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Awards Dinner 2007

BBAA Annual Awards

3rd July 2007


BBAA is delighted to announce the winners of its 3rd Annual Awards which took place in Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on 3rd July.


Business Angel if the Year

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This award was open to business angel networks / groupings who are Full or Associate Members of the BBAA.  The Nominations focused on the role played by individual business angels or lead angels in syndicates.  Investments must have been in a minimum of two businesses in the last year and be able to demonstrate the active involvement of the investor in at least one other business.

Nominations:
  • James Lewis, nominated by London Business Angels
  • John Wreford, nominated by Kataluyst Ventures Ltd
  • Jeremy Stone, nominated by Envestors LLP
WINNER:  John Wreford

 


Best Structured Deal between VC and Angels

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This award was open to individual VCs, business angel networks, or angel groups/syndicates or individual investors who have successfully structured a deal including both VC and angel investment in an early stage business. This can include relevant co-investment funds and be at any stage in the funding cycle.

Nominations:
  • xénos Business Angels for investing in Trace Technologies
  • Envestors LLP for Clnergy International Ltd
  • GEIF/IQ Capital for investing in Shortfuze
WINNER:  Shortfuze

 


Most Exciting New Entrant to The Market

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This award was open to organisations including business angel groups, VCs, Funds, intermediaries, professional services or media services. The organisation must be able to demonstrate innovation and added value relevant to the small business equity market in terms of products, services or business model and should have been in operation for at least one year.

Nominations:

  • Finance South East - Accelerator Fund
  • NESTA Capital
  • South West Angel and Investor Network
  • Finance South East - PoCKeT Fund
WINNER:  Finance South East - PoCKeT Fund




Most promising investment in an Early stage Technology Business  

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This award was open to a technology based early stage business in any relevant sub-sector. Nominations must demonstrate that they have significantly supported the growth potential and competitiveness of the company. Investments can have been linked to relevant technology funds or other co-investment funds but must include angel investors.

Nominations:

  • Bright Light Ltd
  • Procyon Instruments Ltd
  • Yellowfin Ltd
  • Exoteq Ltd
  • True Knowledge Ltd
  • Intamac Systems Ltd
WINNER:  Bright Light Ltd



Best Angel Exit of the Year

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This award was open to business angel networks, groupings or syndicates who are full Members or Associates of the BBAA. The nominated organisation must be able to demonstrate that a successful exit was achieved for an individual Angel member or syndicate. The investor(s) / lead angel must be shown to have taken an active role in the growth of the business and that a significant return on the investment was achieved.

Nominations:

  • London Business Angels - Pout
  • GEIF - Danio Labs
WINNER:  London Business Angels - Pout



Most promising investment in an Internationally focused early stage Business

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This award was open to an angel network / group, VC or Fund or individual investor that has made an investment in an early stage business with an exciting international strategy/market focus in any relevant sector.  Investment can have been made in either a UK business or an early stage business proposition in another country or could be in syndication with other international investors.  Nominations must demonstrate that they have significantly supported the growth potential and competitiveness of the company.

Nominations:

  • xénos - Asia Study Links Limited
  • Finance South East - BioRegional Milimills
  • Finance South East - Imaginatik Plc
  • London Seed Capital - Intamac
  • Advantage Business Angels - Pietsotag
  • Envestors - Wildlife Works Ltd
  • Seraphim Capital - Handmade Mobile Entertainment
WINNER:  Finance South East - BioRegional Milimills



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