Your most important investor document is not your pitch deck (it’s your Executive Summary)!
Do you obsess about your Pitch Deck? Spending hours tweaking it to ensure it gives investors the information they need? Most founders do. A pitch deck – or investment deck – is usually the ‘go to’ document founders create when preparing to raise external funding for their business. The majority of the founders who join […]
How an advisory board makes it easier to raise investment
Julia Elliott Brown, one of our trusted and expert Funding Accelerator mentors, recently led a workshop which introduced the concepts of formal and advisory boards to our startup founders, and how having a board can help raise investment. Here Julia summarises the key points to help you demystify what an advisory board is, why they […]
Why having a co-founder in your startup can make you more appealing to investors
The journey to securing investment is often a challenging one. But, there’s a strategic move that might just tilt the scales in your favour: teaming up with a co-founder. I recently spoke with SME Today and explained how having a co-founder in your startup can make your business more appealing to potential investors. Having raised […]
Funding for startups: A guide to bridge funding
Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A are all terms that are probably familiar to you if you have, or are looking to, raise funding for startups. Bridge funding may be a term that is less familiar, but as the name suggests it often provides crucial short-term funding for startups and more established companies, helping them to […]
Networking with startup investors: 5 tips to network successfully
Raising equity investment becomes easier when you pitch to startup investors you have previously engaged with or spoken to, or have been introduced to. This is where networking comes into play.
Looking for funding? Here’s your step-by-step guide to finding startup investors
Starting a business is exhilarating, but finding the startup funding to fuel your dreams can be a daunting task. Not only will you have to prepare your business by becoming “investment ready” but you will also need to find startup investors. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the essentials, focusing on equity funding – […]
Raising equity investment? Here’s how to avoid the three biggest mistakes founders make
Raising equity investment for your business and having shareholders join the business isn’t the right option for everyone. Raising equity investment is time-consuming and a distraction from your real job of running and growing your business. Before you embark on raising equity investment you want to ensure your startup has reached a stage in its […]
Is equity funding the best option for your startup?
Equity funding isn’t for everyone. When you sell shares in your business you are, effectively, entering into a long-term relationship with your investors. Investors provide you with cash to grow your business but they will expect you to deliver them a return on that investment. Many investors will want to actively manage their investment. This […]
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 […]
