Gateway Angels
Funding
£50,000 – £1,000,000
Location
England, North West England
Applications
Rolling (always open)
Gateway Angels provides investment funding for early-stage companies with innovative ideas. You can get between £50,000 and £1 million in pre-seed or seed investment. Your company needs a strong management team and a clear plan for how to sell your product or service. This is investment, not a grant, so you will give up equity in your company. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with no set deadline. You need to be based in England to apply.
Who can apply:
Key requirements:
- Must be early-stage company
- Must have innovative ideas
- Must have strong management team
- Must have well-defined route to market
This is for early-stage companies in England with innovative business ideas. You need a strong management team and a clear route to market. This is equity investment, so you will give up a share of your company in exchange for the money.
Regions
Providing pre-seed and seed investment rounds, typically between £50k-£1m for early-stage companies with innovative ideas, strong management teams and well-defined routes to market.
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