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Ask HN: How do you find a startup partner or investor in the UK?
Hi,
To cut a long story short: I've built two enormously complicated startups on my own but I'm running out of cash and I need help.
I've spent the last couple of years under my stone coding 12-14 hours per day and I have virtually no connections or friends.
Is there a way I could find a partner or an investor to keep my projects going? I'm based in the UK and I'd prefer to work with somebody whom I can meet face-to-face.
Where would you start? Thanks.
- adzeds 10y agoWhat industry are your startups in?
- nihonto 10y agoOne is general entertainment (think 16 - 24 demographic, male, using 4chan and facebook). Although it's got a USP, during the time spent coding the competition has increased (which I view as a positive). I do have an edge but it will take time to build user base and to drive advertising money. Other one is SaaS aimed at power-users of one particular global social media channel. Senior marketing specialists, PRs and similar type of folk. Very innovative tool, narrow niche, big subscription price. This one has a better short-term cash generating prospect compared to my first startup.
- tixocloud 10y agoYour SaaS seems interesting and we could be traveling the same folks. I'm building a marketing platform for small businesses. Would love to have a look to see if it's a fit.
- payamb 10y agoI can connect you to an investor that i know, But he is based in Manchester, Where about in the U.K. are you ? You can ping me an email ( in my profile ) and i can send his contact details if you like.
- nihonto 10y agoThanks for the offer, actually I can't see any details on your profile. I'm on the South West coast.
- malux85 10y agoI'm in London and am in a similar situation to you, email me and let's meet or chat, perhaps we could pool resources...
- tylercubell 10y agoI'm in a somewhat similar position although I'm not in the UK. I've spent a good while "under the stone" working on my product and I do have some great relationships with investors/customers, but I don't have any strong connections with technical folks so it's a bit lonely at times. In all fairness though, I've been so busy lately that networking isn't a top priority. If I were you I would try to find a Meetup and invite myself, get out of your comfort zone. I've had a lot of success doing that and it's one of the better decisions I've made in the past year.
- NetStrikeForce 10y agoI'm also based in the UK and facing similar challenges. It'll be cool to see how this goes...
- nihonto 10y agoThanks everyone for the ideas. I'll keep you posted on how it goes.
- wprapido 10y agowhereabouts in the UK are you based?