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The collective is the first of its kind in the UK and aims to encourage more women in the North of England to apply for investments and funding to support entrepreneurship and grow female-led businesses, particularly in a post-COVID world.

A Bolton-based innovation helping children learn core curriculum subjects through games has secured £250,000 in funding and launched its app.

Guardian Angel is a London-Manchester based death tech company that helps people plan for and manage death.The fresh funding comes off the back of a hot 6 months, with revenue and team tripling and customers growing to 100k across their services.This round brings Guardian Angel’s total funding to £1.6m in the last 24 months. The £1.1m is an Early Seed Round led by impact investor Fair By Design, who view them as part of their mission to tackle the poverty premium. Fair by Design are joining ins…

Education, isolation and a lack of confidence are preventing investment in female-led businesses that could mean a £250bn UK economic boost. Here, a host of entrepreneurs, investment experts and businesspeople join NatWest CEO Alison Rose to discuss the issue - and how we will overcome it.

A Manchester-based remote working technology start-up has secured a six-figure investment to further develop its product and add to its diverse board. Your Flock, whose customers include the BBC, Social Chain and Virgin, has received £240,000 from GC Angels and a private investor.

Greater Manchester’s one-day conference, PROGRESS21, has been moved to September 23 following confirmation of the four-week delay to the easing of national lockdown restrictions and the continued rise of the Delta variant in England.

GC Angels x EVE & Fund Her North are welcoming female Angel Investors to join a virtual pitch event to discover exciting investment opportunities in the FMCG, retail, consumer, sustainability and packaging market. This event will showcase six investor-ready start-ups from across the UK.

A Manchester-based platform that uses augmented reality, gameplay and artificial intelligence to deliver health information to young patients is looking to raise more than £1.5m to expand in the US following a funding round led by GC Angels. Founded as a solution to the "lack of quality information available" to prepare children for hospitalisation, Xploro uses age-appropriate language and interaction paradigms to reduce stress and anxiety around treatments and improve clinical outcomes. The C…

GC Angels are delighted to announce that we have been selected as a finalist for the Private Equity Awards 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Leader of the Year to recognise our work in supporting entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds.

Following the success of the first Intensive Incubator Programme, Use.Space is seeking new businesses for its second cohort which will offer successful applicants £15K worth of business support.