News and Events

09 Jan Henley Business Angels Member Andrew Gaule Shares His Investment Experiences in Sunday Times Article

Posted at 10:04h in News by alex

Andrew Gaule, the CEO of Aimava and a founding member of Henley Business Angels (HBA), has been featured in a Sunday Times article on angel investing. Andrew spoke eloquently about the multiple companies he has invested in over the years and how the process has been...

03 Jan Henley Business Angels Event Closes 2018 with Inspiring Talk and Pitches at the New Thames Valley Science Park

Posted at 11:16h in News by alex

Members of the Henley Business Angels, a network of business professionals and private investors, came together for the last company presentations event of the year on Thursday 13 December 2018. Held for the first time at the Thames Valley Science Park, the event attracted members and...

21 Dec Lein Applied Diagnostics, a Specialist Company in the Field of Precision Optical Technology, Receives Investment from Henley Business Angels

Posted at 15:44h in News by alex

Lein Applied Diagnostics (Lein), a company that specialises in innovative and precise optical technology, have closed their latest funding round, receiving investment from two members of Henley Business Angels. This is the second time that Lein have gone through Henley Business Angels for funding, having...

20 Dec Superfood Bakery, a Company that Produces Baking Mixes and Snackfoods, Receives Investment from Henley Business Angels

Posted at 15:27h in News by alex

Superfood Bakery, a company that makes delicious gluten-free dairy-free baking mixes and snacks sold at over 100 retailers, have closed their £240k round that includes investment from one member of Henley Business Angels. Superfood Bakery sell at several prominent chains, including selected Boots, Ocado, Selfridges, Planet...

06 Aug Returnable Packaging Service CupClub Receives Investment from Henley Business Angels, R/GA Ventures, Credit Suisse Director and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Posted at 11:47h in News by alex

CupClub, a returnable packaging service for drinks centred on the reduction of single use plastics, has received investment from a Henley Business Angels member, raising a total of £200k from their seed round. CupClub’s packaging as a service is designed to hold both hot or cold...

02 Aug Mayku receives investment from Henley Business Angels

Posted at 12:03h in News by alex

Mayku, a consumer products company that has built a desktop vacuum former that creates molds in minutes, has received investment from a member of Henley Business Angels as part of their SEIS qualifying fund raise. Mayku’s first product is the Mayku FormBox, a desk top machine...

29 Jun Smart-Packaging Company Mimica Lab Receive Investment from Henley Business Angels Members

Posted at 15:12h in News by alex

Mimica Lab, a business that produces award-winning technology designed to reduce waste in perishable products such as food and pharmaceuticals, have received investment from Henley Business Angels members to contribute to their funding round. Mimica Lab has raised £470k that includes investment from members of Henley...

08 Jun CamBioScience Receives Investment from Henley Business Angels Members

Posted at 10:08h in News by alex

CamBioScience, an e-learning company that provides intensive training courses in breakthrough life science technologies, has received investment from three Henley Business Angels members, helping them raise a total of £400,000. CamBioScience have created an enterprise-level cloud platform called OBRIZUM, which allows companies in high-skill areas like...

06 Jun Two Henley Business Angels Companies Shortlisted for UKBAA Angel Investment Awards

Posted at 15:31h in News by alex

Henley Business Angels are delighted to announce that two companies that pitched at our Company Presentation events have been shortlisted for the prestigious UKBAA Angel Investment Awards, having been nominated by the HBA membership. Sleep-monitoring company Kokoon were selected for the Best Investment in IoT category,...

11 May MedicSpot, a new private GP service available at your local pharmacy, receives investment from Henley Business Angels

Posted at 14:14h in News by alex

Digital healthcare provider MedicSpot has received investment from a member of Henley Business Angels as part of the SEIS qualifying fund raise. In total MedicSpot is raising £1m in funding and has rapidly closed its oversubscribed £150k SEIS round. MedicSpot is a CQC approved private GP...

Next Company Presentations Event

The next Henley Business Angels Company Presentations event, at which selected entrepreneurs will present their businesses for investment, is on 14th March 2019.

This event will take place at 4:00pm at the Trust Suite, Henley Business School Greenlands Campus, RG9 3AU.

The programme for the company presentations event is as follows:

4:00pm - Arrival and Registration
4:30pm - Welcome, Introduction and Announcements, delivered by Jurek Sikorski, Director of Henley Business Angels Ltd
4:40pm - Guest Speaker Talk, TBA
5:00pm - Company Presentations
6:45pm - Closing Remarks, delivered by Jurek Sikorski
7:00pm - Networking, Refreshments and Company Exhibitions

The subsequent company presentation events of 2019 will be held on 13th June, 12th September and 12th December. Please save these dates for your diary.

If you are interested in becoming a member, go to: http://henleybusinessangels.com/investors/