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Venture capital funding

Articles, guides and news on venture capital funding, and its role in supporting innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth in the UK.

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Aerospace Tooling secures Foresight Group as BIMBO backer

A Dundee-based engineering group has decided to build its future growth using venture capital and has secured Foresight Group as a backer.

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Corporate venture deal for Scottish firm ZiLift takes VC backers to seven

ZiLift has become the latest Aberdeen-based business to secure venture capital backing, this time from the corporate venturing arm of Saudi Aramco.

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Venture capital-backed Zoopla closes latest acquisition

Online property portal Zoopla has bought VizziHome for an undisclosed amount to bolster its market intelligence offering.

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Mercia Fund Management continues with EIS transactions by backing two technology businesses

Venture capital fund manager Mercia Fund Management has chosen Warwick Audio Technologies and nanoTherics as its first Mercia Growth Fund 1 investments.

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UK mobile firm Masabi nets $2.8 million investment and opens New York base

Mobile ticketing business Masabi has closed its third institutional funding round and invited two new investors to the table.

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Drupal monetizing platform Acquia closes $30 million venture capital round and plans European expansion

The enterprise arm of the open-source web platform Drupal has closed its Series E funding round and pocketed $30 million (£19 million) of capital.

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iJento receives backing from multiple VC sources

Customer intelligence service iJento has received an $8 million equity investment led by MMC Ventures and existing investors Nauta Capital and Oxford Capital Partners.

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Midven invests in AccurIC through early stage fund

Venture capital firm Midven has backed UK entrepreneur Dave Bannister through its Early Advantage Fund.

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Two new VCs for Blis Media

Blis Media has attracted the interest of two new institutional backers and netted a further $1.4 million (£887,000) in capital.

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London-based Plumbee nets VC funds

Plumbee has completed its maiden funding round as well as launching its first Facebook game.

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PlayMob nets £500,000 of expansion capital

Building on the growth the virtual goods market has achieved, PlayMob has secured venture capital backing to expand its product offering.

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SEP announces new £200 million growth fund

Scottish Equity Partners has raised£200 million for a new venture capital fund aimed at UK-based companies.