Sources of Finance and Funding

Bridges Community Ventures
UK’s first community development venture capital company, established to invest in ambitious businesses in the most under–invested parts of England.

European Venture Capital Association
EVCA is the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association representing the European private equity and venture capital industry since 1983 and promoting private equity investment to Investors, Policy Makers, Entrepreneurs and Industry.

Great Eastern Investment Forum
GEIF is a leading UK business angel network located in Cambridge, providing a fundamental link between high–growth companies seeking funding and business angels and other early–stage funders seeking quality investment opportunities.

National Business Angels Network
NBAN Gateway provides direct access to the range of professional services that a business will need when raising equity funds at any point from start–up to becoming a public company. It connects you to the intermediaries and advisers who concentrate on helping small businesses to find investors with business skills and experience.

Shell Springboard
An opportunity to win an award of up to £40k and in the process make a positive business contribution to tackling climate change.

The Gauntlet
Running the Gauntlet is East of England Development Agency’s exciting competition for entrepreneurs looking for investment funding. Running the gauntlet gives you access – free of charge – to The Gauntlet, an exciting new web–based service which tests businesses for their investment readiness. The Gauntlet works like a virtual investor. It helps you to understand and address areas of weakness before you go face to face with investors, so increasing your chance of securing funding.