Enterprise Angels has been a key component of the Bay of Plenty’s entrepreneurial ecosystem since its launch in 2008. The brainchild of Bill Murphy, Enterprise Angels has continued to expand to over 200 members, three well-supported early stage funds, and now –...
What we want to invest in and what kind of returns we want are changing. There’s many things causing this shift (way too many to go into in this blog) but I’ll bet you are nodding your head in agreement. Yes, we definitely want our capital back and yes, we definitely...
We’ve been asked many times over the years what happened to Angel Investing during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Everyone (Angels, entrepreneurs, market commentators, the man on the street) expected the answer to be that Angel investors held their breath, pinched...
With 2019 coming to an end, I wanted to reflect on what an action-packed year it’s been with positive changes in Enterprise Angels and the angel and venture capital industry in New Zealand. Our team has changed a bit to support our growing role in providing admin and...
Fund 3 has achieved a first close of more than $2 million, giving the green light for investment. NBR spoke with Nina Le Lievre, Enterprise Angels CEO, about the Fund, female representation within the industry and the highs and lows of investing. Sign up/log in to NBR...
Enterprise Angels held their inaugural Impact Showcase in early September 2019 with a great turn out and level of participation from all involved. The event showed that the investment community has a very positive response to our New Zealand and Pacific Island social...
