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Start-ups

Articles on Startups – newly established businesses most often characterised by innovation, agility, and high growth potential, pursuing disruptive ideas or technologies with the aim of addressing unmet needs or solving pressing challenges in the market.

News

Number of women starting scale-ups rises by third

Fast-growing businesses founded or co-founded by women total 261

Funding

FOV Ventures closes €16.5m to invest in early-stage metaverse start-ups

FOV Ventures searching for next generation of unicorns though its €25m metaverse start-up fund

Funding

International Women’s Day: Fearless Adventures invests in women

By signing up for the Fund Her North campaign, joining the Investing in Women Code and funding WalkSafe, Fearless Adventures is investing in women

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

Leadership

Beat the Great Resignation: how to create a fun start-up culture

Start-ups need to create a fun and positive culture in order to drive growth and success

Opinion

4 ways to embed sustainability into your start-up

Vala Capital is only investing in companies that have embraced sustainability, says Jasper Smith. But how can you go about embedding environmental and social good in your new business?

Opinion

Five venture capital trends for start-ups to follow in 2022

For Dave Rosenberg, VC investment in start-ups will be all about embedded AI, challenger brands and clean technology

Venture Capital Funding

British start-ups raise £20bn so far this year, setting new record

UK start-ups have already raised one third more investment cash by end of third quarter than they did throughout 2020

Alternative Finance for Business

Curated Capital to raise £10m in year one for fast-growth start-ups

EISA teams up with start-up ratings agency Capital Pilot to launch platform where EIS investors can see the pick of fast-growth companies

Opinion

6 questions you need to ask when investing in a start-up

Angel investor David Newns shares the 6 questions he asks himself when considering whether to invest in a start-up

Venture Capital Funding

6 mistakes to avoid once you’ve closed your first VC round

Avoid these common mistakes to maximise your runway following VC funding, says Denis Shfranik

Alternative Finance for Business

ACF Investors launches £30m Delta Fund for start-ups

Delta Fund will co-invest alongside sector-savvy angel investors in funding rounds greater than £500,000