Name: Dan Dudley, Zayn Sulaman

Investment company name: Solid Bond

AUM: £10m

No. of Portfolio companies: 27

No. of Portfolio companies in the North of England: 16

Average no. of deals per year: 5

Team size: 6

Website: www.solidbond.com

Location(s): UK Wide, Lancashire based

Name three notable portfolio companies: GoJoe, Harper Concierge, Clicksit

Fund name: Solid Bond

Investment ticket range: £150k - £500k

Stage: Pre-seed

Sectors: Generalist, excluding life sciences, deep tech, gambling, alcohol & tabacco

Location: UK Wide, North West preferred

Other investment criteria:

• UK based
• Tech, tech-enabled
• pre-seed
• Post MVP but can be pre-revenue

What do you look for in an investee business?

• Founders show deep sector expertise and knowledge of the market and the problems/ opportunities.
• Evidence of ability to sell/ get people bought into vision
• Technical founder in founding team preferred, not essential
• Traction – business has grown as much as possible without needing funding
• Traction (order of preference) – revenue/ MRR, Contracted revenue, Pilots, users, LOI's
• Clear understanding and logic of what the funds will be used on and why

Why founders choose you as an investor?

• Pre-seed focused fund
• Great operators in the team, our model is to work closely with founders post investment – not looking to run the business but help support at stage where there is little support for pre-seed founders.
• North West based and focused team.

How to get in touch with you?

Reach out to either Dan Dudley (dan@solidbond.com) or Zayn Sulaman (zayn.sulaman@solidbond.com).

Apply for funding at www.solidbond.com (best option – we respond to all founders).