On 29 April 2019 Jurek Sikorski, the Director of Henley Business Angels, was featured on the 'Gaule's Question Time' podcast to discuss the opportunities for startup ventures and the steps that go into angel investing. In the podcast Jurek spoke to Andrew Gaule, a HBA member...
Henley Business Angels (HBA) is delighted to welcome leading Thames Valley commercial law firm, Clarkslegal LLP, as a new sponsor. As part of the sponsorship Clarkslegal will be supporting HBA’s various initiatives, including the quarterly company presentation events and the Investment Readiness Workshops, along with helping...
Wearable technlogy company KYMIRA has announced the appointment of Jurek Sikorski, the Executive Director of Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship and Director of Henley Business Angels, as its new Chairman. Jurek's experience in the biotechnology sector was pivotal in his selection for the role and KYMIRA had...
Crypta Labs, an innovative Internet of Things security company that is developing the world's first portable quantum hardware security device for improving encryption protocols, is finalising £1.5m of funding, with one Henley Business Angels member participating in the funding round. The company aims to secure devices...
British technology company Rotolight, who specialise in creating advanced LED lighting for the photography and filmmaking industries, has secured substantial equity investment from the Development Capital team at Octopus Investments, to support its ambitious business growth plans. The £5 million ($6.5M) growth capital funding will...
Open Blend, a company that has created software to facilitate coaching led one to ones in the workplace, have raised a total of £250k of funding, with two members of Henley Business Angels participating in the funding round. Open Blend is the only people platform specifically...
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...
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...
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...
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...