About

Hunter Ruthven graduated from the university of Sussex in geography and politics before joining Vitesse Media. He was the Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2012 to 2014, before moving on to Caspian Media Ltd to become Editor of Real Business.

News

Student accommodation venture TCAS Digital closes €650,000 venture capital round

Irish investor Kernel Capital has closed a new investment and added a digital student accommodation business its portfolio.

Human Resources

Meshing young creativity with experienced heads in the workplace

David Chancellor, partner at executive search firm Tyzack, outlines how management teams can harness the creativity and energy of a younger generation of employee and combine it with those CFOs who have commercial gravitas.

News

Fatsoma closes new funding round to take ticketing platform to WhatsApp

Online ticketing business Fatsoma has closed its second fundraising round in the last seven months to further ramp up growth.

Opinion

Snapchat says no to a $3 billion offer

A little smile crossed my face when I learned that photo sharing start-up Snapchat had turned down Facebook.

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital and private equity firms failing on communication front

A lack of communication from private equity and venture capital firms is having a detrimental impact on reputation, a new survey suggests.

News

Website optimisation start-up Ezoic secures Balderton Capital as investor

A Series A funding round worth $5.6 million for online business Ezoic has been led by Balderton Capital, alongside other backers.

News

Doug Richard on investing in creative start-ups    

Interviews with serial entrepreneur and investor Doug Richard.

News

Why digitised data is key to improving business decision making 

Phil Keoghan, CEO at Ricoh UK, looks at the trend of digital data to explains why it must be addressed to gain a competitive edge.

News

Charlie Muirhead’s Rightster debuts on AIM

Cloud-based video business Rightster has joined London's Alternative Investment Market and raised £20.4 million in the process.

News

Qbic looks to roll out budget boutique hotel offering following investment

A new budget boutique hotel business located in London and Amsterdam has secured the investment it needs to expand.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Virgin Wines closes £15.9 million management buy-out

The management team of Virgin Wines has led a buy-out of the business with equity support from Mobeus Equity Partners and Connection Capital.

News

Zoopla’s Alex Chesterman joins Octopus Investments to back Uniplaces

A seed funding round for Uniplaces worth £700,000 has attracted contributions from Octopus Investments, Alex Chesterman and William Reeve.