Founders and Funders Programme
We’re excited to be running the Founders and Funders Programme again this summer for 16–18 year olds interested in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing.
Institutional backing for our EIS Fund
BBB has committed £1m to invest alongside our angels and EIS Fund. Read more…
Zonova closes £2.1m investment to end hospital acquired infections
Angel Academe, Thena Capital & others participate. Read more…
Introducing our first EIR
Khyati Sundaram is a two-time founder and exited CEO with a decade of operating experience in enterprise SaaS. Read more…
From founder to funder: Yee Mun Thum
Our MD Yee Mun speaks to the Entrepreneurship Bites podcast about her founder to funder journey
EIS Fund 1 - Fully Deployed!
Just in time for the end of the 2025-26 Financial Year, we completed deployment of our first EIS Fund.
Investing in the future of fertility care
Béa Fertility offers clinical-grade at-home ICI kits that achieve a 39% pregnancy rate at a fraction of the cost of IVF.
PheroSyn partners with UK strawberry growers
A new partnership with farmers and growers will advance PheroSyn’s innovative pollination strategies in UK strawberry production.
Angel Insights: Why AI Needs Trustworthy Data
The latest episode of the Angel Insights podcast is with Jessi Baker MBE, founder of portfolio company Provenance.
CPTO/CPO/CTO Opportunity
Robin Beattie of Akaina Talent has a great permanent job opportunity for a CPTO/CPO/CTO .
Standing Out to Top Talent (Part 2)
Robin Beattie gives advice on how to share your message through smart employer and personal brand building without a big budget.
Our Latest Investment: LabCycle
Our latest investment by our angels as well as our EIS Fund is in LabCycle - pioneers of the circular economy for contaminated lab plastics.
First EIS fund investment: DataWollet
We’re delighted to announce that the first investment from our EIS Fund (the UK’s first for female founders) is into DataWollet based in Cardiff.
Standing Out to Top Talent (Part 1)
The first of a two-part post from Akaina Talent’s Robin Beattie on “How Seed to Series C companies craft the content that attracts exceptional talent.”
EIS Fund: Final Call Event, 23 October
Join us from 6pm on 23 October to learn more and secure your place in the fund…
GIA Awards 2025 Finalists for the second year running!
The nomination recognises the launch of our EIS fund, the first in the UK to invest exclusively in female founders.
Job Descriptions That Cut Through the Noise...
Most job descriptions feel like a grocery list made by committee. You know the type: "Must have 5+ …
The next gen of founders and investors?
A few weeks ago, a group of 16–19 year olds joined our community for a hands-on summer programme...
The (good) network advantage in angel investing by Tom Britton
Tom Britton writes how trying to operate independently as an angel investor just doesn't make sense…