Secure up to £250,000 through the Co-investment fund
Looking to invest?
Via the East of England Co-investment Fund, we can put you in touch with businesses with good growth potential.
The Fund matches equity investments offered by private investors and Business Angels sharing investment risks and strengthening the investment balance sheet.
It will co-invest in eligible ventures to ensure adequate funds are available at acceptable levels of risk. The Fund will generally invest on a market basis in line with the investor.
Subject to investment criteria, the Fund will generally follow the commercial judgement of the investors and can initially invest between £25,000 and £250,000 per proposition - with discretion to invest up to 60% of the total investment.
The Fund is also able to participate in further funding rounds with up to £250,000 of additional capital on similar principles.
Investors who are happy to invest funds into companies in the East of England Objective 2 areas - Opens in a new window for potentially high returns and who may also wish to bring their skills and experience to those companies in order to help them grow and prosper should contact Business Link on 08457 17 16 15 for more details.
Three key benefits for investors:
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Source of investment opportunities.
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Sharing of investment risk.
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Access to a Fund that can invest alongside you, largely on your terms.
The Fund is managed by IQ Capital Partners LLP, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Subjects covered in this guide
- Introduction
- Companies looking for finance
- Looking to invest?
- Intermediaries
- Fund criteria and investment Policy
- The stages of the investment process




