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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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Mini-Budget: Kwasi Kwarteng extends EIS beyond 2025

EIS was due to expire in April 2025 because of a European Union state aid ‘sunset clause’, resulting in investors to call for an extension.

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Female angels invest £2bn in UK companies

Almost 25% of companies backed by female angel investors over the past decade been founded by women – higher than the national average of 19%

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End of EIS could be “death-knell” to seed stage industry, investors warn

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is being urged by investors to maintain support for EIS in his mini budget on Friday

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Concentric launches second fund for European start-ups

The pan-European fund will invest between £400,000 and £1.3m in post-product stage software businesses

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Deals of the Week August 15 to August 19 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include healthy cat food, low-calorie alcohol and champagne-filled fine dining

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Deals of the Week August 8 to August 12 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a harvesting robot, a healthy meal provider for athletes and a surgical simulation platform

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Deals of the Week August 1 to August 5 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include an alternative to palm oil, a social app which connects people based on shared interests and a mystery activity subscription service

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Deals of the Week July 18 to July 22 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include tech that could cut car charging times to under five minutes, a Gen Z freelancing platform and drone tech for high-risk environments

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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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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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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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Syndicate Room to back over 50 start-ups a year

By investing in ESG companies and lowering the EIS investment threshold, Syndicate Room is allowing more investors and start-ups to make a global impact