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Give us longer to reinvest our profits, say venture capital trusts

VCTs write to chancellor Rishi Sunak setting out case of giving them longer to reinvest, while highlighting their success story

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Deals of the Week, February 1 to February 5

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, February 1 to 5, listing UK seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

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ARIE Capital raising £10m EIS fund with eye on Chinese market

New fund from veteran financier offers path for tech companies to enter the vast Chinese market with its 1.4bn potential customers

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Deals of the week January 25 to January 29 – GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, January 25 to 29 listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

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33 fastest-growing tech start-ups in Britain in 2021 – are you one of them?

Tech Nation picks the 33 fastest-growing tech start-ups in Britain during 2021. Healthcare companies account for 1 in 5 of this year’s cohort

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ACF Investors launches £30m Delta Fund for start-ups

Delta Fund will co-invest alongside sector-savvy angel investors in funding rounds greater than £500,000

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Deals of the Week, January 18 to 22 – Growth Business roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, January 18 to 22, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

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Albion Capital set to bust £45m fundraise within one month

Investment fund manager raises £21m within a fortnight of launching VCT investor offer

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Global Ventures raising second $50m fund targeting healthcare

Bill Gates among investors backing second Global Ventures fund, which partly aims to address UAE’s woeful healthcare system

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Foresight VC plans £500m float on London stock exchange

Venture capitalist has £600m of equity investments focused on around 100 regional SMEs

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How to improve your pitch deck #6 – The Beauty App

An investor spends three minutes looking at a pitch deck. Don't bamboozle investors with too much information, explains Anthony Rose of Seedlegals

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Sova VC to invest £46m in 20 early stage tech companies

New London-based venture capitalist makes first £2m Series B investment in translation platform SmartCat