Funding Options for Science, Tech & Innovation

Why does London, one of the world’s hubs of Science and Technology, still have entrepreneurs looking for funding? At Tuesday’s workshop, leading lenders, investors and grant providers shared how you can boost your innovative venture.

№1 thing which prevents VCs from investing in your businesses

Nick Gurney-Sharpe

Chief Investment Officer at Innvotec

“Q: What is the №1 thing which prevents VCs from investing in businesses?

UK Business Statistics

In 2016, there were 5.5 million private sector businesses in the UK, up by 97,000 or 2% since 2015. Since 2000, the number of businesses in the UK has increased each year, by 3% on average. In 2016, there were 2.0 million more businesses than in 2000, an increase of 59% over the whole…

A great way to persuade investors

Paul Jochen Ebert

PV Strategy and Product at Borro

Aim to get funded by more than one source

Being successful at gaining funding with forms of debt, equity and grants will look better to…

SME vs Large Business 2016 Stats

The usual definition of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) is any business with fewer than 250 employees. There were 5.4 million SMEs in the UK in 2016, which was over 99% of all businesses. Micro-businesses have 0–9 employees. There were 5.3 million…

How to create an amazing pitch-deck?

Create an amazing pitch-deck

“Women are more likely to get funded in a pitch then men”

Bill Morrow

Founder and CEO of AngelsDen

Be humble

Don’t claim your business idea is the next big thing when trying to get funding. Bill Morrow stated…

Top 3 Tip to create a successful crowdfunding campaign

Andrew Adcock, Chief Marketing Officer at Crowd for Angels says:

“For us, there are 3 key areas that successful campaign share and I have listed these in the level of importance: