Vauban, Yonder. | ||
159 | ![]() William Armitage | UK | carwow, eMoov, Great British Chefs, idio, KisanHub, Lingumi, myHealthPal, Passfort, Revolut, RoosterMoney, Shoprocket | ||
160 | ![]() William Frewen | UK | Bequest, BrewDog, Lumio, Perenna, Unmind, Zero Carbon Farms | ||
161 | ![]() William Rushmer | UK | East London Liquor Company, Healios, Good Sixty, Urban Jungle | ||
162 | ![]() William Salomon | UK | Brewhouse & Kitchen, Codec, Cydar Medical, Starling Bank, TravelLocal | ||
163 | ![]() Xiaojuan Feng | UK | Freetrade, Notes Coffee, The Cotswolds Distillery. | ||
164 | ![]() Pete Lockett | Bristol | UK | ||
165 | ![]() Ben Cooper | Bristol | UK | ||
166 | ![]() Jon Bonnick | Bristol | UK | ||
167 | ![]() Allan Rosengren | Bristol | UK | ||
168 | ![]() Andrew Gray | Bristol | UK | ||
169 | ![]() John Warburton | Bristol | UK | ||
170 | ![]() Henry Rouquairol | Bristol | UK | ||
171 | ![]() Jonathan Scudder | Bristol | UK | ||
172 | ![]() Mark Simmonds | Bristol | UK | ||
173 | ![]() Paul Davis | Bristol | UK | ||
174 | ![]() James Skade | Bristol | UK | ||
175 | ![]() Simon Forrest Brown | Bristol | UK | ||
176 | ![]() Gareth Lee | Bristol | UK | ||
177 | ![]() Darren Ryemill | Bristol | UK | ||
178 | ![]() Will Hamilton | Bristol | UK | ||
179 | ![]() David Pugh | Bristol | UK | ||
180 | ![]() Ned Dorbin | Bristol | UK | ||
181 | ![]() Chris Hay | Bristol | UK | ||
182 | ![]() Daniel Tapson | Bristol | UK | ||
183 | ![]() Dougal Templeton | Bristol | UK | ||
184 | ![]() Adam Watts | Bristol | UK | ||
185 | ![]() Alex Garfitt | Bristol | UK | ||
186 | ![]() Liam Callaway | Bristol | UK | ||
187 | ![]() Georgie Stratton | Bristol | UK | ||
188 | ![]() Raghav Garg | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
189 | ![]() Amr Shereen Moustafa | Glasgow | Scotland | Womena | |
190 | ![]() Preston Jamieson | Glasgow | Scotland | ||
191 | ![]() Isobel Spencer | London | UK | ||
192 | ![]() Simon Hopkins | Brighton and Hove | UK | ||
193 | ![]() Sarah Turner | London | UK | ||
194 | ![]() Katherine Kellett | London | UK | ||
195 | ![]() Fateha Begum | London | UK | ||
196 | ![]() Meganne Houghton-Berry | London | UK | ||
197 | ![]() Susan S. | London | UK | ||
198 | ![]() Clodagh Ward | London | UK | ||
199 | ![]() Laura Meyer | London | UK | ||
200 | ![]() Gavin Gemmell | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
201 | ![]() David Ovens | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
202 | ![]() Niki McKenzie | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
203 | ![]() Rachel Jones | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
204 | ![]() Caroline Halliday | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
205 | ![]() Alex Lusty | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
206 | ![]() Richard Cooper | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
207 | ![]() Andrew C. | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
208 | ![]() Stuart McKee | Harrogate | Scotland | ||
209 | ![]() Gillian Fleming | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
210 | ![]() Lynne Cadenhead | Glasgow | Scotland | ||
211 | ![]() Carolyn Currie | Edinburgh | Scotland | ||
212 | ![]() Evgenia Plotnikova | London | UK | Testgorilla, wisenoze, block party | |
213 | ![]() Luisa Alemany | London | UK | ||
214 | ![]() Sarah Drinkwater | London | UK | Progression, untangle, anyone, stack world | |
215 | ![]() Gemma Bloemen | London | UK | Fertility Circle, Exakt Health, The Shellworks, Untanglegrief.com | |
216 | ![]() Jannat Shah Rajan | London | UK | YHangry, InChorus, Dai, HANX | |
217 | ![]() Lian Michelson | London | UK | Ready Burger, Cocoli, one.five, Shift, Wise | |
218 | ![]() Saloni Bhojwani | London | UK | wild.AI, Parla, Rubies in the Rubble, ScaleXP, MPowder, Sojo | |
219 | ![]() Eva Tarasova | London | UK | Simba, edgify, wise, Kair | |
220 | ![]() Yvonne Bajela | London | UK | Hutch, Flutterwave | |
221 | ![]() Ersilia Molnar | London | UK | Ocean Bottle, Conduit Club | |
222 | ![]() Dinika Mahtani | London | UK | PeopleMatter, Moody, imVitro | |
223 | ![]() Maya Moufarek | London | UK | Wise/Jude, Fertility Circle, The Lowdown, Mamamade, Roleshare and more | |
224 | ![]() Sara Gordon | London | UK | Dishpatch, Roleshare, The Joy Club, Gwella | |
225 | ![]() Andrea Sinclair | London | UK | ||
226 | ![]() Beta Lucca | London | UK | BeautyStack, Loveshark, Heights, Gwella, Fertility Circle | |
227 | ![]() Thish Nadesan | London | UK | Rail, Roleshare | |
228 | ![]() Eileen Burbidge | London | UK | ||
229 | ![]() Sekayi Mutambirwa | London | UK | Suprafin, Ziglu, The Panther Protocol, Pipe | |
230 | ![]() Yi Luo | London | UK | Qogita, BondAval, Hook, Levity | |
231 | ![]() Olga Pantelyat | Hounslow | UK | Byway.travel; The Shellworks; Sxollie; Newcleo | |
232 | ![]() Sarah Matlock | London | UK | Fungi Alert, ImproveWell, Good Life Sorted, Particity, Buy Me Once | |
233 | ![]() Wibke Stoffers | London | UK | Good Life Sorted, Byway.travel, Dr. Vegan, Ohne, Renude | |
234 | ![]() Marla Shapiro | London | UK | Spoke, Particity, Sxollie, Fungi Alert, The Shellworks | |
235 | ![]() Emma Blackburn | London | UK | Lick Home, Monolith AI, Ascension Ventures, Mobilus Labs, Spoke World, Sxollie, BRB Travel, Nook, Heygo, Rebank Technologies, incuto, Veratrak, The Shellworks, Alacrity Law | |
236 | ![]() Ellie Asgari | London | UK | Fungi Alert, Good Life Sorted, ImproveWell | |
237 | ![]() Victoria van Lennep | London | UK | StudentFinance, Sugar | |
238 | ![]() Sarah Turner | London | UK | Dynamx Medical, Provenance, Fiskl | |
239 | ![]() Machela Sathekga | London | UK | FungiAlert, Yonder, TrustElevate | |
240 | ![]() Lucero Tagle | London | UK | NextUp Comedy, YUTYBAZAR, Digme, Rooftop Cinemas | |
241 | ![]() Devika Thapar | London | UK | Madefrom.io, Inspektlabs, CureSkin | |
242 | ![]() Maria Dramalioti-Taylor | London | UK | Lifebit, Epignosis, Topia, Ometria | |
243 | ![]() Roxane Sanguinetti | London | UK | Hanx, 50intech | |
244 | ![]() Yana Abramova | London | UK | Troglo, Blushh, GetMaude, Heights | |
245 | ![]() Sahar Meghani | London | UK | Bolt, LiveBetterWith, Parla, Beautonomy, Bluebell | |
246 | ![]() Pippa Lamb | London | UK | BeReal, topi, The Stack, The Expert, Tema, Clubhouse, Contact.xyz, Thing Testing, The Pattern | |
247 | ![]() Lindsay Scott | Edinburgh | UK | FungiAlert, Pawprint, NatureMetrics | |
248 | ![]() Victoria Maigrot | London | UK | Zigzag Global, EON, ManiLife | |
249 | ![]() Hannah Leach | London | UK | Orbiit | |
250 | ![]() Veronika Kapustina | London | UK | Orbiit | |
251 | ![]() Michelle You | London | UK | Project Wren, The Future Forest Company, SINAI | |
252 | ![]() Priya Oberoi | London | UK | Latch Aid, & sisters, Aura | |
253 | ![]() Ana Barjasic | London | UK | ||
254 | ![]() Zeynep Yavuz | London | UK | Ramp.Network, Yoco, stitch.money, Truelayer, two.inc, pledge.io, sikoia, cabletech | |
255 | ![]() Julia Morrongiello | London | UK | Alpher, Bunch Capital, Hello Cash, Payable, Turnkey, Gyro Finance | |
256 | ![]() Rupa Ganatra Popat | London | UK | Juno, Sojo, Yuty, Code First Girls, The Lowdown | |
257 | ![]() Esther Reynal de Saint Michel | London | UK | Bea Fertility, MyMynd, Slip, DemDx | |
258 | ![]() Rona Ruthen | London | UK | FairHQ, Progression, LifeSupplies, Flown, Ark, Visible, MRI.com, | |
259 | ![]() Alice Bentinck | London | UK | Supercritical, Koru Kids, Blue Vision Labs (plus the whole EF portfolio) | |
260 | ![]() Yelena MacKay | London | UK | Etiq AI, Tonus Tech, Yuno | |
261 | ![]() Stephanie Peritore | London | UK | Hyfe Foods, Evo Foods, Loki, Passion Capital, The Pack, Pip & Nut | |
262 | ![]() Justina Chung | London | UK | MVPR, ByRotation, Figures, Zappi | |
263 | ![]() Amber Ghaddar | London | UK | ||
264 | ![]() Julia Baldet | London | UK | Kimaï, Konvi, The Edit LDN | |
265 | ![]() Clare Johnston | London | UK | Code First Girls, Ravio | |
266 | ![]() Constance Mantle | London | UK | ||
267 | ![]() Suzanne Ashman | London | UK | Motorway, Zego, Tessian | |
268 | ![]() Rachael Palmer | London | UK | AudioMob, Outlier, Definely, Studio, Modularity Grid, Polar Signals | |
269 | ![]() Chantal Noble Haldorsen | London | UK | INNE, Mojo | |
270 | ![]() Denise McQuaid | London | UK | ||
271 | ![]() Pam Garside | London | UK | Accuryx, LVNDR and loads more! | |
272 | ![]() Kiran Sharma | London | UK | ||
273 | ![]() Dalia Aga-Shaw | London | UK | Monzo, Kuri Saude, Kanjo Health, GrandNanny, Financielle, Juniver, The Lowdown, Tangent, Unfabled | |
274 | ![]() Lois Day | London | UK | Kanjo Health, GrandNanny, Financielle, Juniver, The Lowdown, Tangent, Unfabled, Oxa, Bramble Energy | |
275 | ![]() Tatum Getty | London | UK | Bea Fertility, MyMynd, DemDX, Daye, Nue Life, Noula, Mayweather Boxing | |
276 | ![]() Andrea Zitna | London | UK | ||
277 | ![]() Evelyn Bourke | London | UK | ||
278 | ![]() Grace Cassy | London | UK | Immersive Labs, Tessian, SlashID, Utila, Treeconomy, Spexi | |
279 | ![]() Hailey Eustace | London | UK | Wild.AI, PHINXT Robotics, Stealth Climate startup, Pal. | |
280 | ![]() Phoebe Hugh | London | UK | Freetrade, Heights, Clothes Doctor, Fnatic, Farewill | |
281 | ![]() Mea Lewis | London | UK | Xnrgy, FeedForward, Orbillion | |
282 | ![]() Chenelle Ansah | London | UK | Sojo, Boxx London, ByRotation, Nudea, Unhidden Beauty, Lasso Loop, Waya Money (Africa), Upskill (Africa), | |
283 | ![]() Swarnali Mitra | London | UK | ||
284 | ![]() Edwina Johnson | London | UK | Fiat Republic, Rosaly, OPTO, Gravel, Grunfin | |
285 | ![]() Alexandra Morrow | London | UK | Circe Biosciences, Root | |
286 | ![]() Emmie Faust | London | UK | Jude, Babbu, Eric, Me+ Em | |
287 | ![]() Emmanuelle Brizay | London | UK | Big Mamma, Underdog, Neat.protect, Clever Cards, Kard, Lane Health, Medsaf, Ascendance Flight technologies, XXII, | |
288 | ![]() Helene Guillaume | London | UK | Tell app, Causalens, Hey Jane, Precisely | |
289 | ![]() Nicole Junkermann | London | UK | Owkin, Bolt, Rippling, Cambrian Biopharma | |
290 | ![]() Bri Cho | London | UK | Odin, Honest Mobile, Maximus, etc. | |
291 | ![]() Sarah Ronald | London | UK | Current Health, ICS Learn, Gigged.AI, PommelHorse, Verlume, uHubs, (in total 35 early stage investments have been made since 2015). | |
292 | ![]() Nasreen Alimohamed | London | UK | Haeckels, Vyrao, Inde Wilde, Twig | |
293 | ![]() Caroline Hudack | London | UK | ||
294 | ![]() Michelle Tempest | London | UK | Medishout C2-AI, Daye | |
295 | ![]() Rana Argenio | London | UK | Caraway, Ceremonia, Cadence, BelliWelli | |
296 | ![]() Laura Connolly | London | UK | Lone Design Club, Uspaah, Common Objective | |
297 | ![]() Dr. Jana Hecker | London | UK | Gastrofix, Everphone, Spot Ship, Vivira Health Lab, apoQlar, Melli/meetap, Strolll, Remojo, Titan Academy, alphine, GOCOMO, transpaygo, forexfix, N26 | |
298 | ![]() Claudine Ang | London | UK | Bubble, InChorus, Foodstuff + others | |
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Before we dive into the different ways of finding an angel investor, I think it’s a good idea to define what an angel investor means exactly.
First...
Is an angel investor and business angel the same thing?
The answer is … YES! 🙂 OK, that was easy.
Next…
When you are looking for pre-seed funding for your business, there is generally an overlap between love money and business angels, and then again between angels and venture capital firms.
Love money is not angel investment (not quite)
Love money is money provided to an entrepreneur from friends and family. These are people that believe in you no matter what. Yes, you will probably have to justify why you need the money. And yes, you will generally need to give equity in exchange for this investment. But the initial goal of your friends and family is to help you.
Now, when your friends ask their friends to invest in your startup, that is when the labeling gets blurred. These friends of friends will probably be considered as angel investors.
An angel investor is a private individual who would like to invest their own personal funds into high potential startups.
Angels can be entrepreneurs with previous exits, but we are seeing more and more business angels coming from the corporate world. They generally don’t know the founder directly, or they will need a bit more persuading than the typical love money investor.
Angel investors can invest on their own or within a group of other angels. And these groups are called angel networks or angel syndicates.
When angel investments are completed within a group, there will generally be a lead investor who will be the main contact after the deal closes.
Some angel syndicates become bigger and are structured as a fund. And this is when the line is blurred again between angel investors and venture capital firms.
But one thing is for sure, and one final definition before we move on: angel investment is definitely venture capital.
And venture capital means that the angel’s funds are at risk. So they will need some kind of reward for investing in your business.
I read a poll a few years ago. The question was:
Why do angels invest in startups?
Answer 3: to give back to the community that helped them grow.
Answer 2: to make more money from their investment
….
Answer 1: because they are bored of refreshing their stock portfolio and they miss the entrepreneurial excitement of launching a business.
I think most investors would have trouble admitting to answer 1.
But as an angel investor myself, it’s true. Yes I want to help, and yes I want to make more money, but I also want to be a part of an exciting opportunity. And I want to tell my own friends about the potential of a new tech and its exciting and smart founders.
It doesn’t mean that I will naively invest funds into any fun pitch that lands in my inbox, but it is part of the equation.
So we’ve established that angel investors want to help, they want to make money and they want to be excited by the opportunity.
But they also want to make sure that their investment is the most tax efficient possible. This next part is not always well understood by founders but it’s so important to prepare when you’re dealing with angel investors.
SEIS is the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. It’s a government scheme that offers up to 50% tax relief for investments into British businesses.
This scheme has brought in over £1.4B of funding for startups since its creation in 2012 and is a brilliant incentive for angel investors.
It is one of 4 schemes aimed at helping businesses raise funds in the UK.
There are differences between the type of business that can raise the funds, the maximum amount of funds that the business can raise and how much tax relief the investor can get.
You can find our article dedicated to SEIS on this page and a SEIS tax relief calculator here.
The key take away for a founder is to make sure that your startup is SEIS ready so you don’t scare angel investors away from the beginning.
SEIS rules from April 2023 :
You can apply directly on the Gov.uk website, or get SEIS Advance Insurance from an accountant like Sleek or Seed Legals.
Now you know what an angel investor is,. And your startup is all SEIS ready. But how do you get in touch with an angel investor?
There is no silver bullet here. Finding that very special first angel investor will be a mix of networking, hustle and asking for a lot of favors. It takes time, you’ll get it wrong a few times and you will definitely learn a lot about people. The good news is that if you do it right, these investors will become your mentors, friends and will follow you throughout your career.
OK I’m ready to find an angel investor, how do I start?
Whatever you do, don’t hide what you are building. You absolutely have to tell people what you’re up to.
Start with friends and family, especially if you’ve gone through the love money round. And ask these people if they know anybody that would be interested to chat. This could be as an investor, as a client, or just somebody interested in your sector.
This is not about hard pitching, it’s about getting better at telling your story and answering questions.
You’ll be amazed!
Interesting contacts come from the most unusual connections, and even random acquaintances. You’ll see, in general people want to help.
My best introduction ever was from my brother in law. He knew a mortgage broker, and this broker used to go to school with one of the most prominent VCs in Paris.
I met him the first time at the airport, where he dropped by flying his own plane. I didn’t even have to sell myself. He trusted me from the first minute.
Just talk to people.
And then use the questions and answers to progressively make your investor deck and other pitching materials.
Learn how to make the perfect pre-seed pitch deck here.
You should now be all warmed up and slowly getting better at telling the story of your startup. It’s time to reach out.
When you’re selling your product or service, you will want to go to where your clients hang out.
And finding an investor is the same. You need to go to where investors hangout. And alot of them hang out on Linkedin.
Start by doing these 3 simple steps.
Then slowly start connecting with relevant individuals.
There are limits to the number of connections you can make everyday, so go slowly and connect with people who could be interested in what you’re building.
Not everybody will want to connect back, but if you do this everyday, you will progressively grow your network with a constant flow of new connections.
To help you speed up this whole process, we’ve created a list of Linkedin profiles for you with over 2243 VCs and Angels.
Once you’ve in the flow of things (I would give it 7 days). It’s time to write that first post.
You can find a full article on connecting with investors on Linkedin here
At this stage, your pitching material should be ready (at least the first version). You will be building a solid flow of engaged connections on Linkedin. And your first introduction post should be live.
It’s time to hit the road (and/or Zoom)!
Angel networks are groups of angel investors who get together regularly to review potential investment opportunities.
Angel networks can be as informal as investor friends having chats, to structured meetings with well marketed pitching events.
Angel networks and angel syndicates are the hidden gem for founders.
I say “hidden gem”, because angel networks are more than a bunch of potential investors. These networks are basically groups of wealthy entrepreneurial people who have done this before. They are sympathetic with your struggle. And they are literally getting together with the sole purpose of talking about startup investments. You are their reason for meeting up.
And even if you don’t get an immediate investment, you can still nurture a growing network that can help you out along the way with advice, contacts, and support. They can also become potential clients and partners.
It’s very different with a venture capital firm, where the result is often 1 or 0.
Either the VC will like your business and want to invest, or they won’t.
And even if everything stays friendly, a VC will typically not spend a lot of time helping you if there’s no investment potential for them.
I really love angel networks and we’ve also added to our investor database a list of 34 UK networks that you can reach out to.
Tip: I know you can do all of this on Zoom, but your investor connections will be stronger if you make the effort to pitch to angel networks in person.
Find your investor with our UK VC and angel investor database
Angel investment network
https://www.angelinvestmentnetwork.co.uk/
UK Business Angels Association
Crowdfunder
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/
Seedrs
Crowdcube
Kickstarter