February 3rd 2025, Pitch Event in Bournemouth

Our most recent Pitch Event for Angel Investors took place on February 3rd at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA members, High Net Worth (HNW), and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs attended. Access to pitch decks, business plans, financial information and […]

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November 25th 2024, Pitch Event in Bournemouth

Our recent Pitch Event for Angel Investors took place on November 25th at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA members, High Net Worth (HNW), and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs are welcome to attend. Access to pitch decks, business plans, financial […]

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September 30th 2024, Pitch Event in Bournemouth

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Our next Pitch Event for Angel Investors takes place on September 30th at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA members, High Net Worth (HNW), and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs are welcome to attend. Access to pitch decks and one-page summaries will […]

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June 3rd 2024, Pitch Event in Bournemouth

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Our next Pitch Event for Angel Investors takes place on June 3rd at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA members, High Net Worth (HNW), and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs are welcome to attend. Access to pitch decks and one-page summaries will […]

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Young female founder garners significant investor interest at DBA’s February 5th pitch event

Dorset Business Angels received 27 expressions of interest from investors at their most recent angel investing pitch event held at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel on Monday evening. On-the-go cleaning for the menstrual cup 11 of those expressions of interest went to a company led by two young female founders one of which delivered an excellent […]

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February 5th 2024, Pitch Event in Bournemouth

Our next Pitch Event for Angel Investors takes place on February 5th and will be a face-to-face event, held at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA members, High Net Worth (HNW), and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs are welcome to attend. Access […]

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October 9th 2023, Pitch Event in Bournemouth

Our next Pitch Event for Angel Investors takes place on October 9th and will be a face-to-face event, held at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. Our October events also marks our 10th anniversary and we’ll be celebrating that with a champagne reception at the event. DBA members, High Net Worth (HNW), and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our […]

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June 19th 2023 Pitch Event in Bournemouth

Our next Pitch Event for Angel Investors takes place on June 19th and will be a face-to-face event, held at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA members and High Net Worth (HNW) and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs are welcome to […]

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How Much Equity Should an Early-Stage Business Give Away in Return for Angel Investment?

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The valuation of an early-stage business is often a subject for lively discussion between angels and entrepreneurs, and many consider it less of a science and more of an art form! Individual Angels cannot take more than 30% of the company’s overall shares under the EIS/SEIS scheme. The British Business Bank reports that “A lot of […]

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April 17th 2023, Workshop & Pitch Event in Bournemouth

Our next Pitch Event for Angel Investors takes place on April 17th and will be a face-to-face event, held at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA members and High Net Worth (HNW) and Sophisticated Investors (SI) from our wider community who comply with our requirement to deliver serious investor interest for our presenting entrepreneurs are welcome to […]

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DBA continues to support the growth of early stage businesses

Dorset Business Angels (DBA) will hold their next pitch event on February 6th at the Bournemouth Carlton Hotel. DBA helps entrepreneurs raise equity capital from their investor membership, through their investment events. Five pitches are confirmed for the event: A Company installing and managing a network of public electric aircraft chargers at remote UK airfields. […]

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Our Pitch Events

There are four pitch events per year, they will be held in February, May, September and November, hosted at a Bournemouth hotel.

At each pitch event, there will be 5 business presentation pitches of 10 minutes, each followed by a 10-minute Q&A, to suit all investor appetites. The Dorset Business Angels directors will select these near the event. Short summaries will be posted to our Events page and distributed via our newsletter ahead of the event. An investor debate follows each pitch presentation, held privately. In 2025, we will introduce 'Meet the Founder'. An opportunity for entrepreneurs to meet with investors and showcase their product or service during the networking session, ahead of the main pitch event.

These pitches and our other social events are ideal opportunities for networking and learning about what is new and trending in a variety of industries. If you would like to be involved you can find out more on our Investors' Membership page.

Our Next Pitch Event

Takes place on May 19th and is open to Members and High Net Worth/Sophisticated Investors from our wider community.

Registration is now open.

2025 Events

May 19th 2025
September 29th 2025
November 17th 2025