9 guides

The UK Investor Landscape

Knowing who invests at your stage saves months of the wrong meetings. These guides explain how VC funds work, angels and networks, early-stage UK VCs, crowdfunding, corporate investors, family offices, accelerators, raising outside London and checking investors.

Included with every Future Founders and Founders Ticket, along with the whole library (117 guides, worth £2,925, 12 months' access).

How VC Funds Work

VC funds have their own economics, which shape what they invest in and when.

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Angels and Angel Networks

Angels write many of the UK's first cheques.

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Early-Stage VC in the UK

Knowing which UK funds invest at your stage saves months of wasted pitching.

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Equity Crowdfunding

Equity crowdfunding can raise money and build a community, but it has trade-offs.

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Corporate and Strategic Investors

Corporate investors can bring customers and credibility, and also conflicts.

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Family Offices and Private Investors

Family offices and private investors can be patient, flexible capital.

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Accelerators and Incubators

Accelerators vary widely in quality and in the equity they take.

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Raising Outside London

There is growing investment outside London, through regional funds and networks.

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Diligence on Your Investors

An investor stays on your cap table for years.

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