Angels Den

Angels Den
TypeFinTech, Technology
IndustryAngel investing, Private equity
Founded2007
HeadquartersLondon, United Kingdom
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMatchmaking platform
Websitewww.angelsden.com

Angels Den is a platform which seeks to connect businesses with angel investors. Founded in 2007, it is headquartered in England.

History

Bill Morrow, the co-founder and director of Angel's Den, trademarked the term "SpeedFunding" in 2008.

In July 2013 the runner-up of the BBC television series The Apprentice, Luisa Zissman, found 16 investors to fund her new business through Angels Den.

In October 2013, Angels Den launched an online platform and a rebranded website.

Model

Angels Den is an "an angel-led crowdfunder". It provides various offline pitch events such as "SpeedFunding" events, where entrepreneurs present short elevator pitches to a number of investors on a one-to-one basis.

The Angels Den Tech Club, a co-investment fund, reportedly "focuses on high-growth [..] technology start-ups" which are eligible for the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Activities

Companies that have raised funding through Angels Den have included:

Business Amount Raised Date
WhiskyInvestDirect £1,076,472 May 2015
Stylect £100,000 Feb 2015
NY Slice £300,000 Dec 2014
Antaco £213,840 Aug 2014
Beer 52 £100,000 Jan 2014

See also