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being rejected at the presentation stage: if investors see sufficient strengths in the presentation to warrant a detailed investigation of the business, there is a high probability they will ultimately decide to invest.

Presentation, Funding and Application Rates TABLE 5

2014 (n=21)

2015 (n=27)

2016 (n=30)

2017 (n=37)

2018 (n=19)

2019 (n=13)

2020 (n=24)

2021 (n=26)

Presentation rate 1

24%

30%

30%

14%

17%

9%

40%

20%

Funding rate 2

33%

21%

26%

41%

51%

26%

16%

27%

Application success rate 3

8%

6%

8%

6%

9%

2%

5%

5%

Notes: 1 The ratio of presentations to applications 2 The ratio of presentations that result in funding 3 The ratio of applications that attract funding

BY PROFESSOR COLIN MASON

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