Important Notice – Crowd for Angels
Dear Crowd for Angels Community, I wanted to personally update you during this period of uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 (coronavirus) and we’d like to reassure you that we’re running as normal so you can continue using Crowd for Angels.As an FCA-regulated company, we have robust continuity plans in place to ensure that we can operate as normally as possible in circumstances like these. […]
101 ways to lose money in deeptech angel investing
After 10 years of building and backing deeptech companies at one of Europe’s leading universities, in the City and our own fund Deep Science Ventures, one thing is clear. The outcomes can be big and exceed tech outcomes in both scale and speed. But any clues on how to navigate this landscape are largely hidden […]
Investor’s Guide to the EIS & SEIS
Crowd for Angels presents the Investor’s guide to the Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme. The guide explains who Crowd for Angels are, the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), their main benefits and how one can claim each tax relief. Read the Investor’s Guide below. The Enterprise Investment Scheme, […]
Biotech Investing
In this article, we hear from Angel investor and fund manager, Sunil Shah, who launched the UK’s first EIS Biotech & AI Fund, o2h Ventures. The biotech sector is one of the leading sectors in the UK economy. Large pharma companies now rely on small innovative biotechs for new ideas in disease areas such as cancer, […]
Crowd for Angels Brochure
Crowd for Angels is an FCA authorised and regulated crowdfunding platform that funds companies through the issue of shares, crowd bonds and digitalised assets to investors. Below you can view a link to the Crowd for Angels Brochure. Today, we welcome over 32,000 ‘Angels’ on our platform who regularly invest, participate and support great companies. […]
Boris Business Boost in 2020
In the month of December, the UK stock market often experiences a phenomenon known as the “Santa rally” – a rise in share prices in the run up to Christmas. Last year however, following the December 12th general election, investors saw a sharp “Boris rally”, with the FTSE 100 having put on an impressive 5% […]
Five financial predictions for 2020
As we enter a new year, and indeed a new decade, Crowd for Angels presents five predictions for what might happen in the financial markets in the coming 12 months. One of the five financial predictions for 2020: Bitcoin bounce? Once again it was a volatile year for Bitcoin in 2019, with the king of […]
Tackling terrorism with new anti money laundering laws
Regardless of the UK’s status as a member of the European Union, next year is set to see changes to the country’s anti money laundering and terrorist financing laws. Approved last May by the EU Council, the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AML5) is binding on all member states, tightening the rules for financial services firms […]
Crowd for Angels secures £550,000 in funding and lists ANGEL token on new exchange
Crowd for Angels is delighted to announce that its latest equity funding round has surpassed its funding target as it secures funding of £550,930. Following support from both existing and new shareholders, including a significant investment from invoice finance firm Populous World, Crowd for Angels secures funding totalling £550,930 which is ahead of initial target […]
How to Create a Winning Crowdfunding Pitch
If you’re trying to gain investment, a crowdfunding pitch is essential. If you write it well, you’ll be more likely to gain money for your startup. Conversely, a crowdfunding pitch that doesn’t work well could mean that you don’t attract investors, even when your idea is truly amazing. For this reason, we’ve decided to compile together a […]
