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Half of angel investors have rejected a startup for “AI-washing” finds AIN global investor survey
More than half of angel investors have walked away from a startup because the AI looked bolted on for hype. That is one of the key findings from the annual global investor survey by Angel Investment Network (AIN), the…
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Revolut CEO Francesca Carlesi advises female founders to think big, raise full time and build systems early
Angel Investment Network was in the room at the London Stock Exchange for Female Founders: Connecting Companies with Capital, an evening of live pitches from Seed to Series A founders. Francesca Carlesi, CEO of Revolut…
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Ching-Yun Huang writes for e27: What Europe still doesn’t understand about Asian entrepreneurship
In a piece for e27, Angel Investment Network COO Ching-Yun Huang sets out what European observers keep missing about Asian entrepreneurship. After twenty years inside British and European business culture, and a move…
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Angel Investment Network teams up with SCALE Manchester to back female founders
The Angel Investment Network will join the judging panel when the Female Founders Pitch Competition returns at SCALE Manchester on 25 November, extending a partnership that began in London. The Angel Investment Network…
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How to protect your equity as a founder
Your equity is the most valuable thing you own, yet founders often give it away more casually than almost any other asset in the business. Drawing on advice from experienced investors, we look at how to protect your…
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Five things investors wish founders knew, from the people writing the cheques
We sat down with a series of different investors over the past few months. A former private equity operator turned specialist VC. A serial founder who built and sold his way into the boardroom. A SaaS leader who now…
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Meet The Investor: Deborah Young
In our latest Meet The Investor interview, we speak to Deborah Young, a non-executive director, advisor and angel investor with more than 20 years in SaaS and enterprise software. Deborah led Sword GRC’s global business…
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Mike Lebus writes for EU-Startups: Why capital efficiency is reshaping early stage funding
In a piece for EU-Startups, Angel Investment Network advisor Mike Lebus argues that the early stage funding conversation has drifted away from a more fundamental shift: the dramatic fall in the actual capital needed to…
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Behind The Raise: Scooch
In our latest Behind The Raise interview, we speak to Baris Ozaydinli, founder of Scooch, a proactive dog-health platform combining human-grade functional supplements with Rio AI, its care-intelligence layer. Inspired…
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AI is driving a record investment boom. Does it matter who owns the infrastructure?
The Tech Nation Report 2026, launched at London Tech Week, reveals the UK AI boom is real, accelerating, and is the key driver of early stage investment activity. But peer through the forest of data and you will see the…