What does a career spanning four decades of tech, mergers, acquisitions and venture support look like?

Mike Bradley DBA Ambassador

We sat down with Mike Bradley, Ambassador and Due Diligence Lead at Dorset Business Angels to find out. Christchurch-based Mike Bradley is not your typical angel investor. He doesn’t write cheques. He doesn’t sit on boards for the prestige. What he does, and has done for the better part of forty years, is help businesses […]

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Why Dorset Business Angels Wants to See More Great Female-Led Deals

Valeria Romano Guest Blog Profile Picture for Dorset Business angels

By Valeria Romano, DBA member and adviser to women property investors. I’m Valeria Romano, a strategic renovation coach and active property investor with over a decade’s experience in UK real estate. I help women property investors understand and succeed in flipping and renovation, turning complex decisions into structured, profitable actions. I’m also a member of […]

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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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New investor polling system enables investors to interact and privately register interest

Pitch event february 1st

Dorset Business Angels (DBA) held their first online quarterly pitch event in 2021, attracting a record number of some 59 attendees registered and 30 DBA members present. It also saw the introduction of a new polling system. 5 entrepreneurs pitched to the savvy investors and partners. Pitches were followed by a Q & A session, […]

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Innovative business solutions grabbing the attention of the Dorset Business Angels!

Innovative business solutions from across the catering, cyber security, home design, broadband communications and dining out sectors, were pitched to the Dorset Business Angels (DBA) in a bid to grab the attention of the savvy Angel investors. Five businesses had been invited to pitch to would be investors in strictly time-controlled ten-minute pitches. Each pitch […]

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Our Pitch Events

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

Each pitch event starts with networking and an informal 'Meet the Founder' session. An opportunity for entrepreneurs to meet with investors and showcase their product or service. Following that, there will be 5 pitch presentations 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.

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 11th and is open to Members and High Net Worth/Sophisticated Investors from our wider community.

Registration is now open.

2026 Events

May 11th
September 14th
November 16th

Our Members' Social Event Takes Place on 23rd April at Renouf's, Southbourne