Dear Reader
New year, new focus on winning investment |
| With a new year comes fresh optimism and a good chance to focus on the fundamentals you need to win over the investors on our network. In the last two interviews of our latest ‘Meet The Investor’ series we speak to Christian Teichmann of Burda Principal Investments and angel investor and founder Ben Legg. They have some top tips for winning over investors in the present climate and crucially what to avoid.
In addition to investors’ advice, we also have a network of new partnerships to assist you in achieving exponential growth. Furthermore, we have an upcoming demo day for founders. We are thrilled to welcome Anna Gordon from Hubspot back to conduct a free workshop on how to succeed with email marketing. |
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Meet The Investor: Christian Teichmann |
| In our latest Meet The Investor interview we speak to Christian Teichmann, Managing Director of Burda Principal Investments. Christian is a venture capitalist driven by curiosity and a daily quest for the “next big thing”. He talks to AIN about the exciting sectors gaining his interest, the common mistakes founders make, how preparation is key and why startups should raise more capital than they think they need. |
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Meet the Investor, Ben Legg |
| Ben Legg, an angel investor and startup founder is driven by a passion for promising founders and innovative ideas. He offers valuable advice for startups raising in the present climate, and explains why the mentoring power of angel investors is a formidable quality that shouldn’t be overlooked. |
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Email marketing: A How-to Guide. |
| Are you ready to learn how to attract and convert more leads with your email marketing efforts? Email marketing is a powerful tool in any startup’s armory, but how do you ensure it is optimized? In this free workshop with Anna Gordon at HubSpot learn how to attract and convert more leads with email marketing. We will cover: How to get started with email marketing, Deliverability; Engagement: Automation and Measuring Results effectively. Sign up today for the event taking place on 31st January at 1.30pm GMT |
Would you like waived fees on your next £15,000 in Stripe processing?We have partnered with Stripe, a fully integrated platform to give startups the fastest way to launch a company, experiment to find product-market fit, and grow and scale revenue. AIN members can redeem the offer here. Just one of many perks and benefits AIN members receive. |
| We’re delighted to be one of the community partners for London’s biggest demo day, hosted by RareFounders – The London Startup Scene in March 2024. This landmark event will feature up to 100 founders pitching to top UK-based early-stage investors. Each founder gets just 1 minute to pitch and 3-5 minutes for Q&A. It’s the perfect opportunity for startups at the pre-seed, seed, or Series Astage, especially those actively fundraising and aiming for global expansion.
If you’re looking for an angel investor to help fund your business, then the Angel Investment Network can help. Learn more |
| Best wishes |
Applications close at the end of January. Visit  |
Mike & James, Founders
Co-founders, Angel Investment Network |
