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Early Stage Funding

Articles, guides and news on early stage funding for UK growth companies and start-ups.

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VC investment in UK companies falls by a third

Venture capital investment into UK businesses falls by one third in final quarter of 2022, seeing the lowest level of investment since Q2 2020

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Mercia to invest up to £130m into regional start-ups

VC co-founder Mark Payton warns that B2C, fintech and cryptocurrency will all have a torrid time in 2023

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Oxx to invest in up to four B2B SaaS companies in 2023

London-based VC will invest between £5m-£20m in B2B SaaS companies at Series A stage

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Jenson Funding Partners launches £60m early-stage net zero fund

The VC firm aims to deploy the fund from mid-2023, investing in 60 pre-seed and seed stage companies in year one

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Beringea to back eight start-ups in 2023

Beringea will look to invest between £2m and £10m in around eight start-ups across all sectors in 2023

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Deals of the Week Nov 28 to Dec 2 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include electronic coating to stop liquids getting into mobile phones and gaming technology that can help with early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

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British Patient Capital invested £1.6bn into start-ups in 2021/22

Over the year, it made 61 fund commitments, four co-investments and five Future Fund: Breakthrough deals

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Deals of the Week Nov 21 to Nov 25 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include sustainable milk delivery and an app that tells last-minute diners where a table is available

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Form Ventures to back 10 start-ups in heavily regulated markets in 2023

London-based VC to invest £200,000 to £1m into eight to 10 companies next year.

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Deals of the Week Nov 14 to Nov 18 – a Growth Business round-up  

Deals this week include an alternative browser for Mac users and an app to help teens better understand their bodies

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True looking to deploy £10m into retail start-ups in 2023

London-based investment firm willing to invest up to £5m into 10 to 12 consumer-based start-ups in 2023.

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Deals of the Week Oct 31 to Nov 4 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include manmade meat production, an app for monitoring eye health and an AI platform which spots shoplifting