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Early Stage Funding

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

Opinion

When looking to solve the world’s challenges, ESG and EIS go hand in hand

When tackling world issues, EIS funds can ensure university spinouts receive the early funding they need to scale, says Palkwalk CEO Moray Wright

News

Redrice Ventures deploying up to £10m a year into early-stage consumer brands

The Holborn-based VC is investing £60m over 10 years into early-stage consumer brands and tech solutions

News

Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme must be overhauled, say experts

Tax-based funding scheme for start-ups is ‘out of date’ says lobby group Coadec as investor SFC Capital calls for investment cap to be doubled to £300,000

News

Creator Fund launches £15m fund to back student founders

Fund will invest in next generation of student founders in the British university deep-tech space

Funding

What metrics do start-up investors look for?

What metrics really matter when trying to secure funding? Here are the metrics start-up investors look for and which ones are key to seed investors and successful founders

Funding

Investment into university spinouts nearly doubled in 2021

A record £2.54bn was raised in 2021 with Oxford university spinouts topping the list, but gender imbalance remains

News

Deals of the Week 28 March to 1 April – a Growth Business round-up

This week’s Deals of the Week features start-ups aiming to reduce carbon in supply chains, make holiday rental visitors behave and enable customers to buy NFTs with credit cards

Funding

Climate VC to invest £35m in overlooked climate tech start-ups

Investments to be made in 120 start-ups with the highest potential impact on climate change

Funding

Sure Valley closing £95m software fund to invest in 25 early-stage start-ups

Tech VC fund opening office in Manchester as it looks beyond London and the golden triangle for software investment opportunities

Funding

Number of start-up funding rounds down 36% from 2018 peak

Government faces blowing its own science superpower goals unless more is done to support early-stage tech start-ups, warns financier

News

Octopus Ventures plans to launch a £100m fund for health tech companies

In its most recent announcement, Octopus Ventures is planning to launch a £100m fund for early-stage health tech companies

Funding

Deals of the Week, January 8 to 15 – Growth Business roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, January 8 to 15, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note