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Venture Capital Funding

Articles, news and expert analysis on venture capital funding in the UK and Europe.

DN Capital launches $350m fund for post-pandemic recovery

Latest Fund V will target tech founders developing technology to help the world bounce back from the pandemic

Venture Capital Funding

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bethnal Green Ventures sold to asset manager Connected

Connected Asset Management sees BGV as a way for its pension fund clients to invest in British tech start-ups working for social and environmental good

Venture Capital Funding

Leta Capital launches $100m fund for Russian-speaking founders

Third Leta Capital fund looking for entrepreneurs based in London or New York who speak Russian or other East European languages

Private equity

Rishi Sunak expects £500bn Long-Term-Asset Fund to launch this year

Half-trillion pound Long-Term Asset Fund will help pension funds invest in venture capital funds and back start-ups

Venture Capital Funding

Harry Stebbings raises £100m to invest in technology companies

Podcaster cum venture capitalist Harry Stebbings raises a further $140m from backers including RIT Capital Partners and MIT's endowment fund

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

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

Banking

Build Back Better #1 – equity vs debt, which is better?

Which is better when you want to grow your business, equity or debt? Ian Dawson examines the case for either

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

Banking

Build Back Better #1 – equity vs debt, which is better?

Which is better when you want to grow your business, equity or debt? Ian Dawson examines the case for either

Venture Capital Funding

Why you should build your tech business without VC funding

Will Capper argues that tech businesses do not always need venture capital funding to scale. In fact, VC funds can actually harm your business

Venture Capital Funding

Moonfire $60m seed fund invests in dozen start-ups

New London-based seed fund plans to invest in 10-12 start-ups each year

Growth Planning

Series A to Series D, everything you need to know about funding rounds

Matt Barker of used photographic kit platform MPB recently closed a £50m Series D funding round. Here he shares his experience from Series A to Series D

Venture Capital Funding

Black founders raise just 1% of pre-Seed venture capital funding

Given half of founders who raise VC are based in London, where 16% of population is black, shows how underrepresented minorities are