Equity investment in the UK’s tech businesses increased by 27% in 2019 to £4.0bn, the highest amount since the series began in 2011, reveals the British Business Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker report. The UK’s thriving tech sector remains highly...
Third of UK fintechs lost funding due to equity problems Qadre, a high-growth fintech trusted by leading institutions to deliver certainty with blockchain technology, announced a new research report in partnership with techUK that reveals a third of UK fintechs have...
Fintechs join forces to support small businesses Starling, the digital bank, and Funding Circle, the UK’s largest small business loan platform, have entered a strategic partnership to provide £300 million of lending to small businesses under the Coronavirus Business...
Days after the announcement of UK’s Future Fund, some of the most prominent VC investors in Europe and The US came together to share perspectives on the current market, the innovations to watch and to give advice to founders in an online “Ecosystem” webinar. Read more...
A recent study by KPMG found that over £2bn of Venture Capital has been invested into UK startups over the last three months, with the bulk of funds spent on later stage deals with larger scaleup businesses. The figures also show an incredible investment into UK...
Start-ups across the UK and the Republic of Ireland are securing funding with ease, but struggle when deciding how best to use the money to grow the company. In a survey of decision-makers at 250 start-ups, commissioned by spend and expense management platform Soldo,...
Venture Capital investment in innovative UK scaleups surged in 2019 hitting more than £9 billion according to new research by KPMG. The Global Venture Pulse Survey by KPMG Private Enterprise, revealed a 22% increase in the amount of money invested in UK fast growth...
Are you are an entrepreneur or know of an entrepreneur who is a graduate of or is connected with Henley Business School or University of Reading as is raising/planning to raise seed finance? Henley Business Angels (HBA) is accepting applications from entrepreneurs...
New research shows private wealth as the main source of funding for European VCs. The world’s wealthiest entrepreneurs are now allocating more of their own money into funding the next generation of tech startups, creating a virtuous circle of putting smart money to...
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