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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.

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CentralNic set to use AIM as launch pad for emerging market growth

The Alternative Investment Market's latest technology admission has seen CentralNic Group join and raise £7 million in the process.

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Bargain Booze parent company snaps up Wine Rack

Conviviality Retail has wasted little time in using its stock market listing to peruse acquisition-led growth by purchasing Wine Rack.

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Social task marketplace Sooqini closes $500,000 funding round

London start-up Sooqini has closed its maiden seed funding round having been bootstrapped since founding in 2011.

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Nationwide, Lloyds, Barclays and Virgin Money lead the way in Funding for Lending activity

The government's Funding for Lending Scheme has posted an increase in activity over the last quarter, the Bank of England says.

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Epi-V adds Angus Fire to portfolio through £62 million MBO

Oil and gas services investor Epi-V has backed the £62 million management buy-out of Angus Fire.

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Condé Nast leads $20 million investment into resale community Vestiaire Collective

Balderton Capital and Ventech are being joined by publishing business Condé Nast as investors in London and Paris-based Vestiaire Collective.

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MoPowered tops up pre-IPO funding round with an additional £1.8 million

Mobile commerce platform MoPowered has closed its last round of venture capital funding ahead of a planned listing on London's Alternative Investment Market.

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Global Founders Capital makes Girl Meets Dress one of three maiden investments

Girl Meets Dress, a service which allows users to rent luxury garments, has secured its first round of funding with help from Global Founders Capital.

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Sixth Scottish investment for Business Growth Fund

Luxury toiletries manufacturer Arran Aromatics has become the third August investment for the Business Growth Fund.

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Tech Innovators 2013: Movirtu

BYOD is a buzz word which is populating many corporate conversations. Tech business Movirtu is looking to make the process much simpler.

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Tech Innovators 2013: Bactest

Bactest has pivoted away from its initial concept but is finding strong growth in the bacterial detection market for users such as sewage treatment facilities.

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Tech Innovators 2013: my1login

Ever wanted a solution to the countless login and password combinations that are the norm with today's internet? Scottish business my1login has produced the answer.