Angels to fund Northern entrepreneurs
Angel Groups – Yorkshire celebrated its launch event at law firm Clarion in Leeds when two aspiring entrepreneurs from the region pitched their product and proposition to 16 potential investors.
The brain-child of Martin Avison, the online platform will target wealthy investors.
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Mr Avison is managing director of Financial Pulse, which specialises in funding for high growth businesses.
The inaugural event saw pitches from Huddersfield-based MonitorGO, which makes personal alarms for the elderly, and Sheffield-based Pegasus AV Solutions, which has developed a swivelling TV rail for upmarket houses.