BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
The group shares investment opportunities such that all Members have the option, but not the obligation, to invest in any given start-up company.
Cambridge Angels is a highly credible group with active Angel investors, which means that we participate directly in supporting entrepreneurs by advising start-up companies at the strategic level, whilst also leveraging our network of contacts to remove bottlenecks at an operational level.
Our members receive curated, high-quality dealflow aligned with the group’s investment criteria, and access to our network of experienced exited entrepreneurs. The shared expertise of our members is one of the key things our members value about being part of Cambridge Angels.
MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
Membership of Cambridge Angels is by invitation only, and each Member takes their own individual investment decisions. Our membership criteria are:
members are high net worth individuals
members are active angel investors
we favour exited entrepreneurs who have experience of scaling technology and healthcare businesses.
MEMBERSHIP PROCESS
To become a Member, each candidate must be formally proposed by at least one current full Member at one of our regular dinner gatherings, following which their request for membership will be discussed.
MEMBERSHIP & GOVERNANCE
Cambridge Angels was founded by Robert Sansom and David Cleevely in 2001. Cambridge Angels is governed by a board of our members who help steer the group’s activities. Pam Garside is the current chair of the group.
THE CAMBRIDGE ANGELS BOARD
MANAGEMENT
Emmi and Charlotte run the group's activities, screening investment opportunities and facilitating pitching and support events
SOME OF OUR INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
EMERITUS MEMBERS
Emeritus members are chosen by the Cambridge Angels membership. Introduced in 2024, this membership category honours both current and former full members who have made lasting and exceptional contributions to the start-up and scale-up community, as well as to the Cambridge Angels group itself.
CORPORATE & RESEARCH MEMBERS
REGULATORY POSITION
Cambridge Angels is a non-profit group and is therefore unregulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority.
Membership of the group is restricted only to those candidates who are able to first truthfully evidence that they are a recipient who is eligible to receive exempted financial promotions in respect of private investment opportunities in compliance with the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (SI 2005/1529).
Any private investment opportunities made accessible to Members via the group will always be on a ‘single deal’ basis and there will be no pooling of Members’ assets by Cambridge Angels and also no discretion, advice or management exercised by Cambridge Angels in respect of any investments made by Members. Members are expected to use their own insight and experience to come to their own investment decisions and are encouraged to seek independent professional advice to the extent that they deem necessary to do so.