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I attended the Women backing Women UK Business Angels Association event on Monday to listen. Science Angel Syndicate's portfolio has 30% women co/founded businesses and we have partnered with HERMESA to co-invest in deep science women led businesses such as CheMastery Group Ltd. The following might start to make a difference; We need a FoF that can cornerstone women led emerging mangers. - The absolute minimum fund size in the UK to run an LP/GP is between £15m-£30m, depending on costs. A £50m FoF could immediately catalyse 4-5 women GPs as their cornerstone investor - Jessica Sue Rasmussen DipWSET highlighted her struggle to raise funding for Two Magnolias Venture Capital We need quotas and targets for the deployment of capital from UK government institutions as highlighted by Debbie Wosskow, OBE As of January 2024 our regulatory exemptions for angel investment will directly impact how many women begin angel investing, as highlighted by Marla Shapiro - this will need to be addressed We need a dedicated co-investment fund for women led angel syndicates who deploy their capital to women co/founded businesses - highlighted by most speakers A fascinating day with some truly inspiring angel investors Mary McKenna, MBE Andrea SinclairKristina Pereckaite Pamela Walker Rhona Campbell Jill Jones Pam Garside Gillian Fleming Gillian Roche-Saunders Irene Graham OBE Amy Newton Helen Oldham Jenny Tooth OBE Yvonne G. Natalie Gasson-McKinley MBE Tulip Siddiq

Why it takes 1,000 no's to get 1 yes, or why does Venture type investing only go to 1% of the field? The answer (partly) might just be in your outreach. I've seen a 5,200% increase of inbound angel investment requests YTD. I am not a fund or a known investor so imagine this amplified by 1,000 in those inboxes. There seems to be 3 general types I have noticed: 1) Spray and Pray into the air - clearly generic en masse outreach which tries to hint at a connection to the subject but actually there isn't. // These just need to stop - feels like it's doing yourself and AI an injustice. 2) Spray and Pray closing rounds and filler ends - a la "Seeking high quality investors for our captable, we've raised everything but the last 60K. You'd be ideal, you in?" // If you are that close to closing a round surely more personal and connected is better than suddenly going wide...assuming the other 160K wasn't raised by small donations (crypto projects aside). 3) Semi personal soft requests - "I've seen you're an investor on your LinkedIn, here's my project. Want to see the deck?" // Quite often these lack the real personality needed in understanding what connects that investor to the project potentially. There is a fourth type - the research lead " I saw you did 'x' and I am building 'y' (insert thought on how it's connected or why relevant)." These have been 0.25% of the approaches. So not a trend just outliers. Goes some way to answering why it takes 1,000 no's to get 1 yes, or that Venture type investing only goes to 1%. Because the severe lack in ability to connect quality over quantity; and quite often married to a disconnect on what constitutes a VC backable business. Thoughts? #investing #vc #angel #founder #approaches #investorrelations #crm

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Words from our CEO Tanguy Lesselin outlining a trend we have been witnessing for a while now at Finquest, that is our clients seeking to deploy more capital through their portcos (doing bolt-ons) as well as aggregating a few mid-size companies to create their own platform. I believe this trend is here to stay, and thus for a few reasons, including: - More attractive valuations (vs. that of larger platforms) - Less intermediated thus less competitive - The valuation upside generated by merely combining smaller entities Óf course the challenge is - how do you find those smaller private companies? As outlined by Tanguy Lesselin, about 40% of companies between USD 5m and USD 100m of revenues we speak to (and therefore are able to find for our clients) have either not been approached by any buyer over the last 12 months, or at most 1x or 2x. Why? Because no one else finds them. That is a stark contrast to the # of approaches (in the double digit) experienced by companies that are easily identifiable on all the mainstream databases everyone uses. So, if you fall in the bucket of investors that believes that deploying capital at the portco level and/or creating your own platform with a few mid-size companies makes sense, then do reach out. G

🤫 Do you know the secrets to raising investment? 🤫 At Buy Women Built we know it takes real grit and tenacity to successfully scale a business. Given that only 2p in every £1 goes to female founders, one of the hardest areas to navigate is raising investment. 💎 This morning was a game-changer.💎 Our incredible partners Trowers & Hamlins joined forces with James Knott to guide our community on the best way to stack their chances for success. 🚀 ✨ Sharing insider tips, tricks and advice, James helped the community to be clear on why they were fundraising, how they should go about it and the best way to find your 'investor match!' As usual, the room was full of open discussions with our founders exchanging wisdom, contacts and practical solutions; demystifying the steps to beating the odds! #BuyWomenBuilt #SheBuiltThis #Entrepreneur

Day 8 of fundraising in public: 2 angel commitments in the bag 💰💰💰💰💰 Goal was to get 1 commit by the end of the week, we have two by Tuesday💪 By far the best feeling a founder can feel. Early believers, gotta love them. Coming from a Serbian family, one thing we don't do is ask people for money. However during the past year, I had to really adopt a new mindset, a mindset of opportunity. This is what I love about the silicon valley. Founders here truly believe that they are not asking for favors from investors, but rather giving them an opportunity to make money with them. It's been a year of learning humility, and it's been tough. There were probably dollars on the table that I left behind because I couldn't muster up the courage to ask people in my network for an intro, feedback or an investment. How did I change this? Emersion. I immersed my self in a tight-knit community of Techstar founders, acting as a sponge when listening to successful founders talking about how they raised their initial rounds. Sometimes you are just one ask away from an investment. #fundraiseinpublic

Raising money from angel groups like E8 Angels can be more efficient than seeking out individual angel investors - but comes with its own opportunities and challenges. What do founders need to know about pitching this investor class? For this week's Insight, we sat down with Jordan Schwartz, co-Chair of the Screening Committee at E8 Angels to learn more. Check it out!

Discover the power of impact investing with this week's SuperCrowd offerings! From Firing Squad Film to ZNest and The Realm Refillery, these ventures are reshaping industries and driving positive change. Join us in supporting their missions for a brighter future! Check out the full list of offerings here: https://lnkd.in/gi8WK5Dh #ImpactInvesting #SocialChange #Empowerment

Following my recent webinar about early-stage fundraising in 2024 with 500 Global I received an overwhelming number of questions and requests to do it again - so everyone who hasn't watched it yet can do it next Monday - thanks to Ukrainian Startup Fund for hosting it! The link to sign up is in the comments. The main aspects that I'm going to cover this time: - Timing matters - when it's better to raise? - How much to raise? - How to pick relevant investors? - Top mistakes to avoid - Etc See you on Monday!