About

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.

Human Resources

What do remote first companies offer employees?

Some employers are finding their demands for office attendance are often being ignored in favour for a remote-first approach.

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British Patient Capital invested £1.6bn into start-ups in 2021/22

Over the year, it made 61 fund commitments, four co-investments and five Future Fund: Breakthrough deals

PR and Marketing Strategy

Edtech marketing strategy – how to stand out from the crowd

Edtech is one of the fastest growing sectors in Europe with the sector reporting 72% growth in the UK in 2020

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Deals of the Week Nov 21 to Nov 25 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include sustainable milk delivery and an app that tells last-minute diners where a table is available

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Form Ventures to back 10 start-ups in heavily regulated markets in 2023

London-based VC to invest £200,000 to £1m into eight to 10 companies next year.

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Deals of the Week Nov 14 to Nov 18 – a Growth Business round-up  

Deals this week include an alternative browser for Mac users and an app to help teens better understand their bodies

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Deals of the Week Nov 7 to Nov 11 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a TikTok-style workplace learning app, a start-up cleaning the air, and an app which tells your friends when you’re free to meet

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True looking to deploy £10m into retail start-ups in 2023

London-based investment firm willing to invest up to £5m into 10 to 12 consumer-based start-ups in 2023.

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Deals of the Week Oct 31 to Nov 4 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include manmade meat production, an app for monitoring eye health and an AI platform which spots shoplifting

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Concentric launches Europe’s first bitcoin focused fund

The £18m pre-seed and seed fund is the first dedicated bitcoin venture fund outside the US

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Hambro Perks launches £100m fund for B2B SaaS companies

The £100m Hambro Perks Growth Debt Fund will focus on B2B SaaS and patented hardware start-ups

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Amount raised by start-ups drops 57% year-on-year

Start-up and scale-up fundraising totalled £2.76bn in Q3 – the lowest quarterly figure since the same period in 2020