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We are delighted that Sentry SL Ltd have secured their investment along with two excellent angels who will support the team on their journey. A huge congratulations to Steve Roberts and his team, it was a pleasure working with them.

Sentry SL Ltd have developed a technology solution that a) prevents the subsequent use of stolen equipment, and b) by using in-built tracking technology enables the effective tracking of stolen equipment which significantly increases the chance of recovery. When combined, these provide a significant anti-theft deterrent. Although other anti-theft devices already exist, Sentry SL Ltd have developed a solution that can be provided at a much lower price point that significantly widens the target market for its application.

Sentry SL Ltd technology can be sold retrospectively and fitted to individual pieces of equipment post sale, and in bulk to larger equipment manufacturers enabling them to become an OEM.

Longer term the technology can be readily applied to a wide variety of other sectors affected by the risks of theft.

Angelgroups Martin Avison said, “Seldom does a business opportunity cross our desk with such a clear and easy to understand value proposition. Sentry SL Ltd manufacture a tracker and immobiliser technology for small to medium size capital equipment, mainly in the construction sector. Not only are we delighted to have funded the business, but we have also provided them with two excellent angels to support the team on their journey”.

Stephen Roberts, Founder said, “Having approached other investment groups with no success we are so please that we used angelgroups. Their help to steer us through the process was superb and resulted in our joint success. My thanks to Martin and the team for all the support in making the deal happen”. 

It’s been nearly a year since we recorded a podcast with Nick Bramley as part of his Impact Sessions, where we talk all things ‘funding’ related.

If you’re interested in finding out more about the funding landscape we would be delighted for you to give it a listen.

CLICK HERE to access the podcast. 

A huge congratulations to the founders of My Bespoke Room, who were two of the best founders we have worked with. We are delighted to have helped them secure their investment and wish them every success in what promises to be an exciting future for them and their wider team.

My Bespoke Room is a technology company changing the world of Interior Design. They are the world’s first double sided platform for both consumers and Interior Designers. They offer a professional and affordable design service, that’s time efficient and delivered conveniently online. Designers can also use the platform to set-up, run and grow their own business.

My Bespoke Room’s mission is to revolutionise the world of Interior Design through the provision of a world class tech solution that allows consumers and designers to transact seamlessly with one another through one platform.

Angelgroups Martin Avison said, “We were delighted to work with the founders of this Bournemouth based tech company. Not only have they identified a significant opportunity in the interior design sector, they have systematically gone about securing a significant footprint in it and even growing it through Covid. I am confident that this business will continue to grow and become a dominant player within this sector. A credit to both Laura and Diana, the founders of My Bespoke Room. We were delighted to help them secure their investment and provide experienced investors to provide counsel on their journey.”.

Diana Greenhalgh, Co-Founder said, “We found Martin and the team at angelgroups to be highly professional and personable. The calibre of the angels was incredibly high, and we’re delighted to welcome some very experienced investors in the next chapter of our growth journey.”

Over half of UK business angels have continued to invest during COVID-19 reveals new UK Business Angel Report 2020 by the British Business Bank.

The report, which was released last week, shows how angel investment continues to play a huge role in the funding of businesses during the pandemic. The report is a fascinating insight in to the current activity of business angels in the UK.

You can view the full report HERE.

Some great news to start the week…another business funded!

We are thrilled that Co-Space have secured their funding. A huge congratulations to the founders Alistair Thomas and William Stokes, who not only delivered some fantastic pitches, but managed to secure their funding during an extremely uncertain time. 

Co-Space creates engaging, practical co-working spaces in regional towns and cities in the UK.

Co-Space offers a range of flexible office spaces ranging from hot-desking and dedicated desks, spaces for 2+ up to 60+ person dedicated office units, in an inspiring and all-inclusive environment.

Co-Space’s objective is to: “Provide great spaces for people to get on working – and enjoy the space they do it in”

Angelgroups Martin Avison said, “It is hard to imagine a business whose offering could be more timely. Covid 19 has seen a sea change in the way people are working and considering their medium to long term office requirements. Today, everything is still uncertain and what people are looking for is flexibility as to how they work and manage their business and people. Co Space are providing this solution in a very cost-effective way.  It is great to see two fantastic founders, supported by one of our angels provide such a considered solution when business needs it most. We wish them every success.”.

Alistair Thomas, Joint Founder Co-Space, “William and I are extremely grateful to the opportunity given to us by angelgroups to pitch to, and accept investment from genuine and high caliber angel investors. We were given thorough guidance and instructions throughout the process which was well organised and highly enjoyable. All in all, a great way to get in front of real investors”.

Next week is the launch of our new Manchester Angel Group, which we are really looking forward to getting up and running.

We have 3 businesses who will be pitching at the first event, all very different but all with high growth potential and a fantastic founding team. The events will be held online for the time being, but with the view to have physical events again as and when the current COVID situation allows.

A big thank you to our partners in the region: Weightmans, BDO and Brown Shipley for their support in the creation of the group. We are thrilled to be working together. 

Our Leeds Digital Festival event is now live! We will be covering the do’s and don’ts of pitching for angel investment and we hope you can join us.

Leeds Digital Festival had some fantastic events a few months ago when they made the seamless shift to online events, so do go and check out the great events that are being ran.

The 2020 Virtual Festival welcomed 15,000 attendees across 134 events, from over 50 countries and 6 continents

Get involved in the largest tech event in the UK!

Recii is an automated candidate engagement platform utilising the latest Voice technology. The innovative voice driven solution along with their programmatic engagement funnel significantly improves candidate engagement rates and candidate experience. Recii automate the time consuming and repetitive tasks in the recruitment industry.

Elective Technology Ltd t/a “Recii” – a London based technology business developing proprietary voicebot technology to transform the Recruitment Industry.

Recii was founded by Gareth Christian-Lim, a successful entrepreneur and experienced software developer. It was developed to enable Recruitment firms to leverage the emerging technologies of AI, Voice recognition and programmatic engagement funnels, to significantly increase the profitability, capability, and productivity within recruitment firms, in-house recruitment and HR teams.

Angelgroups Martin Avison said, “We are delighted to have funded Recii. It is always great to support such businesses, especially companies with such global markets and where the core technology will easily transfer into other sectors. A great product with a fantastic team”

Recii Gareth Christian-Lim said, “In a noisy funding market, we are so glad we decided to go with Angel Groups. It was the right decision on so many levels, professionalism, support, coaching and ultimately funding. The added benefit were the types of investors within the group, they are fantastic and have already helped the business tremendously. Even through a pandemic and recession, Angel groups, supported and coached us to raise our investment. Highly recommend!”.