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Funding

Opinion

When’s the best time of year to fundraise?

Choosing the right time to fundraise can save a round from rolling on for months, says Abbie Main of SeedLegals

News

First quarter investment in UK scale-ups hits £6.9bn

There were 745 deals completed in the first three months of 2022 but number of exits stall

News

Deals of the Week 25 April to 29 April – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a fish-selling platform, an employee benefits app and a cancer care device

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Tax-based funding scheme for start-ups is ‘out of date’ says lobby group Coadec as investor SFC Capital calls for investment cap to be doubled to £300,000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

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

A crypto asset platform, a clinical service start-up and school facility hire service are all part of this week’s Deals of the Week

Funding

Blackfinch Ventures to invest in up to 10 tech start-ups a year

Blackfinch Ventures has made a dozen investments totalling £17m over the last tax year. This year it wants to invest in 10 more companies

News

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

An app that provides instant car finance, a platform to combat loneliness and an all-electric 4x4 manufacturer make up this week’s Deals of the Week

Venture Capital Funding

Using data science to reshape the VC industry

As AI becomes more sophisticated, more VCs will be turning to data science, says Jonathan Serfaty of Telstra Ventures

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

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

Environmentally friendly footwear, climate-change analysis and methane-detecting drones are among this week’s green-conscious Deals of the Week.

Funding

Future Planet Capital launches £16m fund to help clean up world’s oceans

The VC will be looking for start-ups tackling issues facing oceans such as pollution with €20m fund

Funding

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

A language-learning platform for refugees, a digital ‘smelling’ platform, and an AI start-up which helps employees work at peak performance make up this week’s deals of the week