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Angels Den

Angels Den is a platform which seeks to connect businesses with angel investors. Founded in 2007, it is headquartered in England.

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Angels Den
Company type
FinTech, Technology
IndustryAngel investing, Private equity
Founded2007
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMatchmaking platform
Websitewww.angelsden.com

Angels Den is a platform which seeks to connect businesses with angel investors. Founded in 2007,1 it is headquartered in England.2

History

Bill Morrow, the co-founder and director of Angel's Den,3 trademarked the term "SpeedFunding" in 2008.4

In July 2013 the runner-up of the BBC television series The Apprentice, Luisa Zissman, found 16 investors to fund her new business through Angels Den.5

In October 2013, Angels Den launched an online platform and a rebranded website.6

Model

Angels Den is an "an angel-led crowdfunder".7 It provides various offline pitch events such as "SpeedFunding" events,8 where entrepreneurs present short elevator pitches to a number of investors on a one-to-one basis.91011

The Angels Den Tech Club, a co-investment fund, reportedly "focuses on high-growth [..] technology start-ups" which are eligible for the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme.12

Activities

Companies that have raised funding through Angels Den have included:

Business Amount Raised Date
WhiskyInvestDirect £1,076,472 May 20157
Stylect £100,000 Feb 201513
NY Slice £300,000 Dec 201414
Antaco £213,840 Aug 201415
Beer 52 £100,000 Jan 201416
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Angels Den". Crowdsourcing. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013.
  2. "UK Business Angels Association". www.ukbusinessangelsassociation.org.uk. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  3. "Three fifths of startups have tried but failed to get funding - Real Business". realbusiness.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  4. Morrow, Bill. "Speedfunding." Intellectual Property Office. UK Trademark 2492697
  5. Cheung, Sonja (26 July 2013). "'The Apprentice' Runner-Up Zissman Talks Highs & Lows of UK Startups". blogs.wsj.com. The Wall Street Journal.
  6. "Blog: Angels finally touch down on the crowdfunding for business scene". Smarta. 8 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  7. "Whisky investment firm raises £1m through crowfunding". 18 May 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  8. "Speed funding: pitching to angel investors in four minutes - video". the Guardian. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  9. "Business Owners to Pitch Ideas at Speed Funding Event". London Loves Business. 29 February 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  10. Brummelhuis, Simone (9 January 2009). "Get your business flying with Angels Den speedpitching events". The Next Women Business Magazine. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2013-08-10.
  11. "Angels fall in love with speedfunding". Business Matters. 7 July 2008.
  12. Dunsby, Megan (3 June 2013). "Angels Den Tech Club Invests Six-figure Sum in Intelligent Positioning". startups.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
  13. Newton, Richard. "Flirting with footwear on Stylect, a Tinder for shoe lovers". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  14. "Pizza takeaway concept NY Slice hits crowdfunding target | Lunch Business". lunchbusiness.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  15. "Biowaste Company Smashes Fundraising Target | UK Business Angels Association". www.ukbusinessangelsassociation.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
  16. "Craft beer club Beer52 raises £100,000 through Angels Den crowdfunding platform - Startups.co.uk: Starting a business advice and business ideas". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
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