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BYOD security business AirWatch tops up its Series A with help from Accel Partners

Mobile security business AirWatch has added to the $200 million Series A round it closed earlier in the year by securing an extra $25 million.

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London cash shells now hold £572.3 million for burgeoning businesses

The number of cash shells listed on London exchanges has grown from 64 to 91, the latest Cash Shells Directory finds.

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Diversifying the client base at launch and learning to say ‘No’

David Barker reflects on resisting the temptation to say 'Yes' to the first offer when he opened his data centre, and how choosing instead to diversify his client base at launch has enabled 4D Data Centres to maintain rapid growth in a recession.

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Private equity deal value takes hit in first quarter of 2013

Raising bank debt considered an obstacle to completing transactions.

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Doubts over effectiveness of government pledge to cut red tape for business

Eyebrows are raised over an increase in the number of new laws introduced by the government.

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'PayPal Mafia Don' Peter Thiel leads funding round into Tech City start-up TransferWise

Skype's first employee has netted a $6 million (£3.9 million) investment from Valar Ventures, a venture capital firm set up by PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor Peter Thiel, for his peer-to-peer money transfer business.

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Surveillance company Seven snaps up covert intelligence operator

Datong deal is worth £7 million, with YFM involved in the financing.

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Kia Petroleum gets firm commitments on AIM fundraising

A £5 million placing for Kea Petroleum is set to be used to fund facilities relating to flow testing and to drill further wells for its New Zealand-focused operations.

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Surveillance company Seven snaps up covert intelligence operator

Datong deal is worth £7 million, with YFM involved in the financing.

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Kia Petroleum gets firm commitments on AIM fundraising

A £5 million placing for Kea Petroleum is set to be used to fund facilities relating to flow testing and to drill further wells for its New Zealand-focused operations.

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Crowdcube values itself at £7.1 million after ‘world record’ three-day fundraising

Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has returned to its own service to secure additional capital for growth.

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Shell Springboard winner Ventive closes first investment round with help from Angel Co-fund

Ventive has followed up on being named as a regional winner in the Shell Springboard competition by securing £900,000 of funding from Mercia Fund Management and the Angel Co-fund.

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Government dishes out £21 million to stimulate low carbon entrepreneurial innovation

The Department of Energy and Climate Change has allotted £21 million to a group of entrepreneurs bringing low carbon products to market.

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TrialReach adds Octopus Investments to list of investors through £2 million venture capital deal

Octopus Investments has led a £2 million investment into clinical trials platform TrialReach alongside Amadeus Capital Partners.

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