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Legal teams today are under increasing pressure to move faster, reduce risk, and support business growth without slowing deals down. This is especially true when it comes to startup legals, where founders need practical and efficient guidance. Helen…
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After 14 years as a midwife, Nina van Schaick watched hundreds of women suffer preventable birth injuries and decided to build the solution herself. Her company Peripear has developed a hands-free wearable device that delivers controlled therapeutic…
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Two standout founders have been crowned winners of the two pitch competitions that AIN judged at SCALE EXPO & SUMMIT 2026. The event was held at London’s Business Design Centre on 22–23 April. Nina van Schaick, founder of PeriPear, took the top prize in…
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We sat down with Piers Linney, entrepreneur, investor, former Dragons’ Den dragon, and co-founder of Implement AI – a platform deploying coordinated teams of AI workers across sales, support, operations and analysis. Having successfully raised with AIN…
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Employee share plans can be one of the most powerful tools a founder has for attracting and keeping great people — but the thought of giving up hard-won equity can feel daunting. In this article, Sarah Anderson from our expert employee ownership…
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Most startups are told that growth means hiring. But as teams expand, speed slows, costs climb and the marketing engine becomes harder – not easier – to run. In this article, Simon Spyer, founder of Data Agents, makes the case for a different model: one…
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Loxa, the insurtech enabling retailers to offer seamless product protection at the point of sale, has announced the successful close of its £2.7 million Seed round, completed across three tranches. The round was backed primarily by angels and family…
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Angel Investment Network (AIN) is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with SCALE EXPO & SUMMIT 2026, the UK’s flagship event for high-growth scaleups and investors. With a prominent role at the event, Xavier Ballester, Director of Brokerage at…
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Choosing the right investor is one of the most consequential decisions a founder will make, yet it’s often approached with far less scrutiny than a key hire or a major supplier. David Pattison, business leader, angel investor and author, shares hard-won…
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Having built and sold multiple businesses before stepping into the boardroom, Byron Crellin brings a combination of founder instinct and corporate discipline to his angel portfolio. Now investing globally across multiple sectors via the Angel Investment…
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Getting to the negotiation table is a massive win, but as any experienced founder knows, the “yes” is only the beginning of a high-stakes chess match. In this article, fundraising expert Alex Arnot breaks down why successful fundraising is about…
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In the latest tranche of findings from Angel Investment Network‘s global survey of findings, we reveal Australian startup founders are significantly older and more experienced than their global counterparts, with 79% over the age of 45. This provides…
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Vape Guardian, the UK’s leading vape detection technology provider, has successfully raised £350,000 in a Seed funding round through Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment network. The investment will accelerate the…
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In the early stages of a startup, “brand” is often relegated to the bottom of the to-do list – a creative luxury to be handled once the “real” work is done. However, as the worlds of finance and brand collide, more investors are tracking brand equity as…
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New data released today by Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment platform, challenges the “young tech prodigy” stereotype, revealing that the drive for Unicorn status in Asia-Pacific is being led by a generation of…
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The 31 January Self Assessment deadline is one of those dates that looms large on every founder’s calendar, yet often remains a source of last-minute pressure. In our latest Startup Essentials article, we hear from Graham Davies, CEO of AIN partner…
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Alex Leigh in a Managing Director at Future Planet Capital. He primarily focuses on the UK Innovation and Seed Fund with a focus on Defence & Security. He talks to AIN about his move from PE to specialist VC, how a pre-seed founder can build fundraising…
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One in four founders now spends more than half their working week trying to raise money. For many it has quietly become a second job, and it is harming the very business the money is meant to build. Our latest survey of more than 1,000 founders…
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