Private equity

Equity investment in small business hits record £9bn in 2020

Half of the money raised last year went to SMEs in the tech sector, highlighting split between tech businesses and the rest of the small business economy

Venture Capital Funding

Draper Esprit raises £111m and plans move to Main Market

Venture capitalist wants to capitalise on 'golden age' for European technology investment

Funding

Deals of the week June 7 to June 11 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, June 7 to June 11, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

Venture Capital Funding

Fuel Ventures launches £45m fund to invest in 60 tech start-ups

Early stage VC plans to accelerate investment window to just 12 months, offering pre-seed funding for the first time

News

Deals of the week June 1 to June 4 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, June 1 to June 4, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note.

News

Crowdcube to launch investor platform for IPOs this summer

Crowdfunding platform wants to open up IPO fundraises to its 1.1m community of small investors, as well as create a secondary market for existing shares

Funding

Deals of the week May 24 to May 28 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, May 24 to May 28, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

Funding

50% of Britain’s scaleups expect to raise finance this year

This is despite the £15bn funding gap identified by the Scaleup Institute between what scaleups need for investment and what’s available

Funding

Deals of the week May 17 to May 21 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, May 17 to May 21, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

Funding

Deals of the week May 10 to May 14 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, May 10 to May 14, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

Private equity

Hedosophia to float €400m Spac to buy European tech unicorns

Spac innovator plans biggest-ever blank-cheque investment vehicle to float in Europe, eyeing tech start-ups worth up to €5bn each

Funding

Deals of the week May 4 to May 7 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, May 4 to May 7, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note