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.

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Route Monkey closes second £500,000 funding deal with regional backer

Vehicle tracking software business Route Monkey has secured £500,000 of investment for the second time in its lifetime.

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Hello Fresh cooks up recipe for growth with new investment deal led by Vorwerk Ventures

An e-commerce firm which allows users to receive recipes and an exact ingredients list to their door has gobbled up new investment.

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Index Ventures leads seven-figure growth capital deal for review service Trustpilot

Investment firm Index Ventures has invested £8 million into Trustpilot to help the Copenhagen-based business target the US market.

Financial Management

The Annual Investment Allowance – 2013 update

The most exciting thing to come out of this year’s Autumn Statement for small to medium sized business owners was the tenfold increase to the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), says Lesley Stalker, tax partner at Surrey accountancy firm RJP.

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Entrepreneurs who turned down seed capital land first acquisition for Grapple venture

A bootstrapped London start-up has made its first acquisition since it was founded in 2010.

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Angel CoFund hits one year mark having closed 18 deals worth £24 million

The Regional Growth Fund-backed Angel CoFund has completed its first year of operation and allocated £24 million.

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New AIM placing for EpiStem to aid with development of Genedrive diagnostic

EpiStem, a biotechnology and personalised medicine company, has used its Alternative Investment Market listing to raise £4.3 million.

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Online cosmetics venture feelunique bought by Palamon Capital Partners

Palamon Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in beauty e-commerce business feelunique.com.

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Zopa attracts Augmentum and Forward Venture as equity backers to boost crowd lending

A peer-to-peer lending company which pairs borrowers and savers has been invested in by Augmentum Capital.

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Government regulation to be brought in for peer-to-peer lending in the UK to formalise crowdfunding

Peer-to-peer lending in the UK is set to receive its own tailored regulation after the government announced it would be making the move.

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Cake making business links up with Andrew Johnson and NBGI Private Equity for MBI

Andrew Johnson has landed his second management buy-in by taking on McCambridge Group with help from NBGI Private Equity.

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Photo sharing service used by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak backed by Skyscanner’s Gareth Williams

An Edinburgh-based photo sharing business has taken its total fundraising to £700,000 following a new £375,000 deal.