Slides that would have accompanied the Q1 2020 Quarterly Investment Briefing for West of England on 26th March if it had happened! The slides include a presentation from Steve Holt of the Development Bank of Wales and an update on those companies that have raised investment and those that hope to do so in the next quarter. Slides 19-20 include information about those 13 companies that are actively raising investment in Q1 2020. Check out the disclaimer - these aren't recommendations, just information.

1. Q1 Quarterly
Investment
Briefing
Angel Investment in the West of England
Thursday 26th March
@EngineShed_BB
@TechSPARK
#QIBriefing

2. QIB Guiding Principles
Those who attend the Quarterly Investment Briefing share
three common principles:
• Whoever attends is an active or potentially active investor, or
manager of investors – or enabler of investment activity.
• Whatever is presented is informative, fact-based and regionally
relevant.
• We value the opportunity to learn equally with the opportunity to
share.

3. Agenda
12:50 – 13:50 Lightning Talks
+ Steve Holt - Welsh Development Bank
+ Kirsty Semple - FD & investor - POSTPONED
+ Heather Frankham - Philanthropist & investor - POSTPONED
13:50 - 14:00 Beauhurst data & who’s raising

4. Lettus Grow
Technology to grow food without soil
Raised successfully in Q1 2020 (18)
Graphcore
Processor optimised for machine-learning
Hieta Technologies
Designs and manufactures engine parts
Rovco
Provides underwater surveying services
Huboo
Fulfilment for e-commerce
Statsbomb
Analytics tools for football clubs
Bramley and Gage
Produces and sells a range of liquors
Anaphite
Compounds to clear pollution
Bot-Hive
Software to help SMEs purchase robots
Smartia
AI to test industrial equipment
Okko Health
Software to monitor eye health
Jennis
App that provides fitness regimes
+ Blueskytec
+ Nursery Village
+ Frahm
+ ESNO Media
+ SeeThru
Networks
+ Fox Studio
Cycling

5. Steve Holt
Angels Invest Wales Programme Director
The Development Bank of Wales
@devbankwales

6. Wales business angel
network
Stephen Holt
Director, Angels Invest Wales
March 2020

7. developmentbank.wales
Angels Invest Wales 2020
Team Brand Focus
FundCollaborationPlatform

8. developmentbank.wales
▪ Introduces quality business opportunities to private investors
▪ Quality assured and tested
▪ Dedicated online platform of opportunities – 180+ Angel Investors
▪ Real time .. Ability to ‘showcase’ your investment proposition
▪ Regional management with national focus
▪ All sectors

9. developmentbank.wales
The platform

10. developmentbank.wales
What do we look for in a business?
Management
team
Business
valuation
IP
Market
knowledge
Scale
Exit

11. developmentbank.wales
Angel investor network - AIW
Commitment Experience
Collaboration Co-investment
Empathy
Added value

12. developmentbank.wales
Sector agnostic
Ave. angel deal
£60k current
Largest £200k
Currently £3m p.a.
20 – 25 angel deals
Must be ‘investor
ready’
Angel Invest Wales – current traction

13. We’re here to help your business succeed
Our services…..
Starting a business
Finance to help you get off the ground and support
early years.
Growing a business
Loans and equity to strengthen your business and
accelerate your growth.
Buying a business
Looking to buy or sell your business? We’re able to
support you all the way.
Check your eligibility and apply online today
developmentbank.wales
Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Welsh Government.
Development Bank of Wales Plc (Banc Datblygu Cymru ccc) is the holding company of a Group that trades as Development Bank of Wales. The Group is made
up of a number of subsidiaries which are registered with names including the initials DBW. Development Bank of Wales Plc is a development finance company
wholly owned by the Welsh Ministers and it is neither authorised nor regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) or the Financial Conduct Authority
(FCA). The Development Bank of Wales has three subsidiaries which are authorised and regulated by the FCA. Please note that neither the Development Bank
of Wales Plc nor any of its subsidiaries are banking institutions or operate as such. This means that none of the group entities are able to accept deposits from
the public. A complete legal structure chart for Development Bank of Wales Plc can be found at Developmentbank.wales.
✓ Loans from £1,000 to £5 million
✓ Fast track loans up to £10,000 for businesses
trading over two years
✓ Face-to-face approach
✓ Local decision making
✓ Dedicated ongoing relationship management

14. Steve Holt – Director, Angels Invest Wales
Steve.holt@developmentbank.wales

15. Identifies 517 companies that have received
Equity Investment in West of England

17. Sectors

18. Number/Value of Fundraisings

19. Raising Q1 2020 – an open call £500k +
Vitamica £500k
Rapid diagnostic testing for antibiotics
The Trillion Fund £500k
Impact investment arm of Fundsurfer
Stornaway £1M
App to create interactive films
Sigma Polaris £500k
Human capital management software.
KETS Quantum £500k
Building complete, quantum-safe communication
solutions
Fundsurfer £500k
Crowdfunding and investment platform for
projects & companies
Col8 £500k
Software to use video at scale with proven
compliance and productivity
The activities of the Investment Activator Programme (and specifically the Silicon Gorge Pitch Competition, Quarterly Investment Briefing and Pitch Me events) do not give advice on the risks of investment and are not authorised to carry

20. Raising Q1 2020 – an open call £140k +
Hedira £150k
Keeps houseplants alive with tailored guidance
Evershare / Blockchain Ventures Ltd £250k
Buy a share of a song
Data Duopoly £250k
Offers personalised incentives to discover and
navigate venues.
Goalscanner £150 - 250k
Video highlights service for grass-roots sports
Digital Profile £140k
Community for techies to share, learn, and build
their careers.
The activities of the Investment Activator Programme (and specifically the Silicon Gorge Pitch Competition, Quarterly Investment Briefing and Pitch Me events) do not give advice on the risks of investment and are not authorised to carry
In Reality £375k
VR to simulates actual elite professional sports matches

21. Quarterly
Investment
Briefing
For your diary:
Thursday 18 June 12:30
Venue tbc