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19th August 2022
Green Angel Syndicate invests in £12m in QLM Technology series A
GAS welcomed QLM to its portfolio in Spring 2021 and has now invested in a £12 million Series A funding round led by Schlumberger. The round was led by Schlumberger with support from Green Angel Syndicate, Enterprise100 Syndicate, Development Bank of Wales, Newable, Quantum Exponential and several private investors. As a company with headquarters in Cardiff and operations in Bristol, this funding round also included British Business Investments funds committed to Green Angel Syndicate through its Regional Angels Programme....
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Martina Tierney wins Catalyst Impact Award 2022
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Martina Tierney wins Catalyst Impact Award 2022
19th August 2022
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29th July 2022
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Company insolvencies up 67% year-on-year
19th August 2022
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12th August 2022
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (The NSI Act) came into force on 4 January 2022. Th...
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12th August 2022
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5th August 2022
The British Business Bank has published a list of 65 additional companies in which the ...
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15th July 2022
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1st July 2022
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20th May 2022
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13th May 2022
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SaaS solution provider LiSA raises €2.7 million to expand
19th August 2022
Live and social shopping SaaS solution provider LiSA has raised €2.7 million investment in a...
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CamGraPhIC raises over £800k to scale up
12th August 2022
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12th August 2022
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Old Street Digital announces $2.8m seed funding
12th August 2022
Old Street Digital has closed a $2.8m Seed funding round led by Draper Associates. OSD is buildin...
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Calculus invests in Jude Law’s Riff Raff Entertainment
24th June 2022
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11th February 2022
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18th January 2022
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5th August 2022
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15th July 2022
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24th June 2022
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1st April 2022
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12th August 2022
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8th July 2022
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17th June 2022
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Aramune Technologies raises £800k to scale and trial its first product
27th May 2022
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Old Street Digital announces $2.8m seed funding
12th August 2022
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5th August 2022
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CityFALCON raises $2 million on Seedrs
24th June 2022
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10th June 2022
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19th August 2022
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Arctic Shores takes aim at global skills shortage with SVB funding
17th January 2022
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gigl closes $1.5m round
14th December 2021
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DrinkWell secures £1m investment to scale
19th August 2022
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British food-tech start-up to bring revolutionary palm oil alternative to market
5th August 2022
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6th May 2022
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11th March 2022
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ParkBee secures EUR 30m in equity funding
1st April 2022
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Sustainable success story Wild raises £5m
25th February 2022
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UK’s first women’s urinal secures £250K in funding round
11th February 2022
The team behind the UK’s first female urinal have raised £250,000 in their first fund...
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REHAUS launches consumer platform with £500K pre-seed money
4th February 2022
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Press on Vinyl raises £475,000 from North Invest
17th January 2022
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Wade Ceramics secures £400k MEIF capital
16th December 2021
Stoke-On-Trent business Wade Ceramics, has secured a £...
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Pallite receives £750k MEIF funding
11th November 2021
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Meet the investor: Konstantin Sidorov
11th March 2022
Konstantin Sidorov, a long-time angel investor and the Founder and Chief Exec of the London Techn...
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The Entrepreneur Ship’ getting ready to set sail
29th November 2021
Guy Rigby and David Murray will shortly attempt to become the oldest pair ever to row across any ...
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Nominations soon to close for 2022 Bold Woman Awards by Veuve Clicquot
25th November 2021
The call for public nominations will soon close for this year’s prestigious Bold Woman Awar...
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Think-Tank launches platform for retail investors who want to invest sustainably
19th November 2021
Independent think-tank, 2° Investing Initiative (2DII), has launched its re...
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