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Angel Investors Bristol
Angel Investors Bristol is an angel investment network based in Bristol, UK, connecting experienced investors with early-stage businesses in the South West and South Wales regions.
Overview
What Angel Investors Bristol does
What Angel Investors Bristol is
Angel Investors Bristol is an angel investment network based in Bristol, UK, connecting experienced investors with early-stage businesses in the South West and South Wales regions.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Angel Group
- Founded
- Founded in 2023
- Approximate age
- About 3 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Community
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Official channels
Find Angel Investors Bristol elsewhere
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Capability profile
Angel Investors Bristol as a funder
Investment thesis
Angel Investors Bristol connects early-stage growth businesses in the South West and South Wales with angel investors to facilitate funding and support for startups.
Focus narrative
AIB invests in early-stage startups, primarily focusing on SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) and EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) qualifying investments ranging from £50,000 to £250,000. The organization aims to support sectors such as technology, healthcare, and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on local businesses in the South West and South Wales.
Value beyond capital
AIB offers support through monthly pitch events, an 'Investment Readiness' assessment for founders, and insights on early-stage investing through published articles.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $50,000–$250,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Angel · Seed
- Sectors
- Healthcare
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 12
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include RoleMapper, intelligent job architecture software; LabCycle, recycling of laboratory plastic waste; Supersmith, a safe alternative to mobility scooters; Canned Wine, quality wine packaged in cans; EnsiliTech, technology for removing the need for pharmaceutical cold chain; Inyanga Marine, subsea energy generation solutions; Anya (Latchaid Ltd), innovations in women's health; Microsol Science, accelerating inhaled medical development; Astral Systems, compact fusion reactors for medical solutions; Eco Hygiene (Grace & Green), workplace products for women's health; Intelligent AI, AI solutions for various applications; and Big Business Intelligence / Distil.ai, a data platform for restaurant groups.
Capability profile
Angel Investors Bristol as a community
Community overview
Angel Investors Bristol (AIB) is an organization founded in October 2024, based in Bristol, UK. It focuses on connecting early-stage growth businesses in the South West and South Wales with angel investors to facilitate funding and support for startups.
Community focus
AIB invests in early-stage startups, primarily focusing on SEIS (Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) and EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme) qualifying investments ranging from £50,000 to £250,000. The organization aims to support sectors such as technology, healthcare, and sustainability, with a particular emphasis on local businesses in the South West and South Wales.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, insights on early-stage investing, and access to pitch events where startups present to potential investors.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Seed · Seed+
- Sectors
- Healthcare
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Community activity
- Annual events
- 8
Events and activity
AIB conducts monthly pitch events (excluding July, August, December, and January) where two companies are invited to present their business to investors.
Notable members
Key team members include Pete Lockett, Ben Cooper, Jon Bonnick, and Alison Cooper, who bring diverse expertise in investment and strategic leadership.
Common questions
What to know about Angel Investors Bristol
Upseed classifies Angel Investors Bristol under the Angel Group organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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