Archangels - Making The Future

Welcome

Archangel Informal Investment is Scotland's leading Business Angel Syndicate. Originally formed in 1992 and based in Edinburgh, the syndicate now comprises around 100 investor members and is investing c. £10m per year in early stage Scottish companies, including leverage from partners the largest being the Scottish Enterprise Co-Investment Fund.

LOOKING FOR INVESTMENT?

We invest equity only, with no preferential terms, and provide significant business experience and networking opportunities to our portfolio companies.  We seek to invest in companies with high growth potential and global application and are prepared to become involved at all stages from proof of concept through growth capital in a wide variety of business sectors.  To find out more about our investment criteria and our decision making process please visit the Investment section.

WANT TO BECOME A MEMBER

We are always keen to attract new investor members and welcome the opportunity to meet with potential members to discuss our approach to investment.  We are an unregulated activity in terms of the FSA and therefore rely on certification of members as either High Net Worth Individuals or Sophisticated Investors as defined by the FSMA 2000.  Unless otherwise stated, all investment opportunities are carried out under the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) rules and therefore attract tax benefits.  Please visit our Investors section to find out more about membership.

Our office is based in Central Edinburgh and provides resources for reviewing all investment opportunities and monitoring the performance of portfolio companies.  We are the largest partner of the Scottish Co-Investment Fund  which provides matching equity funding of up to 50% (£1m max) on any qualifying investment if required.

VIEW OUR CURRENT PORTFOLIO

There are currently around 29 companies in our portfolio covering a wide spectrum of business activities.  Visit ourPortfolio section to find out more about the companies in which we are currently invested and follow the links to the websites of those companies for further information.

Latest News

Flexitricity receives backing to launch new products and services

16 Jan 2012
Creator of the first and most advanced smart grid in the UK prepares for 2012 expansion. Edinburgh, UK – 16 January 2012 – Flexitricity, a UK Company, (www.flexitricity.com) today announced a further investment from Archangel Informal Investments, its current investors, to fund new activity.

Reactec make the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50

18 Oct 2011
Reactec has been ranked 48th in the UK and 4th in Scotland in the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 listing.

Touch Bionics set for "a major period of expansion" after securing £2.5 million in new investment.

05 Oct 2011
Touch Bionics, the Scottish prosthetic technology group, is set for "a major period of expansion" after securing £2.5 million in new investment. The group, whose artificial hands have helped rehabilitate wounded service personnel in the UK and overseas, has won support from Scotland's biggest provider of angel funding Archangels and matching funding from the Scottish Venture Fund.

Bloxx Delivers Superior Web Filtering with Significantly Lower TCO at JJB Sports

21 Sep 2011
Real-time Web filtering provides a safe online environment that protects staff, the company and its IT infrastructure. Bloxx, the innovator in Web and email content filtering, today announced that JJB Sports is using Bloxx Web filtering to proactively manage and report on the Web browsing activity of over 6,000 employees accessing the Internet from over 2,000 client devices across multiple locations in the UK, including its Head Office, Support Centre and in store Point-of-Sales devices and workstations.

Touch Bionics unveils new products at AOPA

20 Sep 2011
Prosthetics technology company continues to innovate.Las Vegas, NV - September 20, 2011 - Touch Bionics®, the upper limb prosthetic technology provider, today revealed new and upgraded products at the American Orthotic & Prosthetic Association National Assembly in Las Vegas.