Founded 2012, UK Business Angels Association is national trade association for early-stage angel & VC investment. Represents 590 member organisations & c.18,000 angels collectively deploying £2bn+/annum. Runs online investment platform, regional angel hubs, events (Angel Group Symposium, Demo Day), education (Effective Angel Investor course). Led by Jenny Tooth OBE (Chair), Roderick Beer (MD). Team spans programmes, events, membership, ops. Not-for-profit model.
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National trade body/syndicate aggregator, NOT direct investor. Represents 590+ member orgs (angel groups, syndicates, individual investors, early-stage VCs, equity crowdfunding, family offices, accelerators). Members collectively deploy £2bn+/annum. Sector-agnostic - facilitates deal-sourcing, networking, policy advocacy. Invests £10k-£500k via member vehicles. Stage: seed to Series A. Geography: UK-wide w/ regional hubs. Differentiator: policy influence, best-practice standardisation, investor education (eLearning), professional accreditation framework.
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