Dama is Partner at Bethnal Green Ventures, Europe's leading early-stage tech for good VC, and co-hosts the LDN Tech for Good, WorkerTech, and ICT4D London meetups. Just a couple of weeks ago she was also recognised by UK Business Angels Association as the Investment in Diversity Champion 2022!

Will is a London-based investor actively investing and always on the lookout for the most exciting early-stage startups.

Sophia is the founder of Kanjo Health. A startup that helps parents and children to better communicate with each other. Kanjo offers personalised insights into your child's development, mental health and cognition. She is based in London, UK.

TLDRVC - Venture capital is private equity financing that investors provide to startups companies and small businesses.VCs - Venture capitalists (VCs) are individuals or firms who manage a pool of money in a professionally-managed fund to invest in companies.Angel - Angel investors are individual investors who use their

Creating a pitch deck is more of an art than science and, for a lot of questions, there is no right or wrong answer. Maximilian Fleitmann offers 6 tips on how to build the perfect pitch deck in 2022.

Sohaib is the founder of &facts which aims to provide insight dashboards to help small business better understand their customers and market through the democratisation of data. He is based in Birmingham, UK.

Governmental grantsIf your business operates in a certain industry, is of a certain size or engages in certain forms of research & development it may qualify for governmental grants and funding. These grants can sometimes be combined with other forms of funding. Grants come in different shapes or sizes. For

TLDRThe Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Enterprise Investment Scheme aim to encourage innovation and help businesses raise funds through the provision of tax reliefs on investments.SEIS - To qualify, companies must have fewer than 25 employees, their gross assets must total less than £200,000 at the time

TLDRShort-term debt instruments - CLNs are short-term debt instruments that have the option or requirement to be converted into equity in the future, typically in the form of shares.Early stage - CLNs are typically used by angel investors to invest in companies at an early stage of their growth.