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Archangels

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 23 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries ASeries BTechnologyLife Sciences

Deploying now
100%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 23 on record
Since the last cheque45days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$2.9MCheque size, as they say$100K – $5.0MRounds led2 of 23Sole investor4 roundsExits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited Kingdom, 96%
Pitch Archangels

Archangels highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.6M

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Archangels is the longest continuously operating business angel syndicate in the World. Investing in IP-rich tech & life sciences companies in Scotland, UK.From their own website
Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$100K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
TechnologyLife Sciences
Based in
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first23 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    iGiiSeries B · GB · Archangels$16MWith 4 others
  3. Mar
    BiolibertySeries A · GB · Archangels$11MWith 8 others
  4. Mar
    Earth BloxSeries A · GB · Archangels$8.0MWith 3 others
  5. Mar
    BIOCAPTIVASeed · GB · Archangels$2.1MLed
  6. 2025

    1 round

  7. Nov
    1nhalerSeed · GB · Archangels$2.0MLed
  8. 2019

    2 rounds

  9. Sept
    CALCIVISGB · Markets$5.5MSole investor
  10. Feb
    AdministrateGB · Londonlovesbusiness$2.9MWith 1 other
  11. 2018

    2 rounds

  12. Oct
    Speech GraphicsGB · Insider$2.5MWith 1 other
  13. May
    CanopySeries A · US · FinSMEs$2.4MWith 4 others
  14. 2014

    1 round

  15. Sept
    MGB BiopharmaSeries B · GB$6.4MWith 3 others
  16. 2013

    2 rounds

  17. Apr
    Inquisitive SystemsGB · finsmes.com$765KWith 2 others
  18. Feb
    LUX AssureGB · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  19. 2012

    3 rounds

  20. Nov
    Blackford AnalysisSeed · GB · finsmes.com$1.3MWith 1 other
  21. Nov
    CalcivisVenture · GB · finsmes.com$1.9MSole investor
  22. Nov
    NCTechVenture · GB · finsmes.com$1.3MSole investor
  23. 2011

    1 round

  24. Oct
    Touch BionicsGB · finsmes.com$3.9MWith 1 other
  25. 2010

    3 rounds

  26. Jun
    AteedaGB · ateeda.com$751KWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    MGB BiopharmaSeries A · GB · mgb-biopharma.com$3.0MWith 3 others
  28. Jan
    Touch BionicsGrant · GB · finsmes.com$1.3MSole investor
  29. 2009

    1 round

  30. Mar
    AdventiVenture · GB · adventi.com$840KWith 1 other
  31. 2008

    2 rounds

  32. Feb
    CXR BiosciencesVenture · GB · cxrbiosciences.com$2.6MWith 1 other
  33. Jan
    PowerphotonicVenture · GB · dcconsult.co.uk$979KWith 1 other
  34. 2005

    1 round

  35. Jul
    AdventiVenture · GB · highbeam.com$2.1MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 13 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

Portal

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

CXR BiosciencesBought by Concept Life SciencesUndisclosedAug 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Archangels. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Archangels put money into.

Quick answers about Archangels

What does Archangels invest in?

Archangels invests most often at Venture and Series A (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology and Life Sciences.

How active is Archangels?

23 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Archangels invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: iGii (Series B, Sept 2026), Bioliberty (Series A, Mar 2026) and Earth Blox (Series A, Mar 2026).

How big are Archangels's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.9M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $5.0M.

Does Archangels lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 23 investments on record (9%).

Where does Archangels invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United Kingdom (96%).

Is Archangels investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Archangels invest alongside?

Most often Scottish Enterprise (13 rounds together), TRICAPITAL (3 rounds together) and Barwell Plc (2 rounds together).

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