Business angels are wealthy, entrepreneurial individuals or groups of individuals who provide capital in return for a part of the company equity. They take a high personal risk in the expectation of owning part of a growing and successful business. The majority of angels fit into one of these categories:-

Individuals

Many people choose to become private angels. They usually come from experienced business backgrounds and view angel investing as an intelligent, controllable route to a healthy return for their money. Some wish to be "active" and will seek businesses to which they can add value; others will be "passive", taking little ongoing involvement and looking solely for a healthy return on their investment.

Angel Associations

The UK boasts a number of angel associations which provide umbrella organisations for both high net worth individuals and corporate investors to share financial risk. These groups are constantly searching for investments that meet their members' criteria. CBAN is ideally placed to transmit your ideas to these varied partnerships. Our members include a number of these organisations and as such we are well placed to ensure that your idea has the best opportunity for success.

Professional Investment Funds

These are organisations that are set-up specifically to seek out strong investments. They usually utilise professional fund mangers whose job is to take larger sums and invest them amongst a variety of opportunities. There is a huge variety of different high value funds available to innovative UK businesses. These include charitable funds, corporate funds, socially beneficial and renewable/green technology funds to name just a few. All of them have one thing in common - to seek out and support entrepreneurs and ideas that fit with their objectives.