Companies
TVIN provides active investors who can add value to growing businesses. Our investors are often successful entrepreneurs, who bring management expertise and contacts, as well as capital, to boost the development of the early-stage business.
The Network welcomes investment opportunities across a wide range of sectors and has a general focus on early-stage innovative technologies.
Key Criteria include
- High growth potential
- A tangible market opportunity
- Intellectual property rights (IPR) or a defensible market position
- Proof of principle
- Entrepreneurial flair and commitment
- A sound commercial strategy for creating underlying value
General focus
- General Technology
- ICT/Software/Wireless
- Web/Internet
- Media Technologies
- Green technologies
- Creative Arts
- Theatre
- Film
- Music
- Lifestyle
- Retail
- Services
- B2B
- B2C
How to submit your proposal
To discuss your business proposal, in confidence, please contact the TVIN Manager, Leo Dunne, on 01865 261 488, or email the Network manager. Please ensure that you read and comply with the statement on the Financial Services and Markets Act (2000), otherwise your proposal cannot be accepted.
How we process and support your proposal
If we believe your business proposal meets the needs of our investor membership and complies with the criteria above, we will discuss the opportunity with you in detail. After further discussions, you may be invited to present to our investors at one of TVIN’s Investment Meetings.
Pre-presentation Dry-Run Panel
Prior to Investment Meetings, companies present their business proposal to a TVIN Investment Readiness panel, which will typically include 1-2 TVIN investors, specialist sector professionals from amongst TVIN’s sponsors and the Network Manager.
Each panel possesses significant commercial credentials and experience of working with early stage businesses and can pass this on to companies pitching for investment, in many cases for the very first time. The advice and guidance provided is invaluable in helping companies to refine their presentation so that it meets the expectations of an investor audience.
TVIN Dry Run Panel sessions have become well known and respected amongst the early stage business community for the value of the advice they provide.
Investment Meetings
Companies present their business proposals to investors at TVIN’s monthly Investment Meetings. Investment Meetings include networking opportunities, enabling the parties to meet on an informal basis. Meeting Agendas are distributed to all investors prior to the meetings and provide an overview of the companies presenting that evening.
Click here for TVIN's calendar of Investment Meetings and other events.
Post-Meeting Follow-Up
After the Investment Meetings, a summary guide of the companies is sent to all investors, with an option to request more information. The TVIN Investment Network Manager also follows up with all attendees to assess interest in the presenting companies. All feed-back is given to the presenting companies and TVIN will then facilitate follow-up meetings with the companies and interested investors when requested.
The TVIN Network Manager will follow-up any resulting leads and ongoing negotiations on a regular basis with both investors and companies to the conclusion of a deal.
Website Details
Following the Investment Meetings, company details are posted in anonymous format on the Current Opportunities page of the TVIN website to encourage further investor interest.
Fees for Presenting Companies
The following fees apply to all companies invited to present to the Network Investor Membership:
Meeting Presentation Fee
£350 + VAT payable in advance of the meeting
Investment Success Fee
£1000 + VAT minimum fee up to £25,000 investment
5% + VAT of total funds raised thereafter.
Benefits of the Network for Companies
- Active investors
- Technology and early-stage focus
- Business plan advice
- Presentation support
- Personal contact with investors
Benefits of Business Angel Investments for Companies
- Equity rather than debt finance
- Angel Investors bring management skills and contacts
- Investors share risk as well as reward
- Longer term investment
Additional Support from TVIN
- TVIN Legal and Due Diligence pack – contact for more information
- TVIN has established strong links with professional services providers, such as accountants, solicitors and banks
- TVIN can help select an appropriate professional to assist investors with the funding process and business development issues
- TVIN has good contacts within the research and higher education institutions and can provide contact details where specialist technology advice is sought
Links with business professionals
The Network has established strong links with professional services providers, such as accountants, solicitors, patent attorneys and banks. TVIN can select and appropriate professional to assist companies and investors with the funding process and business development issues.
Services to Start-Ups from Oxford Innovation
TVIN is part of Oxford Innovation Limited, which provides services to innovative start-up companies. It is the UK’s leading operator of innovation centres, offering office and lab premises on flexible terms.