UKBAA Investor Sentiment Survey

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In preparation for the 2019 investment year, UKBAA is looking to understand what approach our Angel Investor Community has taken to backing entrepreneurs in 2018, and what Investors think the year ahead will offer in terms of investment opportunities and challenges. Identifying key emerging areas of investment and where our members are investing will help UKBAA develop an understanding of how we can help support your deal-flow and access to information.
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Please indicate if you are completing this survey* This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. as an individual investor;
b. on behalf of your angel syndicate/group
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In what region/location are you based?* This field is required.Please select 1 option
UK - Scotland
UK - Northern Ireland
UK - Wales
UK - North West
UK - North East
UK - West Midlands
UK - East Anglia
UK - East Midlands
UK - London
UK - South East
UK - South West
Europe
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1. Generally speaking, over the past 12 months when considering the level of your business angel investment would you say that you have invested:* This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. more than in the previous 12 months;
b. about the same as in the previous 12 months; or
c. less than in the previous 12 months.
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2. If you invested more as an angel investor in the past 12 months than in the previous year, which, in general, has been the most significant factor influencing your decision:* This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. access to quality deal flow opportunities;
b. availability of co-investment funds/follow on funding;
c. availability of government support to angel investment including EIS;
d. availability of local/regional support for angel investment;
e. general economic climate for investment; or
f. Brexit.
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3. If you invested less as an angel investor this past 12 months than in the previous year, which, in general, has been the most significant factor influencing your decision:* This field is required. Please select 1 option
a. lack of access to quality deal flow opportunities;
b. lack of availability of co-investment funds;
c. lack of sufficient UK government support angel investment;
d. lack of sufficient support for angel investment at local/regional level;
e. general economic climate for investment; or
e. Brexit.
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4. Based on your current plans and position in relation to angel investments overall across all sectors, would you say that over the next 12 months you are intending to invest:* This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. significantly more than in the previous year;
b. slightly more than in the previous year;
c. about the same amount as in the previous year;
d. slightly less than in the previous year; or
e. significantly less than in the previous year.
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5. Thinking about well-prepared companies who may be looking to seek investment, in terms of overall economic and market conditions and availability of angel investment, do you believe that 2019 will be:* This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. a good time for a company to seek investment;
b. a bad time for a company to seek investment; or
c. neither a good nor a bad time to seek investment.
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6. Considering your recent investments in the past 12 months, please indicate below if you plan to make at least one investment in a business that is focused on any of following sectors/areas:* This field is required.Please select all that apply
a. Artificial intelligence/Machine Learning
b. IOT including Robotics
c. Big Data analytics
d. Fintech
e. Cybersecurity
e. I don't intend to invest in these sectors/areas
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7. If you do not plan to invest in any or some of the sectors/areas mentioned in question 6, what do you consider is the most significant reason influencing your decision not to invest in businesses in these sectors:* This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. lack of access to relevant quality opportunities in these sectors;
b. lack of knowledge or experience of these sectors;
c. uncertainty about the growth and returns for these sectors;
d. lack of appropriate co-investment/follow on investment in these areas;
e. preference to invest in other areas; or
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8. Considering your approach to investing in the sectors as indicated above, would you intend to invest: * This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. more in these sectors/areas in the year ahead;
b. less in these sectors/areas than in the year ahead;
c. about the same amount in these sectors/areas in the year ahead; or
d. nothing in these sectors/areas in the year ahead.
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9. How much do you think that the impact of Brexit will influence your approach to angel investment in the year ahead? Do you consider that Brexit is likely to be: * This field is required.Please select 1 option
a. the primary factor determining whether you decide to angel invest more over the next 12 months;
b. one of the factors determining whether you decide to angel invest less over the next 12 months; or
c. a factor which will not influence your decision about angel investment in the next 12 months.
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What happens next?

All results will be anonymised, and together with CMS, we will produce a short, but hopefully, interesting infographic which you will receive shortly. The results will also be presented at the Future Forward investment forum on 12th December!
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