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Straight talk on angel investing
Practical writing for angel groups, assessors, investors and the entrepreneurs raising from them.
Why we built AngelHub
David Jackson draws on his experience as both entrepreneur and investor to explain why AngelHub exists. Angel groups, often volunteer-run, manage something genuinely high-stakes through email threads, scattered spreadsheets and shared drives, which leads to weak pipeline quality, inconsistent due diligence, and good deals lost to slower process. AngelHub doesn't replace human judgement but gives every deal the same rigour a group's best-run deal already gets, using AI to do the first pass so people spend their time deciding, not chasing paperwork.
3 min read · 30 September 2026
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Going beyond the numbers
Polish is the easiest part of a pitch. A well-designed slide deck, a slick financial model and a rehearsed presentation are all important but are not the only things experienced angels focus on. This post explores five subtle signs to watch for.
2 min read · 14 October 2026
PitchingBuilding a pitch deck — a guide for entrepreneurs
You only get one chance to make a good first impression. Nice slides and a snazzy model are polish and, as the saying goes, lipstick on a pig doesn't change that's a pig. This blog sets out the seven things your pitch must address.
4 min read · 14 October 2026
EIS/SEISWhat Entrepreneurs Need to Know About EIS/SEIS
EIS/SEIS status isn't investor paperwork: it's often what decides whether an angel engages with a pitch at all, since the relief materially changes an investor's risk calculation. The post breaks qualification into two things founders control: eligibility and Advance Assurance. The post names the two mistakes that catch founders out early and closes with a clear steer to get specialist advice before raising, not after.
3 min read · 30 September 2026
Due diligenceRunning Due Diligence — A Guide for Angel Investors
Due diligence and fast decision-making aren't a trade-off. Disorganisation is the real enemy of both. This post sets out the 11 areas a properly run DD process should cover, from company and team through to financials, legal and an overall risk synthesis. The piece makes the case that DD breaks down not because of weak analysis but because information is scattered across emails and inboxes, that inconsistencies across documents create confusion and that a consistent, structured AI-enabled process, the kind AngelHub is built to support, lets a group move faster without cutting corners.
4 min read · 30 September 2026