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Articles, news and analysis on UK and European venture capital financing and its role in heling startups and early-stage companies.

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DFJ Esprit clocks up another exit by selling Redkite to NICE Systems

European venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has exited its investment in Redkite Financial Markets.

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Global venture capital firms switching onto European technology says Paddy Cosgrave

British businesses have flocked to the third instalment of the Dublin Web Summit to attract new and further investment.

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EVE sale for DFJ Esprit sees it take exit proceeds to $2.2 billion

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has accounted for 33 per cent of all European venture-backed M&A exits since January 2010, Dow Jones VentureSource data shows.

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Maven sells WEMS interest as WHEB enters as new backer

Venture Capital firm Maven Capital Partners has exited its investment in WEMS International in a deal which sees WHEB Partners lead a £13 million investment in the firm.

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First funding deal for Connect Technology Group

Connect Technology Group has been backed by the North West Fund for Digital & Creative, the fund's second deal in three months.

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Sven Lingjaerde on Tech Tour

The founder of the European Tech Tour Association talks to GB about the state of venture capital in Europe and his mission to forge connections between VCs and entrepreneurs.

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Fewer companies attracting more venture capital cash

European companies are attracting more investment from venture capital firms despite less of them being backed, new statistics show.

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Jos White’s Notion Capital makes first play from second fund

Notion Capital, a venture capital firm that targets cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) businesses, has made a first investment from its newly closed $100 million (£64.8 million) Fund 2.

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Octopus Investments nets 2.5x return on AVM investment

Venture capital firm Octopus Investments has ended its interest in visual communications business AVM in a deal with Alcuin Capital.

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NaturalMotion locks up deal with Californian VC

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Benchmark Capital has invested in NaturalMotion Games.

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FIG launches venture capital fund

Find Invest Grow (FIG), a venture capital firm that invests in businesses set up by students and recent graduates, is aiming to raise £6 million for the FIG Concept Seed Fund.

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DFJ Esprit looks to help MTT take-off

Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has led a funding round into Dublin-headquartered Mobile Travel Technologies (MTT).