Connecting you to Smart Capital

If you have an innovative early-stage business and you're based in East Anglia you may be eligible to apply to pitch to our members for equity funding.

Applying to pitch to the Anglia Capital Group Angels

Our membership comprises around 60 experienced Angel Investors.

As well as managing our own deal platform, we also hold investor events throughout the year for our members to see pitches from carefully selected companies.

ACG Screening process

What do we look for in an investment opportunity?

As a general guide, ideally we would like to see the following:

Based in or connected to East Anglia
An innovative, exciting and potentially disruptive business
A capable management team
A well-considered business model and route to market
SEIS/ EIS eligible investment
A fair and justifiable company valuation
A well-considered exit strategy
A minimum viable product with some market traction

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The Halo Programme - Investment Readiness

A programme powered by the leading Business Angel Network in Norfolk and Suffolk, designed to prepare early-stage, innovative companies for angel investment.

Delivered by industry experts, this course goes into detail about every aspect needed before approaching angel investors for growth capital

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Upcoming Application Deadlines

To allow for our scheduled pitch events we have set the following application deadlines for 2025:

3rd February
28th April
11th August
20th October

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