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Stop Selling the TAM. Investors Are Backing Teams, Not Slides. 2026 august investor investor circle Aug 10, 2026

For many first-time founders, fundraising starts with the pitch deck.

Hours are spent refining market size calculations, perfecting the Total Addressable Market (TAM) slide and explaining how the bus...

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Why Credibility Is a Startup Founder's Most Valuable Asset 2026 investor circle july Aug 03, 2026

Every founder dreams about raising investment, landing major customers or achieving a successful exit. Yet, according to entrepreneur and angel investor Matt O'Donovan, the foundation for all three is...

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Seed Funding Without the Headache: What First-Time Founders Need to Know Before Raising Investment 2026 investor investor circle july Jul 28, 2026

Raising investment is often described as one of the hardest parts of building a startup. For many first-time founders, the challenge isn't finding great investors—it's navigating the legal process, un...

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Lessons from Fuel Ventures Partner Oli Hammond 2025 investor circle seis september Sep 17, 2025

Raising SEIS Funds: Lessons from Fuel Ventures Partner, Oli Hammond

When you’re a first-time founder, raising SEIS funding can feel like learning a new language. Between acronyms, term sheets, and th...

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Investing as a Collective: The Core Angels Model and Cintia Mano’s Mission to Democratise Capital 2025 investor investor circle july Jul 11, 2025

 What if angel investing wasn’t a solo sport, but a team game? Cintia Mano, CEO of Core Angels, has reimagined early-stage investment as a collaborative, accessible movement. In this Investor Circle c...

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🎙️ Investing in the Southwest: Ben Cooper on Building a Better Angel Network for Founders 2025 investor investor circle july Jul 03, 2025

 When it comes to startup investment in the UK, too many founders and investors still assume that the action only happens in London. Ben Cooper is here to change that.

In the latest episode of Invest...

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🎙️ Investor Circle S2, EP01: Marwa Ebrahim — From Founder to Fund Backer 2025 investor investor circle june Jun 24, 2025

 When startup founders say "you can't know what it's like unless you’ve done it", Marwa Ebrahim is living proof. In the first episode of Season 2 of Investor Circle, Stewart sat down with Marwa, inves...

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