2025 AXA Startup Angel competition

The AXA Startup Angel competition 2025, gives budding entrepreneurs the chance to turn their business dreams into a reality.

There are six chances to win, including two top prizes of £25,000, mentorship from leading UK business owners and business insurance for a year, thanks to AXA. Four runners-up also win a media and mentoring prize worth more than £18,000 to boost their new ventures.

The 2025 AXA Startup Angels: Henry Firth and Ian Theasby (co-founders of plant-based food brand BOSH!), Sharmadean Reid MBE (founder and CEO of The Stack World), and Raphael Sofoluke (founder and CEO of UK Black Business Week and UK Black Business Show).