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| 17.05.2024 | Maintaining positive mental wellbeing | In the current environment with economic uncertainty, rising costs and labour shortages, it can be difficult at times to remain optimistic. Maintaining positive mental well-being is essential for overall health and quality of life. It not o... |
| 11.02.2024 | Empowering Growth in 2024: The Role of Angel Investors Beyond Capital Investment | Angel investors play a pivotal role in fostering the growth and success of portfolio companies. While the infusion of capital is undeniably crucial, the value an angel investor brings extends far beyond financial backing. Below are ways ang... |
| 15.12.2023 | Navigating Year-End Success: A Guide for Startup Owners | As the calendar flips to its final pages, startup business owners find themselves at a crucial juncture—one that demands reflection, strategic planning, and preparation for the challenges and opportunities that the new year may bring. Year-... |
| 24.11.2023 | 2023 Member awards | The strength of the Enterprise Angels brand is dependent on the commitment of our members volunteering time to support the early-stage ecosystem. This month we acknowledged those members who have made a real commitment to supporting the sta... |
| 14.11.2023 | Thoroughbreds and Zombies: The Highs and Lows of an Angel Investment Portfolio | After 15 years of angel investing, it’s interesting to see the outcomes of our investments, the number of companies that have failed and the number of companies that are thriving. This information gives investors a better sense for likely r... |
| 13.09.2023 | R & D Tax Incentive | Since its enactment in June 2019, the R&D (research and development) tax credit scheme is currently in its fourth year of running (with application from the 2020 income year). The scheme provides a 15% credit on your R&D costs and c... |
| 05.07.2023 | First close completed for EA Fund 4 | We’re excited to announce that Enterprise Angels has completed our first close for EA Fund 4 of $2m. Recently launched EA Fund 4 is like our previous three funds in many ways, but the key differentiator is it will not be a ‘side-car fund’, ... |
| 05.07.2023 | 15 Years of Angel Investing | This year Enterprise Angels celebrates 15 years of angel investing. Based in Tauranga, it has become one of New Zealand’s largest, most active, and best resourced Angel networks in New Zealand. Enterprise Angels offers a unique model of ear... |
| 02.05.2023 | Financial Year in Review 2023 | It’s been another rollercoaster twelve months with some highs; having great attendance at in-person events again, some significant milestones achieved by our portfolio companies, and some lows; rapidly changing economic conditions, and adve... |
| 30.10.2022 | Angel investing in uncertain times | After two years marked by COVID uncertainty, once again we are in turbulent times with economic conditions changing at a fast rate. Inflation is high and the cost of wages, goods and interest rates are rising. Compounding this, NZ businesse... |
| 13.09.2022 | 2022 Member Awards | Angel investing is more than just investing capital in start-ups; it is also about rolling up your sleeves and getting involved with startups – including sharing networks, joining the board and mentoring. Last week Enterprise Angels celebra... |
| 25.08.2022 | How to become investment ready? | You are investment ready when you have prepared all information ready to present to potential investors.
This information should be presented in the form of a 1-2 page summary of your business. We encourage you to use our template here, ho... |
| 03.08.2022 | What is Angel Investing? | Angel investors have the noble pursuit of growing early stage companies.
Whether by nurturing and/or investing in promising deals, our end game is the hope of high return, be that in the form of financial or more intrinsic rewards.
Angel ... |
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| 28.06.2021 | Key Tips for Founders starting on their journey | Since we began back in 2008 we have met many entrepreneurs with many different ideas, products and concepts, some have gone on to succeed and others not, but all have learnt valuable lessons on the way. Below is some advice Jake Hoffart our... |
| - | Enterprise Angels invests in 100 Startups! | Late January marked a great milestone for Enterprise Angels. We invested in our 100th start-up. The journey began in 2008 and since then our members, funds and wholesale investor community have collectively invested over $58m dollars. And w... |
| - | So much more than just funding! | Enterprise Angels offers our portfolio companies so much more than just funding!
The post-investment relationship with Angel Investors is very important. Enterprise Angels Investors may be able to provide expertise, contacts and more. If y... |
| - | EA Fund 1 exits Kiwi Firm Volpara | Excerpt from www.cio.co.nz
Volpara Solutions is helping save lives around the globe using AI technologies that are optimising breast screening to catch breast cancers earlier and reduce costs.
In New Zealand, Volpara recently begun suppor... |
| - | Impact Showcase | Enterprise Angels held their inaugural Impact Showcase in early September 2019 with a great turn out and level of participation from all involved.
The event showed that the investment community has a very positive response to our New Zeala... |
| - | What is early stage investing? | Early-stage investing funds the first three stages of a company’s development. It is divided into three distinct funding types:
Seed-stage companies have not usually established commercial operations – financing continues supports pre-star... |
| - | Capital Raising Part 4: Why choose Angel Investors | Growing a business takes more than just capital, expertise and connections are essential. Investors who support early stage companies are often called Angel Investors. The benefits of Angel Investors are:
Angel Investors are experienced in... |
| - | Capital Raising Part 5: Due Diligence and Deal Development | When our members have indicated there is sufficient interest both in terms of investment and wanting to participate in due diligence, we kick off this process:
What is due diligence? This is a comprehensive appraisal of the opportunity und... |
| - | Diversify now: EA Fund 3 is open for investment | Following on the success of recent investment returns including Engender, SwipedOn, Volpara you are invited to invest now.
You know the old saying ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’? Well it is certainly true when it comes to investin... |
| - | Investment Ready Part 3: Capital Raising Preparation | If you require general help in preparing for capital raising, the following contacts and resources can help you on your way:
A local Bay of Plenty, the Venture Centre is an entirely entrepreneur led and funded entrepreneurship hub which co... |
| - | Investment Ready Part 1: Validate your business idea | The first step for anyone with a great idea or two is to validate it – can your idea be turned into a business?
If you have not yet undertaken market validation, we recommend the following resources.
Evaluate your idea with the Business i... |
| - | Key ingredients to a successful pitch. | Firstly, it is important to understand why you are pitching. It is not, as is often assumed, to get investors to open their chequebook. The pitch’s purpose is to get sufficient demand from the audience for a follow-on conversation. Your goa... |
| - | Key tips for Founders starting on their journey | Since we began back in 2008 we have met many entrepreneurs with different ideas, products and concepts, some have gone on to succeed and others not, but all have learnt valuable lessons on the way. Below are some tips Jake Hoffart our Inves... |
| - | Who pays the fees in early-stage investing? | Whether you’re investing via a Venture Capital Fund (VC), an Angel group nominee or directly into a startup, resourcing is required for deal making and post investment management: undertaking due diligence, facilitating the investment, supp... |
| - | Why become a member of Enterprise Angels? | Enterprise Angels offers you the opportunity to invest in some early stage deals, but that is only part of it! Becoming an active member also gives you:
The camaraderie and networking opportunities provided to members are highly valued. No... |
| - | Growing strongly and widening scope to impact investing | Enterprise Angels has been a key component of the Bay of Plenty’s entrepreneurial ecosystem since its launch in 2008. The brainchild of Bill Murphy, Enterprise Angels has continued to expand to over 200 members, three well-supported early s... |
| - | Angel Awards 2021 | Recently Enterprise Angels celebrated its Annual Angel Awards; an opportunity to acknowledge members who have made a significant contribution to the network in terms of time, capital, and assistance during the 2020/21 financial year.
Angel... |
| - | Enterprise Angels waves wand for third fund | Fund 3 has achieved a first close of more than $2 million, giving the green light for investment.
NBR spoke with Nina Le Lievre, Enterprise Angels CEO, about the Fund, female representation within the industry and the highs and lows of inv... |
| - | ‘We need to use the collective for equality’: the angel investor calling for a fairer society | Check out ‘The Spinoff’ article, where investor Alan Dick talks inequality, elitism and impact investing.
Named Angel of the Year by Enterprise Angels, Alan talks about the importance of making resources available to a wider group of peopl... |
| - | Of Course You Can Do It! | What we want to invest in and what kind of returns we want are changing. There’s many things causing this shift (way too many to go into in this blog) but I’ll bet you are nodding your head in agreement.
Yes, we definitely want our capital... |
| - | What is Angel Investing? | Angel investors have the noble pursuit of growing early stage companies.
Whether by nurturing and/or investing in promising deals, our end game is the hope of high return, be that in the form of financial or more intrinsic rewards.
Angel ... |
| - | Portfolio Company, Engender, is acquired | Kiwi agritech firm that uses cell-sorting technology for livestock, has been acquired.
Engender Technologies was originally cofounded by University of Auckland Professor Cather Simpson, Auckland UniServices and Pacific Channel.
Ten savvy ... |
| - | Who are Enterprise Angels: Why invest in our deals? | Enterprise Angels is one of the largest, most active and best resourced Angel networks in New Zealand. It is an unique angel group model whereby professional staff with capital raising expertise work closely with members to source deals, un... |
| - | New CEO for Enterprise Angels | In an industry where females are under-represented in senior executive positions, BOP/Waikato based angel investor group Enterprise Angels continues to lead the way by appointing the country’s first female Angel network CEO.
Nina Le Lievre... |
| - | Angel Investing, Get Started | So you like the exciting start-up space and you qualify as a Wholesale Investor? What are the next steps to getting started in angel investing?
If you want to dip your toes into the exciting world of angel investing, becoming a member and/... |
| - | Enterprise Angels 2018 in review | Enterprise Angels celebrated the 2018 year at their AGM, with pleasing results:
Made investment of $33.7million into 68 portfolio companies including 16 companies by EA Fund 1 and 16 companies by EA Fund 2
33 companies are now managed by ... |
| - | Investor Reps: Want to really help an early stage company? | Angel Members have the opportunity to put their experience, skills and connections to work by taking on the role of an Investor Director or Investor Representative in one of the companies they invest in.
Being an Investor Rep is a fantasti... |
| - | FY2021: The year that was virtually unique and uniquely virtual | The end of the financial year is a good time to take stock and consider how far we have come. I reflected on my last annual wrap-up at the end of 2019 and had a laugh about the title ‘Goodbye 2019, here’s to an awesome 2020’.
To be fair, i... |
| - | The human piece of the celestial investment landscape | So many screens and faces but how much human connection is really going on? When New Zealand moved into lock down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, like many other organisations we held our events and meetings online and continued to do this un... |
| - | What is a nominee holding company? | Both angel groups and Venture Capital (VC) funds use nominee companies. Angel groups use them for most investments and VCs sometimes use them for co-investment opportunities for Limited Partners. Nominees provide a great deal of value to bo... |
| - | Portfolio Diversification: Minimise Risk | A hot tip for any savvy investor is portfolio diversification. By investing in different asset classes, industries, regions and stages you will reduce your risk, minimise losses and maximise returns.
Throughout this post we will look at ri... |
| - | What Now Meets Now What! | We’ve been asked many times over the years what happened to Angel Investing during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Everyone (Angels, entrepreneurs, market commentators, the man on the street) expected the answer to be that Angel investor... |
| - | Portfolio company, SwipedOn, strikes a home run! | In December last year, SwipedOn – a young company that provides a sleek, simple and modern visitor management solution, closed a successful capital raising round of $1m with the bulk of the funding coming from Enterprise Angels (members, An... |
| - | New faces for Enterprise Angels and Purpose Capital | Enterprise Angels CEO, Nina Le Lievre and Bill Murphy, Executive Chair of Enterprise Angels and Purpose Capitals Executive Director, featured within the ‘New Faces’ section of the latest Bay of Plenty Business News.
Enterprise Angels are l... |
| - | Diversify Now: Purpose Capital Impact Fund is open for investment | You know the old saying ‘don’t put all your eggs in one basket’? Well it is certainly true when it comes to investing. A key strategy in any investment portfolio is diversification – invest in different asset classes and within those asset ... |
| - | The Capital Raising Process – what’s involved. | Gaining investment is crucial to the growth of your business, therefore you want to ensure that you are prepared.
As a first step we recommend you book in at an Angelic Drop in clinic for general help in preparing for capital raising, You’... |
| - | Capital Raising Part 1: What information do you need? | You are investment ready when you have prepared all information ready to present to potential investors.
This information should be presented in the form of a 1-2 page summary of your business. We encourage you to use our template here, ho... |
| - | Goodbye 2019, here’s to an awesome 2020! | With 2019 coming to an end, I wanted to reflect on what an action-packed year it’s been with positive changes in Enterprise Angels and the angel and venture capital industry in New Zealand.
Our team has changed a bit to support our growing... |
| - | Capital Raising Part 3: Pitching to Investors | Pitching to Angels is your opportunity to “set the hook” with prospective investors.
Details shared during the presentation and Q&A session should remain high-level and need to cover the following points:
Your pitch should be a maximu... |
| - | Elements of an Efficient Capital Raise | Our recent capital raise with SquareOne was achieved in six weeks from initial contact through to settlement of funds. During this time, working closely with SquareOne, we reviewed investment material, organized an opportunity to Pitch to o... |
| - | Angel Awards 2021 | Recently Enterprise Angels celebrated its Annual Angel Awards; an opportunity to acknowledge members who have made a significant contribution to the network in terms of time, capital, and assistance during the 2020/21 financial year.
Angel... |
| - | Pitch Night – What is it all about? | The purpose of Pitch Night is to introduce investment ready businesses to our membership as prospective investment opportunities. These early-stage companies could be existing Enterprise Angels portfolio companies returning for further inve... |
| - | Post Investment: After I have raised capital, what next? | There are a couple of things we need you to keep in mind after we have settled funds.
We will need you to register our holdings on the Companies Office.
Enjoy your post-investment relationship with your angel investors. Communicate regula... |
| - | Employer of Choice | The world of work is changing rapidly, and attracting people with the right skills and experience is proving a challenge in our region and beyond. Therefore, it’s never been more important for businesses to stand out as an ‘employer of choi... |
| - | Impact Coffee Club with Isabel Pasch | Thank you to those who attended the inaugural virtual impact coffee club, for those who missed it, we welcome you to watch the recording above. Grab your coffee and settle in for a very informative and insightful look into New Zealand food ... |
