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University of Oxford spinout investor raises £250m

The £250m funding will see Oxford Science Enterprises overtake Cambridge Innovation Capital as the biggest single investor in UK spinouts

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

Deals this week include an investment platform backed by Sir Richard Branson, a start-up which creates digital versions of real-world infrastructure and a browser plugin recommending greener shopping alternatives

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More invested in nuclear fusion in last 12 months than past decade

The clean energy solution has attracted £2.5bn in investment globally over the past year

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

Deals this week include the biggest Series A investment into quantum computing, a family investment app and a fintech to help Gen Z better understand finance

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Deals of the Week June 27 to July 1 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include inclusive speech recognition technology, a start-up replacing plastics with mushrooms and a start-up cleaning up the mining industry

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Capital Pilot confirms first five start-up investments from £5m fund

The VC aims to invest in 100 high-growth potential start-ups in less than six months

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Plural launches €250m fund to back next generation European tech founders

Plural to lead early stage rounds of up to €10m in around 20 companies over coming year

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Deals of the Week June 20 to June 24 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a digital assessor for mental health, a venue hire platform for community spaces and an SEO-testing start-up

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Plural launches €250m fund to back next generation European tech founders

Plural to lead early stage rounds of up to €10m in around 20 companies over coming year

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Deals of the Week June 20 to June 24 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a digital assessor for mental health, a venue hire platform for community spaces and an SEO-testing start-up

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Pension funds freed up to invest in tech next year

Science minister George Freeman has outlined the government’s plans to support investment in UK tech companies

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Equity investment in small UK businesses hit record in 2021

Equity investment in small UK businesses almost doubled in 2021, hitting a record £18.1bn across 2,616 deals

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HSBC to lend £250m to tech scale-ups

£250m Growth Lending fund will enable tech scale-ups to borrow up to £15m each

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Deals of the Week June 13 to June 17 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a platform for clinicians to virtually attend any operating theatre, an insurance provider for extreme weather and an ‘Airbnb’ for gardens