As a crisis-riddled 2020 draws to an end, the UK early-stage ecosystem is left struggling and needing increasingly more support. 2020 has been a bad year for business across the board, but some are worse off than others. While there…
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2020 saw a significant drop in early-stage investments in the MENA region due to the spread of COVID-19. The latest 2020 reports saw a 22% drop in the number of MENA investments from Q1 ’19 to Q1 ’20. During these…
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Envestors is pleased to introduce our newest network partner, Euro-Asia focused angel network, VC, as well as startup mentor and global advisory, JPIN Venture Catalysts Ltd (JPIN). JPIN is an international extension of Venture Catalysts (VCATS), India’s leading investment network.…
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Bank of England policymakers are hinting that the UK may be heading for negative interest rates, for the first time in history. The BoE has recently taken the total stimulus to £895bn, with an additional £150bn in stimulus announced last…
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Investing in early-stage companies is risky business, so angel investors are always advised to conduct in-depth due diligence before funding a new company. Throughout the last 15 years, the Envestors Private Investment Club has connected hundreds of companies and angel…
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Accelerators play a key role in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation by providing companies with the contacts and skills they need to succeed. As a main driver of the startup ecosystem, accelerators not only help founders validate their ideas, they provide…
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Angel investment in the life sciences sector is still going strong during COVID-19, a recent survey by the British Business Bank and the UKBAA reveals. While portfolio performance has varied across sectors, life sciences has performed considerably better than other…
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FCA regulation around introducing deals and promoting investment in startups has been around for a long time, but, as the FCA itself admits, there’s still quite a bit of confusion around the topic. Despite efforts to regulate the early-stage investment…
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The UK early-stage investment market has yet to buckle under the pressure of COVID economic certainty, the British Business Bank’s 2020 UK Business Angels Market report reveals. The report sheds light on how UK angel investment is faring during the…
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Online angel investing doesn’t work. High net worths don’t do things online. We’ve all heard these age-old adages, but, upon closer inspection, do they hold up? A study by PWC showed that 98% of HNWIs use the internet daily. They…
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