Our COO and "deal flow guy" Simon Hopkins walks explains why we insist on applications not introductions as the first step to pitching to our angels & EIS Fund.

This summer, for the second year, Angel Academe members ran a week-long programme giving 16–18-year-olds an intro to the world of startups and angel investing. Deborah Gruenberger writes about it…

Over 60 of our angel investors & partners have joined us at a series of lunches during August 😇

Our new application page asks some detailed questions of founders with AI startups. In this post, Simon Hopkins, who manages dealflow at AA, walks us through what we want to know.

Robin Beattie from Akaina Talent wraps up the ‘Standing out to Top Talent’ series by exploring passive candidates, how AI really fits into hiring, and the new questions investors are asking that often catch founders off guard.

Please join us in welcoming Lara Mott to the AA community as Entrepreneur in Residence…

Join us online to hear highlights & progress from Fund 1 and find out more about Fund 2…

We’re excited to be running the Founders and Funders Programme again this summer for 16–18 year olds interested in entrepreneurship and early-stage investing.

BBB has committed £1m to invest alongside our angels and EIS Fund. Read more…

Angel Academe, Thena Capital & others participate. Read more…

Khyati Sundaram is a two-time founder and exited CEO with a decade of operating experience in enterprise SaaS. Read more…

Our MD Yee Mun speaks to the Entrepreneurship Bites podcast about her founder to funder journey

Akaina Talent has a brand new website!

Just in time for the end of the 2025-26 Financial Year, we completed deployment of our first EIS Fund.

Béa Fertility offers clinical-grade at-home ICI kits that achieve a 39% pregnancy rate at a fraction of the cost of IVF.

A new partnership with farmers and growers will advance PheroSyn’s innovative pollination strategies in UK strawberry production.

The latest episode of the Angel Insights podcast is with Jessi Baker MBE, founder of portfolio company Provenance.

Robin Beattie of Akaina Talent has a great permanent job opportunity for a CPTO/CPO/CTO .

Robin Beattie gives advice on how to share your message through smart employer and personal brand building without a big budget.