Actualités sur les Startups, les Entrepreneurs & les Business Angels.

Investor Insights

March 21, 2025 access_time_filled 6 min

Why 75% of startups fail and how to become one of the 25%

In a recent webinar hosted by Angel Investment Network, fundraising expert Alex Arnott shared invaluable insights on how startups can buck the trend of failure that will afflict the majority of startups. To avoid the fate of 75% of startups requires a…

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Investor Insights

February 27, 2025 access_time_filled 4 min

Meet the Investor: Kelly Clifford

Kelly Clifford is an experienced CFO turned angel investor, who reveals the crucial financial insights startups often overlook. He discusses the incredible potential of ‘Tech for Good’, why transparency is key to successful startup-investor…

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Investor Insights

February 19, 2025 access_time_filled 3 min

How to support startups scale in a Pro-Tech Britain

The UK has the potential to become a global tech powerhouse, but are we truly maximising our opportunities? A recent event that AIN attended, “UK 2.0 Building a Pro-Tech Britain,” hosted by Digital Frontier brought together industry leaders and…

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Behind the Raise

February 19, 2025 access_time_filled 2 min

Aura Funerals secures £750,000 through Angel Investment Network to revolutionise end-of-life planning

Aura Funerals, the digital end-of-life planning and funeral service, has announced a successful £750,000 funding round through Angel Investment Network. This marks Aura’s third successful raise through the network. The funds were raised as part of a…

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Startup Essentials

February 6, 2025 access_time_filled 5 min

Startup Essentials: Reverse-Engineer Your Pitch Deck for Investor Success

Your pitch deck is the gateway to securing the funding you need to turn your vision into reality. Yet so many founders fall at this hurdle. In our latest Startup Essentials article we hear from pitch deck coach Malcolm Lewis on creating effective pitch…

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Investor Insights

January 30, 2025 access_time_filled 5 min

Meet the Investor: Colin Boey

Colin Boey is a global investor and syndicate leader, renowned for his strategic insights and successful ventures in the B2B SaaS sector. With a keen eye for innovation and growth, Colin’s discusses the importance of founder-investor alignment and…

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Investor Insights

January 21, 2025 access_time_filled 6 min

The Year of the Angel? Dos and Don’ts for Attracting Investors

The new year is a great chance to reset your fundraising plans and develop positive new habits. In today’s economy, raising funds requires more preparation and strategic thinking than ever. So, what resolutions should you make? Our latest article as…

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Investor Insights

January 16, 2025 access_time_filled 6 min

Meet The Investor: Joanna Jensen

In our latest Meet The Investor interview, we are delighted to hear from Joanna Jensen, chair of the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA), and founder of Childs Farm. She discusses her motivations for backing challenger brands to the key…

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Startup Essentials

January 9, 2025 access_time_filled 4 min

Startup Essentials: The Art of Financial Storytelling

Securing angel investment requires more than just a great idea. Investors increasingly scrutinise a founder’s financial acumen. In out latest Startup Essentials article, we hear from from Charlie Robinson, managing director at ScaleUp Finance, on why a…

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Fundraising

December 16, 2024 access_time_filled 5 min

Startups must adapt to win investment in 2025 – global survey findings

Our recent global research of startups across the AIN network highlights some of the key challenges facing startups seeking fundraising. But how can they overcome them and win investment in 2025? To succeed, startups must adapt to changing…

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Investor Insights

December 5, 2024 access_time_filled 5 min

Meet The Investor: Hailey Eustace

In our second Meet The Investor interview, we speak to Hailey Eustace, founder of Commplicated and now a passionate DeepTech angel investor. Driven by her desire to work with companies and founders she truly believes in, Hailey shares her journey from…

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Investor Insights

November 27, 2024 access_time_filled 6 min

Meet The Investor: Phil McSweeney

Today, we launch a new content series to help startups become #investmentready for 2025. In the first of our Meet The Investor interviews we speak to Phil McSweeney, angel investor and author of AngelThink. He shares how a chance encounter led to his…

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Startup Essentials

November 25, 2024 access_time_filled 5 min

Startup Essentials: Building a More Sustainable and Efficient Website

The digital world’s carbon footprint is rapidly growing, with AI and other technologies increasing energy consumption. In our latest Startup Essentials article Paul Laroy from digital innovation agency 7DOTS discusses how Startups can build websites…

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Fundraising

November 19, 2024 access_time_filled 3 min

80% of Australian Startups optimistic about 2025

Australian startups are upbeat about their prospects for the next year, despite a challenging fundraising climate. According to a survey conducted by Angel Investment Network, the world’s largest online angel investment platform, 80% of startups polled…

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Startup Essentials

November 13, 2024 access_time_filled 5 min

Startup Essentials: Strategic Sales Execution for Founders Without Sales Experience

Selling to B2B mid-market and enterprise can be a daunting task for startup founders. However, a strategic sales approach can transform challenges into opportunities. In our latest Startup Essentials article we hear from Charles Talbot, Co- Founder of…

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Guest Blog

November 7, 2024 access_time_filled 5 min

What does the Chancellor’s Budget mean for entrepreneurs?

Following last week’s UK Budget which included £40bn of tax rises, Joanna Jensen, entrepreneur and chair of the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) talks through what the measures mean for the UK’s entrepreneurs Since the double whammy of…

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Fundraising

October 23, 2024 access_time_filled 4 min

Navigating the Startup Funding Maze in 2024

Today AIN launches the first results from our 2024 Founder survey. In this article we deep dive into the results from our UK survey and what the takeouts are for startups seeking funding in a new climate. To mark our 20th anniversary we launched a…

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Guest Blog

October 3, 2024 access_time_filled 4 min

The Power of Networks and Collaboration in Scaling Diverse Businesses

In our latest guest post we here from Ace Entrepreneurs founder Nadine Campbell on the power of networks in supporting diverse businesses to scale.The entrepreneurial landscape in the UK is becoming more diverse each year, with an increasing number of…

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Investor Insights

September 23, 2024 access_time_filled 7 min

Pioneering Angel Investment: A Conversation with AIN co-founders James Badgett and Mike Lebus

Twenty years ago two childhood friends, with a shared passion for entrepreneurship, embarked on a journey to revolutionise the startup funding landscape. Recognising the challenges faced by founders in securing angel investment, they created a platform…

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Startup Essentials

September 18, 2024 access_time_filled 4 min

Startup Essentials: Financial Modelling & Cashflow Strategies

‘The single largest factor in the failure of small businesses – up to 80% of all cases – is poor cashflow management.’ Peter Denton from Lothbury Business Management gives us the lowdown on how a robust financial model offers invaluable insights into a…

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