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GC Angels team delivers final workshop to Cohort 1, centred around term sheets; what they are, where they sit in the investment process and key terms that founders may come across. Two more of GC Angels portfolio founders, Eleanor Harry from HACE and Elliot Roxby from OurPetsLife, speak about the need to be resilient to be a successful founder.

This week we dived into the realities of building a business straight from the voices of early-stage founders in our portfolio. Our cohort were introduced to two of our best female founders - Laura Pomfret from Financielle and Bella Trang Ngo from Brarista. They spoke candidly about their journeys after their successful pre-seed raises, covering the lessons learned, the unexpected challenges, and the difference between pitching an idea and actually scaling a business. Their stories were a powerful reminder that with passion, belief in your vision, and resilience, success is possible.

One month into the GC Angels investment readiness accelerator. we took a deep dive into all the critical areas that investors expect founders to have detailed information on - mkt sizing, GTM strategy, team formation and exit strategy - before connecting those areas with insights on commercial metrics The cohort were also introduced to our wider The Growth Company ecosystem that supports businesses interested in everything from Innovation, Funding, Business Support, Accreditation, Upskilling to being part of the Green Economy or setting up for International Trade.

Portfolio company, Brarista has been selected as a finalist for Tech Innovator of the Year at the Drapers Awards 2025 ✨ With their ongoing journey of democratising professional bra fitting, the nomination and recognition from the industry reaffirms Bella Trang Ngo's vision and hard work to make the business a success.

GC Angels' portfolio company, CRESS has been selected as one of the Blue Earth BE100 companies for 2025, a list that recognises the top 100 businesses across the UK making a measurable impact through innovation, growth and purpose.

We've hit the half way point for our investment readiness accelerator... This week the cohort spent the day with the GC Angels team and our external partners and experts, who covered Financial Modelling and Outreach Strategies for investor engagement.

Workshop 2 of Venture Forward took place on Monday with the entire cohort delivering a 3 min pitch using 1 slide. In the morning session, our Venture Forward partner, Will Hill from Stronger Stories gave the cohort insight into how storytelling can help improve the messaging in your pitch.

We're thrilled to welcome our first-ever cohort of Venture Forward to Campfield for the official launch workshop. Our 30 strong cohort will be given an overview of what to expect over the coming weeks and deep dive into the differences between founder and investor mindset.

GC Angels hold launch Social Mixer at portfolio founder, Carl Morris' Yard & Coop restaurant. A fantastic evening celebrating the launch of GC Angels first cohort of Venture Forward.

Rachael Hesno and Prolific North exclusively announce the 30 businesses that have been selected for the first cohort of GC Angels investment readiness accelerator for underrepresented founders across the North of England.. GC Angels reveals first start-ups joining £6.5m Innovate UK Accelerator for diverse Northern founders. From over 150 applications, GC Angels have selected a group of exciting founders.