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Dragons’ Den star sets out IPO route for his cloud-based business

Technology entrepreneur Piers Linney is listing his company on the Alternative Investment Market, where it will possess a market cap of £34.6 million.

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Jewellery brand worn by Cameron Diaz and Cheryl Cole backed by Beringea through £2.5 million round

Beringea and The Clark Group are investing in Monica Vinader to aid the business in its efforts to open new UK own-brand shops and develop its international distribution.

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Wellness and health start-up incubator launched by Alliance Boots

A new collaboration between Alliance Boots and BioCity will see the creation of a new business incubator focused on health and wellness.

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Quixant aims for bigger customers as it joins AIM to fuel growth

Gaming and slot machine software company Quixant has joined the Alternative Investment Market and raised £4.55 million in the process.

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US and European development on the agenda for Celoxica following $3 million VC round

Oxford Capital Partners has led a $3 million funding round into Celoxica, a business which provides technology related to the tracking of capital markets.

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Technology aimed at increasing fuel efficiency receives follow-on investment from Midven

Midven has invested in Warwickshire-based Aeristech for the second time in three years.

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Yahoo! acquires Tumblr and promises to ‘not screw it up’

Internet giant Yahoo! has continued with its big spending acquisition activity by buying blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

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Recruitment and funding flagged as issues for London’s Tech City start-ups

Fast growth companies located in London's Tech City are being held back by a lack of capital, new research suggests.

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Yahoo! acquires Tumblr and promises to ‘not screw it up’

Internet giant Yahoo! has continued with its big spending acquisition activity by buying blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion.

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Recruitment and funding flagged as issues for London’s Tech City start-ups

Fast growth companies located in London's Tech City are being held back by a lack of capital, new research suggests.

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Kick Sport bags £250,000 to create white label e-commerce site for partners

Online martial arts retailer Kick Sport is now looking to create partnerships with martial arts clubs and associations on the back of a £250,000 venture capital investment.

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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.