Ian Macleod has joined the board of Archangels, the prominent business angel investment syndicate, succeeding Geoff Ball, who has retired after seven years.

It may be time for the Government to reconsider the requirement for shareholders to have a minimum stake in a company before they 

Astia Angels, an investment group that exclusively invests in women-led startups has announced its fourth exit, continuing to add to the group’s already impressive investment returns. The return to the investors in the first four exits has exceeded the high end of Astia’s expectations. The group has just completed its 85th investment.

Angel Academe has invested in doppel, a wristband shown to reduce stress. It works by creating a silent vibration on the inside of your wrist which feels just like the ‘lub-dub’ of a heartbeat. Slower rhythms are calming, and faster rhythms help you feel focused – like music. You can use it to stay calm under pressure, focus on the task ahead of you, and keep going when you need to.

In this podcast, Alan Cowley, the entrepreneurial project director of Invested Investor interviewed Dobree and asked her about the role of the University in tech transfer and in commercialising their research. 

A unique roofing tile system using recycled Welsh slate is set to revolutionise the global construction market. 

Jellagen, a pioneer in marine biotechnologies based in Wales, has closed a £3.8m funding round led by Newable Private Investing, the Development Bank of Wales, and angel investors. Newable Private Investing is one of the UK’s leading private investment groups, providing support to cutting-edge start-ups.

NearMeNow has secured an equity co-investment led by the Development Bank of Wales, who invested £150,000, with a further £60,000 obtained from private investors.

The call is out from UKBAA to find this year's most innovative growth businesses and the investors that have backed them as nominations open for the 2018 UK Angel Investment Awards.

A new competition from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult will, for the first time, enable innovative SMEs working in the offshore renewables sector to prove their technology and connect them with investors and potential clients.

The Offshore Wind Innovation Competition calls for technological solutions to specific industry innovation challenges, with successful companies able to access ORE Catapult’s world-leading market knowledge and test and validation facilities to de-risk their technology, as well as pitch their ideas to investment group Green Angel Syndicate and wind farm owner/operator ScottishPower Renewables.

Chelverton Asset Management Limited, a specialist investor in sub-FTSE 100 quoted equities and unquoted SMEs, has completed its first realisation of 2018 on behalf of Members of its Investor Club.

Henley Business Angels: inviting applications from entrepreneurs seeking seed finance.