6 February 

Europe’s start-up ecosystem has grown by leaps and bounds in the last decade.  Yet it risks being choked by the lack of later stage financing for Europe’s tech industry, which has hardly budged in five years. 

The result is a yawning, and growing, chasm between the number of ‘grown up’ European tech companies eligible for late stage growth money, and the capital available in Europe to back them. 

We believe it is already hurting growth prospects for European tech, while opening a hugely valuable gap in the funding market, which new funds could fill profitably.

6 February 

PhysioWizard, a Scottish early stage company whose expert system has the potential to revolutionise the way healthcare is delivered, has received backing from Scotland’s top business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, with support from Scotland’s leading medtech and digital health incubator, MediCity Scotland, part of the BioCity Group.

6 Februray 

CoInvestor has announced the addition of funds to their platform building on its existing service allowing direct and advised investors to co-invest alongside leading tax-efficient fund managers on the same terms.

February 2017

A strong Q4 for equity crowdfunding and P2P lending kept both sectors growing in 2016 according to the latest data from the OFF3R Index. Equity crowdfunding grew by a steady 9% whilst the total amount via P2P lending grew by 38%.

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February 2017

This month’s collection are an example of Angels gone bad. They are linked by two things, their investment in the South Sea Trading Company between 1711 and 1720, and their prominence in the English Government and Civil service during the same period

February 2017

Another deal from the London Business Angels stable deserves attention this month.  Jupiter Diagnostics has raised £1.6m from a syndicate including Angels In Med City. Jupiter's reader enables anyone to perform quick, affordable blood tests.

February 2017

The sale of Allinea is symbolic in that it has been sold to another major UK success story, ARM.

February 2017

Those of you who are information junkies about venture investment will be aware of Global Corporate Venturing an angel backed company which has come to dominate news and views on the world corporate venturing market.  Our ears pricked up when we heard that one of the original members of the team is now striking out with his own venture, Novum Insights. 

February 2017 

Hero of the Month, Mark Boggett from Seraphim Capital

February 2017

The instinct of the average person when we are seeing so much global change is to hunker down, but angels are not average people.

February 2017

This is something we should have done ages ago - giving a shout out for charities which need the financial support of our readers.  From now on each month we will profile a charity that we think deserves your attention.  Our thanks go to James Winterkorn at SOS Children's Villages for pushing for a meeting with us and asking for our help to spread the word about the work the charity he works for.  

2 February 

UK-based startup Spoke, an online clothing brand making better fitting menswear, has closed a $1.8m funding round. The round was led by VC firm Oxford Capital, with Forward Partners, Seedcamp and a number of angel investors.