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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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Doug Richard: American dream

With a passion for growing businesses and an intellect to match, Californian Doug Richard has quickly become a champion of entrepreneurship in the UK.

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Another $8.5 million for Celltick

Celltick, the developer of a platform that displays content on the idle screens of mobile phones, has raised $8.5 million (£4.1 million) in a Series D funding round.

Entrepreneurs

Luke Johnson: The entrepreneur

Luke Johnson has made a fortune from pizzerias, bars, gaming, parcel delivery and dental surgeries, and he's also chairman of Channel 4.

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Point-of-sale specialist acquired by VC

Venture capitalist Amin Amiri Enterprises (AAE) has acquired Walkers Mcr, a Manchester-based provider of point-of-sale printed products, for £5 million. The buy-out was backed by debt provided by asset-based lender Venture Structured Finance.

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YFM completes biggest deal yet

Venture capital group YFM has backed the secondary management buy-out of shipping and logistics specialist RMS Group.

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CEO mentor slams Peter Jones’ Tycoon

Ashley Ward, head of CEO mentoring company The European Leadership Programme, has criticised a new TV series fronted by Dragons' Den stalwart Peter Jones.

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Bridges Ventures raises £75 million

Bridges Ventures, the venture capital company with a social mission, has raised £75 million for its second fund, Bridges Community Development Venture (CDV) Fund II.

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Enterprise Ventures makes second H20 investment

IT services provider H2O Networks has secured its second investment from Enterprise Ventures in less than 12 months.

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Paul Fisher leaves First Capital for Advent

Advent Ventures has recruited Paul Fisher, a former associate director at First Capital, to its ICT investment team.

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Helveta ready for next level

Oxford Capital Partners has completed a follow-on investment in Helveta, a provider of technology solutions for the timber industry.

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Capital pumps funds

Venture capital investor The Capital Fund has directed £250,000 towards the development of a revolutionary low-cost medical pump, developed by PDD Innovations.

Venture Capital Funding

Q&A: What sparks the interest of venture capitalists?

What sparks the interest of venture capitalists and what are their main pet hates?