Angels Invest Wales

What is angel investing? What does it mean and what are the risks? If you’re looking into angel investing and want to know more about the ins and outs of what it is, look no further. Using personal wealth to help support the growth of small businesses, investors help shape the future of businesses in Wales. Find out more about angel investing here: https://ow.ly/GjZP50PuHXX #AngelInvestors #AngelInvesting   --   Beth yw fuddsoddi angel? Beth mae'n ei olygu a beth yw'r peryglon? Os ydych chi'n edrych i mewn i fuddsoddi angel ac eisiau gwybod mwy, darllenwch fwy yma. Gan ddefnyddio cyfoeth personol i gefnogi twf busnesau bach, gall buddsoddwyr helpu i lunio dyfodol busnesau yng Nghymru. Dysgwch fwy am fuddsoddi angel yma: https://ow.ly/rozR50PuHYB #BuddsoddwyrAngel #BuddsoddiAngel

Welsh FinTech Leader Zero | Certified B-Corp™ to Launch Eco-Friendly Money App in January 2025 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌱 Cardiff-based Zero, led by FinTech pioneer Richard Theo, is preparing for its highly anticipated UK-wide launch this January. With sustainability at its core, Zero aims to empower climate-conscious consumers through innovative financial solutions. Backed by angel investors and the Development Bank of Wales Angel Co-Investment Fund, Zero is paving the way for a new era in green personal finance. Discover more about their journey and plans for 2025 in our latest article: https://lnkd.in/ewY8NjSH #FinTech #Sustainability #Zero #Innovation #Wales #GreenFinance #ClimateAction #WelshTech

This morning, I was at the launch of Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government's renewed partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology ’s Industrial Liaison Program at Sbarc 🚀 Key takeaway from Phil Budden: place-based innovation matters. For Wales to thrive, we need spaces where entrepreneurs can connect, build confidence, and innovate – "because entrepreneurship is a contact sport". But that's not all... in Valleys communities like ours, this needs to be supported with work around mindset development, and delivered by members of these communities themselves - who are relatable role models and mentors to others. At Welsh ICE , this is what we do! So this morning's event was fantastic for perspective following such a busy period of delivery. It was extra relevant following the finale of our Treorchy Hackathon last night at Cwm Farm Shop , where local businesses came together to come up with real innovative ideas to local business challenges. The bigger challenge?... Wales needs more risk capital and even bolder collaboration to seriously unlock its potential. With the right ecosystems in place, it is possible that we can turn ideas into genuine impact and lift the economy! 🌟 #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #Wales #MITILP #WelshICE Matt Collins Steve Whittaker Georgina Moorcroft Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd Development Bank of Wales Angels Invest Wales Innovate UK Cardiff Capital Region Kate Breeze Simon Gale Simone Devinett Professor Dylan Jones-Evans OBE Gareth I. Jones Ben Cottam Ashley Cooper Richard Morris Steve Burt

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Mae syndicet o 20 o angylion busnes, dan arweiniad Simon Bell, wedi buddsoddi £250,000 yn Menna.ai, cynorthwyydd ariannol Gen AI ar gyfer busnesau bach, ynghyd â £250,000 arall o’n Cronfa Cyd-fuddsoddi Angylion. Wedi'i sefydlu ym mis Awst 2023 gan Nick Carlton a Dan Mines, mae Menna.ai yn helpu perchnogion busnesau bach i wneud penderfyniadau ariannol gwybodus trwy drosoli AI cynhyrchiol gyda data amser real. Wedi'i lleoli ym Mharc Ymchwil Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol Prifysgol Caerdydd (SPARK), mae Menna.ai yn cynnig rhybuddion amser real, rhagolygon, mewnwelediadau ac argymhellion ariannol craff. Bydd y buddsoddiad o £500,000 yn hybu datblygu cynnyrch, ehangu'r tîm, a pharatoi ar gyfer lansiad llawn yn 2025. Bydd Menna.ai ar gael yn uniongyrchol a thrwy bartneriaethau ledled y DU. Darganfod mwy, a chlywed gan ein Reolwr Gweithrediadau, Tom Preene: https://ow.ly/CTkn50U19Ye #BuddsoddiAngel Development Bank of Wales .UK Business Angels Association . Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd . FSB Wales (Federation of Small Businesses) . Antur Cymru Enterprise . Busnes Cymru / Business Wales . Business News Wales

A syndicate of 20 business angels, led by Simon Bell, have invested £250,000 into Menna.ai, a Gen AI-powered financial assistant for small businesses, matched by a further £250,000 from our Angel Co-investment Fund. Founded in August 2023 by Nick Carlton and Dan Mines, Menna.ai helps small business owners make informed financial decisions by leveraging generative AI with real-time data. Based at Cardiff University Social Science Research Park (SPARK), Menna.ai offers real-time alerts, forecasts, insights, and smart financial recommendations. The £500,000 investment will fuel product development, team expansion, and preparation for a full launch in 2025. Menna.ai will be available directly and through partnerships across the UK. Find out more, and hear from our Operations Manager Tom Preene: https://ow.ly/IlS350U18E8 #AngelInvesting Development Bank of Wales . UK Business Angels Association . Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd . FSB Wales (Federation of Small Businesses) . Antur Cymru Enterprise . Busnes Cymru / Business Wales . Business News Wales

Women Angels of Wales Pitch Event A huge thank you to RBC Brewin Dolphin for hosting the second Women Angels of Wales pitch event. The evening began with an engaging fireside chat in which Alice Aubrey and Georgia Aubrey of Love to Visit discussed the highs and lows of their funding journey with Carol Hall. Congratulations Alice and Georgia, your story is amazing and we wish you well for the future. We were then treated to a high standard of presentations from four very different company founders. Mari Thomas-Welland of MAAREE, Ludovica De Pieri of Reveal my Food, Rhiannon Rees of PlantSea and Dr Chen Mao Davies of Anya Health. Thank you all for sharing your visions with us – Look out for our next pitch event in February 2025! #DBW #BBB #AIW #womenangelsofwales #womanbackingwomen #Investinginwomen #BelindaHoughtonJones

Mae Kaydiar, cwmni o Gymru sy’n defnyddio technoleg flaengar i ddatblygu datrysiadau gofal traed arloesol, wedi sicrhau cefnogaeth gan fuddsoddwyr angel, Llywodraeth Cymru, Prifysgol Cymru'r Drindod Dewi Sant, Innovate UK, a ninnau. Wedi’i sefydlu yn 2018 fel cwmni deillio o Brifysgol Metropolitan Caerdydd, mae cynhyrchion DiaSole a ZeroSole Kaydiar wedi’u cynllunio i helpu i drin wlserau traed diabetig a chorniai a chaledais a achosir gan bwysau. Mae'r ddau yn cynnwys fframiau rhwyll hecsagonol y gellir eu haddasu ar gyfer cefnogaeth bersonol. Gyda buddsoddiad o £1.2 miliwn, gan gynnwys £200,000 gennym ni, mae Kaydiar ar fin lansio PROMorph, sef deunydd cyfansawdd chwyldroadol i gleifion sy’n defnyddio castiau, bresys ac orthoteg. Darganfod mwy: https://ow.ly/6e7k50TC8L9 #BuddsoddiAngel Development Bank of Wales . UK Business Angels Association . Cardiff Metropolitan University . Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government . University of Wales Trinity Saint David . Innovate UK . Busnes Cymru / Business Wales . Business News Wales

Kaydiar, a Welsh company using cutting-edge technology to develop innovative footcare solutions, has secured backing from angel investors, Welsh Government, University of Wales Trinity St David, Innovate UK, and us. Founded in 2018 as a spin-out from Cardiff Metropolitan University, Kaydiar’s DiaSole and ZeroSole products are designed to help treat diabetic foot ulcers and pressure-induced corns and calluses. Both feature customisable hexagonal mesh frames for personalised support. With a £1.2 million investment, including £200,000 from us, Kaydiar is now set to launch PROMorph, a revolutionary composite material for patients using casts, braces, and orthotics. Find out more: https://ow.ly/7osh50TC8wz #AngelInvesting #TVITeam Development Bank of Wales . UK Business Angels Association . Cardiff Metropolitan University . Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government . University of Wales Trinity Saint David . Innovate UK . Busnes Cymru / Business Wales . Business News Wales

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