How to expand your startup team without it costing more
Funding Accelerator expert mentor Chris Booth of Findrs explains how to expand your startup team (and extend your headcount budget) by using AI. When it comes to attracting investors, there’s no doubt that team matters. But where do you put your focus to expand your startup team? It is people who get things done and investors […]
Raising startup funding in a recession
Focused For Business’ founder Hatty Fawcett recently took part of a panel discussing the topic “Raising in a Recession” which had some practical suggestions.
The state of startup investment in 2022
Today VC Firm Atomico launched their State of European Tech Report for 2022 which identifies trends in startup investment. ** Spoiler alert: The key findings make for rather bleak reading** The report is focused on Venture Capital (VC) funding but there are some findings that early stage businesses need to be aware of too: Reasons to be […]
How startup accelerators increase your chance of funding
While I’ve written before about the benefits of joining startup Accelerators (find out more here), now seems like the perfect time to revisit the conversation. Why? Well, new data from Beauhurst’s report on Top Accelerator Programmes for UK Businesses & Entrepreneurs shows that 40% of UK companies who have attended an accelerator have raised equity […]
3 unit metrics that attract startup investors and build a compelling story of growth
Did the conversation with potential investors fizzle out at the financial stage? It’s not just the vision, but the focus on detail that secures investors. In this blog, I explore 3 unit metrics that attract startup investors and build a compelling story of growth which is crucial to getting your funding round over the line. […]
The travel industry tech startup that went from being grounded to accelerating for take-off having secured over £250K investment
Barry Klipp had spent 17 years working in the airline industry so you might imagine how he felt when the covid pandemic grounded planes worldwide. The unexpected outcome of the industry shutting down was that Barry finally had the time to develop a business idea and plan for his tech startup that he’d put on […]
Funding Accelerator graduate PEEQUAL secures £250,000 equity investment
British Design Fund became PEEQUAL’s largest investor but the reason they provided equity investment might surprise you… Amber Probyn and Hazel McShane, the two co-founders of PEEQUAL the UK’s first stand alone women’s urinal, became very confident at pitching to investors whilst they were raising equity investment for their pre-revenue startup-up. However, this wasn’t what […]
How to find investors for a startup…quickly!
A recent report from Beauhurst and SFC Capital* reveals that it takes, on average, 15 months to find investors for a startup and close a first funding round. Small wonder that people say raising investment is time-consuming and a distraction! But almost all startups need investment at some point so how do you find investors […]
Should you raise startup funding from friends and family?
So you think you need to raise funding for your startup? You may be right, but before you begin to raise startup funding from friends and family, take a moment to assess whether your startup is ready for investment. It is so much easier to raise investment when you have traction. There comes a point […]
