Insights from investor Alex Leigh on moving from private equity to venture capital and how startups can prepare for investor ...

Alex Leigh in a Managing Director at Future Planet Capital. He primarily focuses on the UK Innovation and Seed Fund with a fo... As we look ahead to 2026, the data from our latest global founder ...

Alex Leigh in a Managing Director at Future Planet Capital. He primarily focuses on the UK Innovation and Seed Fund with a fo... As we look ahead to 2026, the data from our latest global founder ...

When I think about where new angel investors might want to put their money, I always look at the current landscape and what’s genuinely exciting and impactful. Based on recent conversations and ...

The UK has the potential to become a global tech powerhouse, but are we truly maximising our opportunities? A recent event that AIN attended, “UK 2.0 Building a Pro-Tech Britain,” hosted by Digital ...

Your initial outreach message is an investor’s crucial first impression of your opportunity and your team. Given that investors are bombarded with funding requests, overlooking this vital step is a ...

Our recent global research of startups across the AIN network highlights some of the key challenges facing startups seeking fundraising. But how can they overcome them and win investment in 2025? To ...

Your pitch deck is the gateway to securing the funding you need to turn your vision into reality. Yet so many founders fall at this hurdle. In our latest Startup Essentials article we hear from pitch ...

Robin Leigh is a highly experienced private angel investor and deal structurer, with extensive knowledge of investing in the UK and Asia. In the first of our two part interview, Robin details his ...

As we look ahead to 2026, the data from our latest global founder survey makes one thing clear: the “spray and pray” approach to fundraising is destined to fail. Successful founders won’t just be the ...