Providing Equity Finance for Early Stage Businesses
Over the past 25 years GLE Growth Capital has established itself as a leader in the early stage investment industry. We focus on providing both investment and knowledge to high growth potential businesses. GLE Growth Capital is composed of the UK’s leading and oldest business angel network, the UK’s first Early Growth Fund and Enterprise Capital Fund. We leverage our knowledge and knowhow by running a series of relevant programmes for early stage businesses and providing knowledge consultancy with the aim to enable small and medium sized enterprises to grow and prosper.
GLE Group incorporates YFM, the most active equity investor in the UK. Together, we are a leading provider of equity finance, investing from £100,000 up to £8 million in growing businesses throughout the UK.
London Business Angels is a network of high net-worth individuals who look to invest in early stage high growth businesses in return for equity. Since 2000 the network has invested in more than 162 companies, amounting to over £49.7 million in funding. To find out more about London Business Angels visit www.lbangels.co.uk
London Seed Capital is an early-stage venture capital co-investment fund which invests where its investment is at least matched by business angels. It can invest a maximum of £100,000 in the first round, alongside a minimum of £100,000 of business angel investment. To find out more visit www.londonseedcapital.com
Seraphim Capital is a £30m venture capital Fund whose primary focus is on UK centric companies looking for equity capital of between £0.5 million and £2.0 million. The Fund's unique strength is its network of private investors who contribute at all stages of the investment process. For more details contact www.seraphimcapital.co.uk
EIS Tracker Funds make investments in EIS qualifying companies alongside London Seed Capital and Seraphim, investing between £30,000 and £100,000 per company. For more details visit the EIS Tracker Funds website.
YFM Group have a number of investment funds under management, for further information visit www.yfmgroup.co.uk
High Growth Coaching Programme helps aspirational high growth potential companies become London’s next breed of success stories. This will be achieved through high level commercially relevant coaching and exclusive events with high-level speakers on subjects including IP, Internationalisation and Corporate Partnering. For more details visit www.highgrowthcoaching.org
EASY is a cross-boarder investment project which provides a meeting point for early stage Investors and innovative businesses seeking risk capital from across Europe. The project also provides best practice for deal structuring of cross-boarder investment. For more details visit www.earlystageinvestors.org
Croydon Business Angels is a scheme run by GLE Growth Capital alongside the Croydon Enterprise looking to stimulate the Angel market in the Croydon region of London. This will include a series of events and training workshops with the aim to develop a syndicate of potential investors.