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Technology

Parkwalk raising £200m scale-up fund for university tech spinouts

UK’s largest EIS fund says UK is woefully underfunded when it comes to backing Britain’s bleeding edge tech scale-ups

Entrepreneurs

How I’ve grown my business – Lex Deak, co-founder KinderList

Serial entrepreneur Lex Deak’s new KinderList children’s gifts site only launched in November. He talks about the challenges running a data-driven start-up with colleagues spread over Eastern Europe

News

Tech sector grows six times faster than other businesses, says government

Digital companies contributed £149bn to the economy in 2018 as UK cements position as a leading tech superpower

Exit Strategies

Sajid Javid may guillotine, not scrap, Entrepreneurs’ Relief

Chancellor mulls keeping on Entrepreneurs’ Relief for existing businesses, but abolishing it for start-ups

Venture Capital Funding

VC funding for UK tech start-ups breaks new record

Over £10bn of VC funding for UK tech start-ups last year, a 44% year on year increase

Venture Capital Funding

VC backing for UK scale-ups rockets by 22% in 2019, hitting £9bn

Venture capital investment in early and seed stage falls away, in favour of later stage deals

Entrepreneurs

How I’ve grown my business: Lyndsey Simpson, CEO The Curve Group

The HR consultancy boss wears two hats: running a recruitment and HR outsourcing business and also owning a bar and restaurant. Here she talks about the lessons learnt and planning for the worst over a bottle of wine

Entrepreneurs

How I’ve grown my business: Jamie Waller, founder of Just

Jamie Waller has made millions from growing and selling businesses. Here he talks about what drives him and why you have to dig deep as an entrepreneur

Venture Capital Funding

Global tech VC investment falls for first time in seven years

Worldwide venture capital investment drops to $258bn as investors are spooked by IPO flops of tech unicorns such as WeWork

Entrepreneurs

How I’ve grown my business: Adam Sopher, Joe & Seph’s popcorn

Adam Sopher of Jo & Seph’s popcorn has grown his business from literally the kitchen table to a £6m turnover brand employing 60 staff. Here he shares his recipe for growth

Alternative Finance for Business

Praetura £40m SME fund plans to double in size by end-2021

New lender plans to extend £40m fund to all small business, while growing in size each year going forward

Exit Strategies

Businesses push to be sold before Entrepreneurs’ Relief changes

Entrepreneurs’ Relief, which costs Treasury £3bn a year, could be cut back in as early in February in Budget