Funding Resolutions (Christmas Party with Funders) (£ event)
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Want to meet top funders and get answers to the questions you've been waiting for? Come to our Christmas Party with Funders and have an enjoyable and informative evening!
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Companies:
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ScaleUp Group is a VC made up of successful founders and executives providing fast growth companies with “Active Support” consisting of management mentoring, talent management, sales expansion, financial management and funding to help create global champions. Every member of their team has either founded or funded multiple successful companies. In many cases, both!
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London Business Angels has been connecting high growth small and medium sized enterprises with investment through the network of experienced and discerning business angel investors since 1982. London Business Angels is a founding member of the UK Business Angels Association, the industry's best practice trade association. LBA is also a member of EBAN, the European Business Angels Network and the Angel Capital Group, focusing on providing both investment and knowledge to high growth businesses.
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NatWest is not only one of the leading and well-established UK banks, but also a team of experts with entrepreneurial spirit. They understand that running a business can be both exciting and challenging, but with the right combination of support, guidance and funding, it can do better. NatWest is an institution which provides both funding and necessary support to make sure businesses grow faster.
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Crowd For Angels is a FCA regulated crowdfunding platform for debt and equity funding for both public and private companies at all stages. They aim to bring innovative and appealing products to the crowd and support public and private UK companies through all stages from seed to pre-ipo and when listed. Crowd For Angels does this through equity funding under SEIS, EIS and debt funding through convertible loans.
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Angel Investment Network is the world’s largest angel community with over 300,000 members worldwide. After 11 years of supporting the businesses in finding right Angels, AIN keeps opening new services, one of which is a startup accelerator programme to help new ventures, where AIN leaders share own experience of successful entrepreneurial journey in addition to helping you secure the funds. AIN has a network of 35 websites covering 70 countries - the largest angel network in the world.
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Rockstar Hubs International is a part of Rockstar Group of Companies. Since 2007, The Rockstar Group has mentored and grown over 6,500 businesses in the UK. The Rockstar Group has some of the UK’s most well known and respected entrepreneurs as its mentors. Within the group it also owns a law firm, hedge fund, crowdfunding platform, sales outsourcing firm and App development company.
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SyndicateRoom is the UK’s only investor-led equity crowdfunding platform. Their members co-invest alongside experienced angel investors in highly sophisticated investment opportunities, on the same economic terms as the professionals. Each one of the opportunities on their platform has been researched by a ‘lead investor’ who is familiar with the sector and who has put their own money into the deal.
Envestors is one of the leading private investor networks which sits “above the crowd”. Being established in 2004, today Envestors Ltd. has over 4,000 sophisticated investors have registered on the Envestors platform and invest a minimum of £25,000 (average £42,000) per transaction. To date Envestors has completed £95m of investment into 200 companies through its offices in London, Jersey and Dubai. Envestors has won numerous awards including “Private Investor Network of the Year” on three occasions (2009, 2011 and 2014).
Who you will meet:
Paul Excell, Executive Director at ScaleUp Group (Growth funding for Disruptive, Tech and Innovative solutions)
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Paul is a global executive leader, pioneer, investor, coach and board advisor with an impressive track record of delivering business growth and transformation in organisations. Founder/CEO at Excelerating innovation and as Executive Chair, at Global iLabs, he drives an innovative portfolio of high growth, disruptive technology start-ups/scale ups plus coaching and Board advisory services.
Yann Moulary, Investment Associate at London Business Angels
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Yann is an Investment Associate at London Business Angels. He is responsible for looking after LBA’s front end deal flow of technology companies in sectors such as IoT, AI, FinTech, InsuTech, RegTech, CleanTech, Saas, Semiconductor devices, Digital etc. Yann critically assesses the opportunities to select and present high growth potential startups to our business angels’ network.
Alexander Sleigh, Investment Director at London Business Angels
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Alexander is the investment manager for Angel Capital Group which includes the LBA network.Alexander plays a key role in the sourcing and assessment of investment opportunities. He then works closely with the selected entrepreneurs in preparation for each Company Presentation Event, and beyond as they look to secure funding. Further responsibilities include management of investor relations, communications, marketing, events and administration for the whole of ACG.
Chris Kettle, Entrepreneur Development Manager at NatWest Bank
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Andrew Adcock, Chief Marketing Officer at Crowd For Angels
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Andrew is the Chief Marketing Officer at Crowd for Angels, where he is responsible for creating Crowd for Angels marketing channels and media, the running of day to day marketing activity and communicating with investors and companies. He is committed to combine his passion for social media and business in providing high levels of client satisfaction and understanding.
Kenrick De Nazareth, Finance and Administration Officer at Crowd for Angels
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Kenrick holds a BA Honours degree in Business Management and Finance from the University of Westminster. Previously, Kenrick worked as an assistant accountant at E.C Capital and had a stint as an intern a NinetyTen Ltd.
Edward Stephens, Director of Angel Investment Network brokerage
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Ed has considerable experience reviewing and evaluating start-ups.
Jonathan Pfahl, Co-founder at Rockstar Hubs International
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Since establishing his first Rockstar company in the group in 2007, Rockstar now has companies in mentoring and property in 3 different parts of the world as well as vested interests in 9 different private companies that he has invested in. Whilst still only in his 30s, Jonathan is a driven and successful entrepreneur who is passionate about working with entrepreneurs who are determined to see their business grow.
Chelsey Baker, Leading Business Mentor, Author & Founder of 'Broadcasting Your Business'
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Chelsey is recognised as one of the UK’s leading business mentors, author of "The Pocket Mentor" book and founder of Broadcasting Your Business the pitch, press and publicity programme which has generated millions of pounds in sales and publicity for her clients. Having won the British Bankers' Association’s "Excellence in Enterprise Mentoring Award" at BAFTA and the prestigious title of "Business Mentor of the Year" awarded by Start Your Business magazine she is a mentor to hundreds of businesses throughout the UK. She is an authority on the 'perfect pitch’ and an expert in pitching for funding where she has judged over 1,000 business pitches.
Oliver Woolley, Co-funder and CEO at Envestors
Oliver is CEO of Envestors Limited, which he co-founded in 2004 helping investors source interesting deals. Between 2006 and 2014, Oliver sat on the Board of the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA). After completing a finance degree, Oliver raised equity and bank debt to start Woolleys Healthfoods. In 1997 he sold the business to Northern Foods and moved into early-stage investing.
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Plan your evening:
6.00-6.30pm Arrival and Networking (over coffee or beer)
• 6.30-8.00pm Talks
• 8.00-8.30pm Networking (Time to exchange your business cards and get a fresh pint of beer).
Organisers:
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Arina Osiannaya - the founder The Business Funding Events (The only place where you can meet top-finance providers on a regular basis) and Osmond Dsilva, Tech City Coffee Meetups (Chef of coffee with a smell of money…)
Sponsored by:
Rockstar Hubs International is a part of Rockstar Group of Companies. Since 2007, The Rockstar Group has mentored and grown over 6,500 businesses in the UK. The Rockstar Group has some of the UK’s most well known and respected entrepreneurs as its mentors. Within the group it also owns a law firm, hedge fund, crowdfunding platform, sales outsourcing firm and App development company.
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Funding Resolutions (Christmas Party with Funders) (£ event)