Cambridge Angels is a UK business angel network providing smart capital to entrepreneurs.
They are a Cambridge-based group.
Their members, most of whom are successful entrepreneurs, invest in a wide range of start-up and scale-up businesses with a particular focus on deep-tech, and tools and technologies supporting healthcare.
The group was founded in 2001 by
Robert Sansom
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
and
David Cleevely
David Douglas Cleevely, CBE, FREng, FIET (born September 1953) is a British entrepreneur and international telecoms expert who has built and advised many companies, principally in Cambridge, UK.
Telecommunications
In 1985 Cleevely founded t ...
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Investee companies
A list of their portfolio companies can be found here: https://cambridgeangels.com/portfolio
Members and previous Chairs
The current chair of Cambridge Angels is Pam Garside. Previous Chairs include Robert Sansom,
David Cleevely
David Douglas Cleevely, CBE, FREng, FIET (born September 1953) is a British entrepreneur and international telecoms expert who has built and advised many companies, principally in Cambridge, UK.
Telecommunications
In 1985 Cleevely founded t ...
, John Yeomans,
Peter Cowley
Peter Cowley (born 1955, Kingston-upon-Hull, England) is a tech entrepreneur, angel investor and speaker based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is Investment Director at Martlet, the Corporate Angel division of Marshall of Cambridge. and was Pr ...
and Simon Thorpe.
Cambridge Angels is a group of more than 60 high-net worth investors who have been entrepreneurs. Members invest in and mentor start-up and early-stage companies in Cambridge, London, Oxford and throughout the UK.
Typical funding requirements that Cambridge Angels meet are in the range of £150k to £1.5m - although it is worth noting that several of their portfolio companies have raised significant follow-on funding from their Members and their venture capital partners over several funding rounds.
See also
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Comparison of business angel networks
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Private equity
In the field of finance, the term private equity (PE) refers to investment funds, usually limited partnerships (LP), which buy and restructure financially weak companies that produce goods and provide services. A private-equity fund is both a ty ...
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Venture capital
Venture capital (often abbreviated as VC) is a form of private equity financing that is provided by venture capital firms or funds to startups, early-stage, and emerging companies that have been deemed to have high growth potential or which ha ...
References
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Financial services companies of the United Kingdom
Innovation in the United Kingdom
Investment companies of the United Kingdom