About

Matthew Cushen is an innovator, entrepreneur and, so far successful, seed investor. He helps entrepreneurs & investors, having co-founded Worth Capital - who run the Start-Up Series, the largest seed funding competition in the UK, and the Start-Up Series Fund, the vehicle for investors to back the brightest talent with the smartest new ideas.

Venture Capital Funding

Looking for investment? Start obsessing about market need

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explains how start-ups must obsess over market need to gain investment

Venture Capital Funding

7 investor personas: how start-ups can understand their motivations

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explains how start-ups can understand the motivations of 7 different investor personas.

Opinion

Start-up valuation – an investor guide to valuing a start-up

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explains the ins and outs, the art and not the science behind a realistic start-up valuation.

Venture Capital Funding

3 ways start-ups can create irresistible investment proposals

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, provides three ways start-ups can create irresistible investment proposals.

Growth Planning

Why should entrepreneurs care about EIS and SEIS?

Matthew Cushen, co-founder at Worth Capital, explores why entrepreneurs should care about the EIS and SEIS tax relief scheme.

Funding

7 funding choices when it comes to financing your start-up

You've got a killer USP for your new business and can see where revenue is going to come from. But where do you turn for that all-important funding to get your business off the kitchen table and up-and-running?