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Dom is a feature writer for Growth Business and Small Business, focused on matters concerning start-ups and scale-ups. He has also been published in the Independent, FourFourTwo magazine and various lifestyle publications.

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UK pension funds trail Scandinavia for start-up investment

Venture capital investment is down across Europe, but AI is bucking the trend

Technology

Mobile payment systems for events and festivals

A mobile payment system is a point-of-sale device that accepts payment via cards and mobile phones – here are some of the best options on the market

Funding

Where to find fintech investment

Despite investment in the first half of 2023 dropping to £4.6bn UK fintechs are still attracting more VC investment than all other EMEA fintechs combined

News

University spinout equity stake to be capped

Currently, the UK average stake a university will have in a spinout is 22.8 per cent

News

Jeremy Hunt announces science and tech VC programme

The Chancellor is looking to cultivate a group of investors specialising in AI, robotics and vaccines

Banking

Best business bank accounts for scale-ups

From eligibility requirements to software integrations and support, here is a round-up of the best business bank accounts for scale-ups

Venture Capital Funding

Watch: InMotion Ventures interview

Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm tells Growth Business what its investment strategy is and the start-ups it's most excited about

Funding

Lack of capital is holding back scale-ups, report finds

Despite a funding gap, almost three quarters of scale-ups see the UK as an attractive place to build a business

Venture Capital Funding

UK corporate venture capital firms by sector

The UK is host to corporate venture capital firms across sectors such as clean tech, fintech and deep tech, contributing to a fifth of all VC deals

Venture Capital Funding

Corporate venture capital – a Growth Business guide

One in five VC deals in Europe last year were corporate venture capital deals, but what is it and how can you get it?

Venture Capital Funding

Active UK corporate venture capital firms

Google, BP and Unilever all have their own CVC divisions backing UK-based companies. Here are those active in the UK and what they look for

Entrepreneurs

Female founders continue to receive less investment  

All-female-founded teams receive a smaller share of VC equity deals than they did ten years ago