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Venture Capital Funding

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

6 things you should know when you raise Series A finance

Martin Buhr, co-founder and CEO of Tyk, shares his experience of his company’s first Series A funding round and, 12 months on, offers advice to other start-ups.

Opinion

News

Rainmaking Venture Studio raising £65m for corporate start-ups

UK fundraise is part of bigger plan to raise £150m for corporate venturing worldwide

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.

Technology

FoundersLane to create €1bn worth of start-ups by end-2022

Corporate venture builder creates health and climate start-ups for billion-euro corporates, with three launched so far

PR and Marketing Strategy

Genflow Ventures to invest in 10-15 influencer start-ups this year

Venture capital arm of social media agency turns traditional VC model on its head, creating businesses for influencers with millions of potential customers

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.

Venture Capital Funding

Untitled Ventures raising £46m for AI-driven start-ups in Eastern Europe

London-based VC raising second fund says it is backed by institutional investors in Eastern Europe

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.

Venture Capital Funding

Untitled Ventures raising £46m for AI-driven start-ups in Eastern Europe

London-based VC raising second fund says it is backed by institutional investors in Eastern Europe

Venture Capital Funding

Future Fund – government tech start-up bailout scheme how it works

The Treasury has announced the £500m Future Fund tech start-up bailout scheme, which could see the government owning half of some of Britain's fastest-growing companies

Venture Capital Funding

Female Ventures Fund to invest £10m in women-only start-ups in first year

New venture capital fund led by and for women will address inequality of just 1% of VC money going to women-only start-ups

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital has £8.4bn ready to invest in fast-growth businesses

Equity investment in small businesses rose by 24% to £8.5bn in 2019, with tech investment increasing by 27% to £4bn

Venture Capital Funding

How to get £150,000 invested in your London tech start-up

Triple Point launches Kickstart Fund to back London-based tech start-ups with seed equity and mentor advice