--- title: Angel and Early Stage Investing training --- [![training.ukbaa.org.ukhs-fshubfsUKBAA-logo-white-stacked](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/training.ukbaa.org.ukhs-fshubfsUKBAA-logo-white-stacked.png?width=262&height=150&name=training.ukbaa.org.ukhs-fshubfsUKBAA-logo-white-stacked.png "training.ukbaa.org.ukhs-fshubfsUKBAA-logo-white-stacked")](https://ukbaa.org.uk) # Do you work with founders and want to help them to access early-stage investment? ### Sign up for the 'How Early-Stage Investment Works' online course to learn everything you need to know about the investment ecosystem. [Book now](https://form.jotform.com/232632659141960) ![icons8-puzzle-256](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/icons8-puzzle-256.png?width=200&height=200&name=icons8-puzzle-256.png "icons8-puzzle-256") ### Support your founders You will complete the course with a full understanding of how the early-stage investment ecosystem works and be able to guide founders on their funding needs. ![icons8-about-256](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/icons8-about-256.png?width=200&height=200&name=icons8-about-256.png "icons8-about-256") ### Live and fully interactive  Led and delivered live by an industry expert from the trade body for early-stage investing with all your questions answered. ![icons8-search-256](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/icons8-search-256.png?width=200&name=icons8-search-256.png "icons8-search-256") ### Explore the sources of investment From Angel to VC and Grants, the course looks at all the major funding sources available to founders, how they work and how they co-exist.  ## What will you get from this course? This 5-hour course is designed for anyone who supports a community of entrepreneurs and wants to help them with raising investment. The course will guide you through the basics of early-stage investing and how it works. From this course, you will have a better understanding of: - The broader investment ecosystem and how it fits in with the growth journey of a startup. - The different sources of investment and how they work, including Angel and VC. - What a startup should look like in order to attract funding. - The key practical steps a founder should take to attract investment. - Some practical signposts you can give founders to go and find the investors they need. ![icons8-group-of-people-100](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/icons8-group-of-people-100.png?width=100&height=100&name=icons8-group-of-people-100.png "icons8-group-of-people-100") ## Who is this course for? Anyone that looks after a community of founders, or engages with founders on a regular basis, including: - Accelerator programme managers. - Councils or LEPs that operate founder-facing programmes. - Corporates that have a service offering for early stage founders. - Public-sector organisations that want a clearer understanding of early-stage equity. # Upcoming course dates ## Monday 21st September 2026 ## Monday 7th December 2026 ## £595 plus VAT ([member discount available](https://ukbaa.org.uk/member-discounts/)) The course runs from 10 am to 4 pm, online via Zoom. [Book now](https://form.jotform.com/232632659141960) ## What the course covers # How the investment ecosystem works - What are the current market challenges and how they impact investment - How Angels differ from VCs and how they operate - The right funding sources to target based on a founder's stage # What investors look for in a founder - How to tell if a founder is right for equity investment - What makes an investment opportunity attractive - How valuations work for an early-stage investment round # How to secure investment  - The key documents needed to approach investors - Top tips for operating a funding campaign - Easy places for founders to go to find new investors [Sign-up now](https://form.jotform.com/232632659141960) ![rod-beer](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/rob-beer.jpg "rod-beer") ### Meet your tutor Roderick Beer Roderick’s career spans over 19 years of managing, founding and growing angel groups and investment platforms that have collectively deployed over £100m of equity investment in more than 500 startup and scaleup businesses. ​ He started his career at Beer & Partners, one of the first and largest angel groups in the UK, and later helped form and grow a corporate finance firm as their COO. ​ He is now the Managing Director of the UK Business Angels Association, the trade body for angel and early-stage investing, representing over 200 organisations that collectively deploy over £2bn p.a. in early-stage, UK businesses.​ ## Course alumni ![apcuk](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/apcuk.jpg "apcuk") ![blockdojo](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/blockdojo.jpg "blockdojo") ![catapult](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/catapult.jpg "catapult") ![dstl](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/dstl.png "dstl") ![napier](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/napier.png "napier") ![enterpriseenfield](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/enterpriseenfield.jpg "enterpriseenfield") ![homegrown](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/homegrown.jpg "homegrown") ![innovationsuper](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/innovationsuper.jpg "innovationsuper") ![fundinglondon](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/fundinglondon.jpg "fundinglondon") ![mbm](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/mbm.jpg "mbm") ![paragon](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/paragon.jpg "paragon") ![prospedia](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/prospedia.jpg "prospedia") ![rothamsted](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/rothamsted.jpg "rothamsted") ![raeng](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/raeng.jpg "raeng") ![rtclogo](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/rtclogo.jpg "rtclogo") ![ual](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/ual.jpg "ual") ![essex](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/essex.jpg "essex") ![oxford](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/oxford.jpg "oxford") ![icure](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/icure.jpg "icure") ![ukbaafooter](https://training.ukbaa.org.uk/hubfs/ukbaafooter.png) #### Sections [Membership](https://ukbaa.org.uk/membership/) [Our Programmes](https://ukbaa.org.uk/our-programmes/) [Resources](https://ukbaa.org.uk/resources/) [Policy & Research](https://ukbaa.org.uk/policy-and-research/) [Events](https://ukbaa.org.uk/events/) [News](https://ukbaa.org.uk/news/) [Entrepreneurs](https://ukbaa.org.uk/entrepreneurs/) [About](https://ukbaa.org.uk/about/) [Contact Us](https://ukbaa.org.uk/contact-us/) #### Get in touch International House, 36-38 Cornhill, London, EC3V 3NG [enquiries@ukbaa.org.uk](mailto:enquiries@ukbaa.org.uk) #### Stay connected The UK Business Angels Association is registered in England and Wales (Registration number 02127064). 2022 © UK Business Angels Association [Privacy Policy & Cookies](https://ukbaa.org.uk/privacy-policy/) [Terms & Conditions](https://ukbaa.org.uk/terms-conditions/)