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28 Feb Henley Business Angels Members follow-on with investment in Sharesy, a venue-hire platform designed to empower local communities

Posted at 12:00h in News by HBA Admin

Sharesy, a venue-hire platform focused on traditionally difficult-to-book venues like school and village halls has received follow-on investment from three Henley Business Angels members, contributing towards an oversubscribed funding round of £745,200, vs the company’s target of £500,000.It is often the case that booking a...

17 Jun Henley Business Angels Announces Partnership with Banking Giant, NatWest, in Mission to Fuel Startup Growth

Posted at 09:00h in News by Cait Pilkington

Henley Business Angels (HBA) has a core ethos centred around supporting entrepreneurship and fostering innovation, which is why they are delighted to announce their new strategic sponsorship partnership with NatWest, one of the UK’s largest retail and commercial banks, with a reputation for enhancing the...

28 May Henley Business Angels members re-invest in KYMIRA, a smart garment company revolutionising recovery in athletes, and helped the business secure a half-a-million pound grant from the Innovate UK Investor Partnership Future Economy Programme

Posted at 09:00h in News by Cait Pilkington

KYMIRA, a smart garment company developing specialist infrared technology to aid recovery in athletes, has again received investment from two Henley Business Angels members, contributing to a £1.1m funding round. The funding round was achieved through private investment and a £500k grant as part of...

15 Mar Community News: University of Reading Entrepreneurship Society’s Annual Flagship Conference

Posted at 09:00h in News by Cait Pilkington

Henley Business Angels are proud supporters of the University of Reading Entrepreneurship Society, which provides an environment for budding entrepreneurs to meet like-minded individuals and build their networks. HBA wanted to take the time to congratulate the Society, and the Society's President Ellen Whysall, on...

20 Nov Renovos Biologics, a biotechnology company that is harnessing nanotechnology to precisely deliver therapeutic agents for regenerative medicine, receives investment from Henley Business Angels members

Posted at 09:30h in News by Cait Pilkington

Renovos Biologics, a biotechnology company that is developing a proprietary nanoclay gel carrier system to precisely deliver therapeutic agents for regenerative medicine, has received investment from five Henley Business Angels members, contributing towards a funding round, which together with non-dilutive grants, amounts to £2.3 million.The...

30 Oct Airponix, an innovative agri-tech company that provides the ability to grow high-quality produce via nutrient-rich fog, received investment from Henley Business Angels members

Posted at 09:30h in News by Cait Pilkington

Airponix, an agri-tech company providing systems that allow the growth of high-quality produce with no soil, 95% less water and lower energy consumption, has received investment from four Henley Business Angels members. Their investment contributes towards £255,000 that has already been raised by the Board...

09 Aug Oxi-Tech, a ground-breaking clean-in-place disinfectant technology company, receives record investment from Henley Business Angels members

Posted at 08:30h in News by Cait Pilkington

Oxi-Tech, a company that has developed ground-breaking, clean-in-place disinfectant technology using water and electricity, has received the largest investment from Henley Business Angels to date, contributing towards a funding round of £1m. Fourteen HBA members worked together as a syndicate, with member Damian Cavanagh leading...

21 Jun Henley Business Angels Chosen as Innovate UK Investor Partner

Posted at 09:00h in News by Cait Pilkington

Henley Business Angels is pleased to announce that we have been selected by Innovate UK to become one of their Investor Partners. We are one of only a handful of Angel Groups amongst several well-known VCs forming the Investor Partner Network.The Investor Partnerships Future Economy...

20 Jun Prof Norbert Morawetz and Chris Rees Appointed as New Managing Directors of Henley Business Angels

Posted at 17:30h in News by Cait Pilkington

Prof Norbert Morawetz and Chris Rees have been appointed as Managing Directors of Henley Business Angels (HBA), succeeding Jurek Sikorski, who has been leading HBA since its establishment in 2016. Norbert and Chris have extensive experience supporting the development of start-ups, and lead ASPECT ANGELS, a project supported by...

16 Dec Fact360, a Cyber-Security Business that Uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to Detect Fraud, Receives Investment from Henley Business Angels Member

Posted at 21:08h in News by Alex

Fact360, a cyber-security SaaS platform that specialises in detecting fraud, financial crime and compliance anomalies within businesses, has received investment from one Henley Business Angels member, contributing towards a funding round of £500,000.With more than £1.3b stolen in the UK through fraud in 2021, a...