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Alternative lending market forecast to hit £1.6 billion by 2014

Fundraising methods such as crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending and invoice trading are growing in popularity, a new report suggests.

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Rosslyn Analytics pockets £2.1 million ahead of 2014 stock market move

A £2.1 million funding round for British technology company Rosslyn Analytics has received contributions from new and existing backers.

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Venture capital trusts attracting new investors 

The proportion of first-time investors in venture capital trusts has reached 16 per cent, new statistics show.

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Egnyte to use $29.5 million venture capital round to open London headquarters

File sharing business Egnyte has outlined plans to open up a major UK base in London following a funding round backed by Northgate Capital Group and other investors.

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Barclays creates fintech start-up accelerator scheme with Techstars

A new initiative for start-ups in the financial technology space has been launched by high street bank Barclays in partnership with Techstars.

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Alibaba rival JQW latest Chinese business to pick London's AIM

Chinese e-commerce business JQW has begun life on London's Alternative Investment Market.

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Cambridge spin-out Aqdot gets Imperial Innovations cash

Chemical technology business Aqdot has closed a £1 million seed funding round with help from Imperial Innovations, Cambridge Enterprise and other backers.

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Business Growth Fund backs Duncan & Todd to close eighth Scottish deal

Scottish optical business Duncan & Todd has secured the capital it needs to fund acquisitive-led growth by becoming a Business Growth Fund portfolio company.

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Cambridge spin-out Aqdot gets Imperial Innovations cash

Chemical technology business Aqdot has closed a £1 million seed funding round with help from Imperial Innovations, Cambridge Enterprise and other backers.

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Business Growth Fund backs Duncan & Todd to close eighth Scottish deal

Scottish optical business Duncan & Todd has secured the capital it needs to fund acquisitive-led growth by becoming a Business Growth Fund portfolio company.

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The Exchange Lab looks to build on US expansion through Business Growth Fund support

The Business Growth Fund has backed digital media marketplace The Exchange Lab through an $8 million investment.

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Funding Circle, notonthehighstreet.com and SwiftKey amongst latest businesses to join Future Fifty

The second crop of companies to join the Tech City UK Future Fifty programme has been named.

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David Cameron heralds growth of London’s Tech City on three-year anniversary

The number of technology and digital companies in London has grown by 76 per cent in the last three years, and now stands at 88,215.

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Autumn Statement 2013: Government announces ‘big extension’ of Start Up Loans scheme

Two weeks after the prime minister proclaimed that the Start Up Loans scheme had awarded its 10,000th loan, the chancellor outlined a boost to the finance initiative.