Top 320 UK Angel Investors (Free List)

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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.

To get the best results, it’s a good idea to be selective with who you connect with first.

Take your time…
Have a look at each profile…
Each connection is not just access to one person, it will give you access to their own network of investors too.

We really hope you find this list useful!

320 most active angel investors in the UK

Investors (name, picture, linkedin, investments)

Id	Angel Investors UK	City	Country	Investments
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
299	Ramona Liberoff	London	UK	Tonus Tech, Thermify, NeoCarbon
300	Ana-Maria Yanakieva	London	UK
301	Katherine Ireland	London	UK
302	Kirsten Connell	London	UK
303	Pratima Aiyagari	London	UK	Treblle, YZR
304	Gloria Monfrini	London	UK
305	Poppy Wood	London	UK
306	Melody Lang	London	UK
307	Vivi Cahyadi	London	UK
308	Amanda Dyjecinski	London	UK
309	Kim Morrish	London	UK
310	Andrea Berchowitz	London	UK
311	Gina Kirch	London	UK
312	Tazz Gault	London	UK
313	Elaine Groenestein	London	UK
314	Shefali Roy	London	UK
315	Sophie Marple	London	UK
316	Judith Wilson	Edinburgh	Scotland
317	Sara Halbard	London	UK
318	Margaret Coughtrie	Edinburgh	Scotland
319	Helen Chang	London	UK
320	Lynne Ross	Edinburgh	Scotland

9 Steps to find your perfect angel investor

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.

Step 1 - Angel Investor: what does it mean?

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.

Step 2 - Why do angel investors put their hard earned money into risky startups?

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

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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.

Step 3 - SEIS : a real incentive for 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.

SEIS investments up to £150,000 (£250,000 from April 2023)
SITR Social Investment Tax Relief investments up to £1.5 million
EIS Enterprise Investment Scheme investments up to £12 million
VCT (Venture Capital Trust) investments up to £12 million

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 :

Your startup can raise up to £250,000
Total assets held by the business less than £350,000
Less than 25 employees
Age limit of the business 3 years

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?

Step 4 - Where to find angel investors?

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?

Step 5 - Do not hide! Talk to people.

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.

Step 6 - Linkedin is your friend

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.

Create your business page.
Update your personal profile attaching yourself to your business page
Update your profile: Founder at XYZ. So that anybody that you connect with knows you are not trying to sell, but you are trying to build (this makes a big difference)

Then slowly start connecting with relevant individuals.

Individuals in your sector
Potential investors
Other founders
Local business people

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

Step 7 - Angel networks

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.