An interview with Oliver Woolley, CEO at Envestors

Tell us more about Envestors

Envestors: Driving innovation in the UK

Envestors is the only platform in the UK driving innovation, which is (a) authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to connect entrepreneurs with investors (ranked one of the UK’s most active investors by independent research agency Beauhurst having invested over £120m for 200+ growth businesses https://envestors.envestry.com/deals) AND approved by the Home Office (UK Government) to endorse under the Innovator Business Founder visa category (1,000+ processed to date https://envestors-visa-endorsement.co.uk/)

At Envestors we have 4,000 investors, advisors and a partners in our community. We’re here to help as follows:

• For investors: If investing £5k to £500k in opportunities approved by our FCA regulated team please register here for free and with no obligation. https://envestors.envestry.com/register and view opportunities at https://envestors.envestry.com/deals
• For entrepreneurs: If seeking equity investment in the UK of £150k to £5m, please submit your proposal here. https://envestors.envestry.com/raising.
• For networks If an incubator, accelerator, investor group or venture community, we can provide a regulated white-label platform and/or a branded Showcase page in our marketplace. https://envestors.envestry.com/partners.
• For international visa clients: If seeking a business visa, Envestors is approved by the Home Office (UK Government) to endorse under the Innovator Business Founder and Scale-Up visa categories. https://envestors-visa-endorsement.co.uk/. We process 50+ visas per month.

Why did Envestors decide to join the UKCFA?

The UKCFA is a great organisation for keeping abreast of developments in the early-stage fundraising market up to £5m.

Tell us your current take on the industry, what works well and what present or future issues might affect the industry? 

2024 has been a challenging year for fundraising. We (Envestors) receive around 100 business plans a month from which we can only assist one or two. Hopefully, with the saving of EIS tax relief until 2035 things will improve.

One of the key challenges is getting fundraising companies fully investment ready, as we need to educate the market to get better deals done. We’re always pleased to hear from entrepreneurs and investors at Envestors…

If you would like to learn more about Envestors or speak with Oliver directly, please visit: Envestors