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Business Angels & Venture Capital funds – Can they Co-operate with Public Funds?. By Penny Lord. Can they co-operate?. YES BUT 1 IS LONELY (PROPRIETOR) 2 IS COMPANY (PROPRIETOR AND ANGEL / VC) 3 IS A CROWD (PROPRIETOR / ANGEL / PUBLIC OR GRANT FUND. Challenges.
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Business Angels & Venture Capital funds – Can they Co-operate with Public Funds? By Penny Lord
Can they co-operate? YES BUT 1IS LONELY (PROPRIETOR) 2IS COMPANY (PROPRIETOR AND ANGEL / VC) 3IS A CROWD (PROPRIETOR / ANGEL / PUBLIC OR GRANT FUND
Challenges • Knowledge of what is available • Management Capabilities • Different Agendas for 3 parties • Grant Distractions • Timescales • Implications of new funding rounds • Manipulation by Funders
Working Well • Commercially viable • CEO / Board Commercial & broad skills with target driven capability • Funding Introduced after grants injected • Co-Investment funds linked with Private Sector for funding ‘packages’.
Penny Lord MCMIBusiness Advisor Eco Innovation Centre, City Road, Peterborough, PE1 1SA, UK +44(0)1733 311644 | g.jones@ukceed.org