* This is the initial online sample size. The study then followed up with 42 in-depth telephone interviews, as well as another online survey of angel syndicate network through UKBAA Membership.
Business angels tend to co-invest with a range of different finance sources therefore multiple choices were possible.
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Most popular ways of making angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014
This statistic illustrates the most popular ways of investing among business angels in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014. Approximately 43.3 percent of British business angels use crowdfunding platforms for placing their investments. Simultaneously, 36.5 percent use angel syndicates combined with a range of investment platforms and funds.
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UK Business Angels Association, & Enterprise Research Centre. (January 31, 2015). Business angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by popular ways of investing [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/416095/angel-investments-by-way-of-investing-in-the-uk/
UK Business Angels Association, und Enterprise Research Centre. "Business angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by popular ways of investing ." Chart. January 31, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416095/angel-investments-by-way-of-investing-in-the-uk/
UK Business Angels Association, Enterprise Research Centre. (2015). Business angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by popular ways of investing . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/416095/angel-investments-by-way-of-investing-in-the-uk/
UK Business Angels Association, and Enterprise Research Centre. "Business Angel Investments in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of 2014, by Popular Ways of Investing ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416095/angel-investments-by-way-of-investing-in-the-uk/
UK Business Angels Association & Enterprise Research Centre, Business angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by popular ways of investing Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/416095/angel-investments-by-way-of-investing-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 08, 2026)
Business angel investments in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2014, by popular ways of investing [Graph], UK Business Angels Association, & Enterprise Research Centre, January 31, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/416095/angel-investments-by-way-of-investing-in-the-uk/
