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Virtual Investor



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Are you thinking about equity investment for your startup? If you are, then our Virtual Investor program is for you. Virtual Investor will support you through your investor readiness journey (at your own speed) and will give you:

  • Guidance through the process to get investor ready and help to give yourself the best chance of securing investment
  • Access to valuable resources, guides, templates and tools
  • Feedback on your executive summary, business plan, pitch deck and pitch
  • Help to identify gaps and areas to work on
  • Dedicated 1-2-1 support throughout the process
  • A chance to do a virtual investor pitch
  • Exposure to potential investment scenarios
  • Introductions to the investment community
  • Help to identify likely investors.

How does it work?

The Virtual Investor program is designed to replicate the process of applying for investment to an angel syndicate or VC, with helpful feedback along the way. Here's how it works:

  1. Virtual Investor Online application - submit this application to start the process
  2. Virtual "Gatekeeper" review - we'll get back to you with feedback on your submission and suggested next steps. This might include areas to work on or an invitation to the next stage
  3. Virtual "Gatekeeper" presentation - presentation and Q&A with our internal "Gatekeeper" team. Revised feedback and suggested next steps. This also might include areas to work on or an invitation to the next stage
  4. Virtual "Angel Syndicate" presentation - a chance to present to members of the Edinburgh early stage investment community.

1-2-1 support will be available throughout to guide you through the process and beyond, as appropriate.

Sounds good? Then please complete this form to start the process.

Please check out the Virtual Investor Resources on our Startup Community Platform and/or arrange a meeting with one of our advisors if you would like to discuss any aspect of the Virtual Investor program.

Please note that the Virtual Investor program is for students, staff and alumni of the University of Edinburgh only.


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Companies House company number
What does your company do, in one sentence?
Briefly describe your ideal customer profile, the problem they experience and how your business solves this problem
1 sentence for each milestone you're most proud of
If yes, please outline how much and where it is from.
Please list the top 5 shareholders, with percentage holdings
Fully diluted i.e. including all allocated and unallocated options and warrants. Please explain briefly how you have reached this valuation.
How much funding are you asking for?
What will you spend the funding on, what will it help you achieve, when do you expect to achieve this by?
Find out more about SEIS here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/venture-capital-schemes-apply-to-use-the-seed-enterprise-investment-scheme
Find out more about EIS here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/venture-capital-schemes-apply-for-the-enterprise-investment-scheme
Approximate, as of today, excluding grant money
If you didn't submit your executive summary above, but would like to submit one, please put a link here
If you didn't submit your pitch deck above, but would like to submit one, please put a link here
If you have a business plan, please put a link to it here.

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