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Deals of the Week 18 April to 22 April – a Growth Business round-up

A crypto asset platform, a clinical service start-up and school facility hire service are all part of this week’s Deals of the Week

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Creator Fund launches £15m fund to back student founders

Fund will invest in next generation of student founders in the British university deep-tech space

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Deals of the Week 11 April to 15 April – a Growth Business round-up

An app that provides instant car finance, a platform to combat loneliness and an all-electric 4x4 manufacturer make up this week’s Deals of the Week

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Investors have £20bn to invest in much-needed lab spaces

Demand for life sciences real estate is outperforming supply, as industry investment reached £4.5bn in 2021

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Deals of the Week 4 April to 8 April – a Growth Business round-up

Deals wrapped up this week include a cheap reusable packaging solution, an efficient prosthetic limb fitting start-up, and a student rentals company

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JamJar Investments launches £100m fund to back early-stage UK consumer brands

Founders of Innocent smoothies will look to make around 10 investments per year into early-stage consumer brands

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Deals of the Week 28 March to 1 April – a Growth Business round-up

This week’s Deals of the Week features start-ups aiming to reduce carbon in supply chains, make holiday rental visitors behave and enable customers to buy NFTs with credit cards

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British Business Bank chief executive to stand down

The bank, led by chair Lord Smith, is seeking a permanent replacement as Lord Agnew cites ‘colossal cock-ups’ in its handling over Covid loan scheme

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Deals of the Week 28 March to 1 April – a Growth Business round-up

This week’s Deals of the Week features start-ups aiming to reduce carbon in supply chains, make holiday rental visitors behave and enable customers to buy NFTs with credit cards

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British Business Bank chief executive to stand down

The bank, led by chair Lord Smith, is seeking a permanent replacement as Lord Agnew cites ‘colossal cock-ups’ in its handling over Covid loan scheme

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University spinouts raise £11bn of equity investment over past decade

Over a thousand university spinouts have gone through 3,000 plus equity rounds between 2012 and 2021, with America being by far the most active foreign investor

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Number of women starting scale-ups rises by third

Fast-growing businesses founded or co-founded by women total 261

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Britain to revamp visa system to attract start-up founders and tech talent

Government to roll out three different visas to help fast-growth companies hire overseas workers, attract graduates from world's top universities, and woo foreign founders of tech start-ups.

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UK eyes £6bn science fund if EU blocks it from rejoining Horizon Europe

Joining EU €95bn science fund still preferred option for Government but time is running out for next grant funding round