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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 can increase tech GDP by £50bn a year with Government support

A business group addressed a shortage in skills and investment in a sector that contributes £150bn a year to the UK economy

Venture Capital Funding

Target Global to deploy €130m into tech companies  

The global VC will back tech companies in fintech, edtech, healthtech and business software, both at seed and venture stage

Funding

Top UK angel networks for your start-up

Angel investment is the third biggest investment type in the UK and the country remains the biggest angel investor market in Europe

Entrepreneurs

How to get an angel investor onboard

Angel investors bring more than money – they offer experience, skills, wider contacts and industry knowledge. Here’s what they’re looking for

News

Start-ups raise record £2.3bn through EIS

The number of start-ups that raised money through EIS also reached an all-time high of 4,480 in the year ending April 2022

Technology

Michael Lewis on how Moneyball changed how business views data 

On the 20th anniversary of bestselling book Moneyball, its author Michael Lewis explains how data and analytics changed sports and business

News

Sustainable start-ups earn a 15% premium

Start-ups with a poor sustainability track record could see their valuation reduce by up to 4%

Entrepreneurs

Green business tips from Deborah Meaden 

Deborah Meaden shared three top tips for any start-up founder who wants to run a green business at the SME XPO in London.  

Alternative Finance for Business

What is venture debt?  

What is venture debt? How do you get it and who are the providers in the UK?

News

Most active venture capital firms revealed

There were 2,722 equity rounds in 2022 – down 7 per cent on 2021 but higher than years prior.

Venture Capital Funding

One in five VC-backed companies go bust

New study finds 45 per cent of European VC portfolio companies underachieve, one in five go bust and one in 10 produce tenfold returns

News

Call for pension “super funds” to help UK science and tech start-ups

New pension super funds could limit the flow of UK tech and life sciences start-ups choosing to go overseas for listing and investment