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
(John Wreford, investor and Vivienne Upcott Gill Northwest Business
Angels)
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
(Max Bautin, GEIF and Ernie Richardson, MTI)
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
(Sally Goodsell, Finance South East and Martin Large, GLE)
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(Peter Saunders, investor and Norman Price, Advantage West Midlands)
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
(Rob Desborough, London Business Angels and
Anthony Collinson, Katalyst Venturest)
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(Sally Goodsell, Finance South East, and Aliaster Wardell, Grant Thornton)
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