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3rd July 2020
Willa secures $3 million from EQT Ventures
Willa, the fintech startup dedicated to helping freelancers get paid on time without the associated admin and hassle, has raised a $3 million seed round led by the EQT Ventures fund. With the investment, Willa is set to launch Willa Pay to provide its community of creative freelancers with an easier way to get paid with no paperwork or risk. The Willa team is on a mission to ensure these creative communities can optimise their working conditions, spend less time on paperwork and - most importantly - get paid for the work they have done....
3rd July 2020
VGC promotes Andrew Lister to partner
Growth capital investor VGC Partners has promoted Andrew Lister to partner. This promotion further strengthens VGC’s leadership team in order to support investment of its main £50m fund, which backs high-growth consumer, media and technology businesses....
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TechNation comments on UK cleantech sector one year on from 2050 net zero target announcement
30th June 2020
One year ago last week the UK’s 2050 net zero target was announced. Mike Jackson, Entrepren...
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COVID-19 has forced employers to change how they work
22nd June 2020
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18th June 2020
Matt Weston, Managing Director of Robert Half UK, comments o...
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17th June 2020
Growing fears of a no-deal Brexit will prompt investors to move assets overseas, says deVere....
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Angel CoFund new deeptech hire Dr Olivia Nicoletti
1st July 2020
The Angel CoFund has appointed Dr Olivia Nicoletti to the team as Senior Investment Associat...
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Beckley Psytech raises £3m to develop ground-breaking psychedelic medicines
1st July 2020
Beckley Psytech, the psychedelic medicine company, has raised £3m of Series A funding to de...
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Archangles leads £700k funding for social distancing tech company Reactec
26th June 2020
Reactec, the Edinburgh-based tech company that recently launched its innovative SAFE-DISTANCE dev...
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Cornerstone invests in Saas platform Coordinate Sport
22nd June 2020
Cornerstone Partners has invested £170,000 growth capital investment into East Yorkshi...
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Maven VCTs lead £3.5 million funding round in Bright Network
2nd July 2020
Maven Capital Partners has led a further investment in Bright Network, a media tech...
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Unicorn AIM VCT £25 million offer fully subscribed
1st July 2020
Unicorn AIM VCT has closed its latest offer having raised the full £25m of availa...
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Edge appoints Advisor Panel to drive opportunity and growth for the UK’s creative economy
30th June 2020
Edge Investments, the leading growth investor in the UK creative economy, has appointed an Adviso...
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Northern VCT leads £1.2 million funding for DIY app Nutshell Software
22nd May 2020
A Newcastle tech company whose software allows businesses to create their own mobile apps has rai...
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Jenson SEIS Fund invest in eTEU Ltd
28th May 2020
Jenson Funding Partners have completed an investment in eTEU Technologies Ltd, which is a technol...
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Blackfinch invests £550,000 in water purifier network Spotless Water
27th May 2020
Blackfinch has invested c.£550k in Poole-based company Spotless Water, founded in 2016. The...
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Jenson EIS fund invests in 6 portfolio companies
27th May 2020
Jenson Funding Partners' 2019/20 EIS Fund has invested across six of its existing portfolio compa...
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Great Point Media backs new production company
15th May 2020
A year after the worldwide sales success of the Channel 5 film ‘Agatha and the Truth of...
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VGC promotes Andrew Lister to partner
3rd July 2020
Growth capital investor VGC Partners has promoted Andrew Lister to partner. Thi...
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Angel CoFund new deeptech hire Dr Olivia Nicoletti
1st July 2020
The Angel CoFund has appointed Dr Olivia Nicoletti to the team as Senior Investment Associat...
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Protean Risk strengthened by new staff from Aston Lark
1st July 2020
As of 1 July 2020, the Aston Lark Financial Institutions team will join the Protean Risk bra...
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Edge appoints Advisor Panel to drive opportunity and growth for the UK’s creative economy
30th June 2020
Edge Investments, the leading growth investor in the UK creative economy, has appointed an Adviso...
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Economic Intelligence Wales reports early effects of pandemic on Welsh Businesses
3rd July 2020
Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in Wales have been significantly affec...
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UK fintech market powers through with a surge in specialist hires
29th June 2020
Robert Walters Fintech: Challenger to Competitor report analyses the&...
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Equity investment in smaller UK tech businesses increased 27% to £4.0bn in 2019
25th June 2020
Equity investment in the UK’s tech businesses increased by 27% in 2019 to £4.0bn,&nbs...
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Ceuta Group report cites health sector as top investment opportunity of 2020
25th June 2020
Covid-19 has made investment prospects bleak in many sectors, but a new report by Ceuta Grou...
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SEIS/EIS Relief...it's that time of year again
17th June 2020
James Murdoch considers the challenges for investors around the timely collection of EIS and SEIS...
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9th June 2020
Duncan Grierson, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at ...
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1st June 2020
In my annual review of my portfolio last month, I focussed on an analysis of what had happened in...
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Clim8 smashes crowdfunding target to secure £1.5 million
19th May 2020
Clim8 Invest, the app that offers everyone the opportunity to have a positive impact on climate c...
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Development Bank of Wales backs Cariad Glass with micro loan
26th June 2020
Stained Glass artists Cariad Glass have seen a boost in online sales during lockdown after develo...
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FW Capital invests £20m to support Greater Manchester-based businesses
22nd June 2020
FW Capital has invested £20 million to support Greater Manchester-based businesses through ...
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QuoteVine helps brokers accelerate SME lending
15th June 2020
Quotevine helps brokers give SMEs faster access to vital COVID-19 recovery finance - with new Qui...
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British Business Banks announces new lenders for Coronavirus Business Loan Schemes
15th June 2020
The British Business Bank has announced that it has approved a new lender for accreditation to th...
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Willa secures $3 million from EQT Ventures
3rd July 2020
Willa, the fintech startup dedicated to helping freelancer...
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Par Equity invests £800,000 in Publisher Discovery
3rd July 2020
Specialist technology investor Par Equity has led a consortium that has invested £800k in P...
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MIP Diagnostics secures £5.1m from BGF, Downing, Mercia and Calculus
3rd July 2020
Nanotechnology business, MIP Diagnostics, has completed a £5.1m funding r...
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VGC promotes Andrew Lister to partner
3rd July 2020
Growth capital investor VGC Partners has promoted Andrew Lister to partner. Thi...
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Par Equity invests £800,000 in Publisher Discovery
3rd July 2020
Specialist technology investor Par Equity has led a consortium that has invested £800k in P...
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MIP Diagnostics secures £5.1m from BGF, Downing, Mercia and Calculus
3rd July 2020
Nanotechnology business, MIP Diagnostics, has completed a £5.1m funding r...
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Envestors raises £2m to create digital marketplace for UK start-ups and investors
2nd July 2020
Envestors has secured £2m in funding to grow its digital marketplace for ...
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University of Birmingham spinout 6 Bit Education to reduce teacher workload
2nd July 2020
6 Bit Education, a company spun out of the University of Birmingham, has received investment to p...
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Great Point Media backs new production company
15th May 2020
A year after the worldwide sales success of the Channel 5 film ‘Agatha and the Truth of...
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UK Creative Content EIS Fund backs Maze Theory
13th May 2020
The UK Creative Content EIS Fund has invested in Maze Theory, a digital entertainment studio...
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Great Point Media invests in Camden Productions
16th April 2020
Great Point, the UK’s leading independent media investment firm, has...
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Octopus Ventures exits stake in We Got POP
4th March 2020
Octopus Ventures, part of Octopus Group and one of the largest VCs in Europe, has exited its inve...
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Octopus and MMC lead SLAMcore's $5 million fund raise
18th June 2020
SLAMcore, a UK company developing spatial AI algorithms for robots and drones, has secu...
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Service Robotics eyes growth with £300k equity support from CIOSIF
2nd June 2020
Service Robotics Limited, a health and wellbeing business focusing on supportin...
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Agxio secures £750,000 to scale AgriTech innovation and AI across UK
2nd June 2020
Aberystwyth based Agxio has completed a £750,000 equity investment round to...
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Industry 4.0 and the Future of Robotics
29th May 2020
The Silicon Valley Bank’s Future of Robotics Report, which looks at emerging topics in...
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Beckley Psytech raises £3m to develop ground-breaking psychedelic medicines
1st July 2020
Beckley Psytech, the psychedelic medicine company, has raised £3m of Series A funding to de...
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Ceuta Group report cites health sector as top investment opportunity of 2020
25th June 2020
Covid-19 has made investment prospects bleak in many sectors, but a new report by Ceuta Grou...
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Epidarex Capital closes £102m venture fund for life sciences
23rd June 2020
Epidarex Capital, a transatlantic life science venture firm, announces that it ...
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MMC leads $3 million in healthcare AI startup Agamon
23rd June 2020
Agamon, a healthcare AI startup, announced today a $3M seed round, led by...
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Economic Intelligence Wales reports early effects of pandemic on Welsh Businesses
3rd July 2020
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British Business Bank gives accreditation to new lenders
2nd July 2020
The British Business Bank has approved six new lenders for accreditation u...
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Livingbridge backs financial services group Chill Insurance
18th June 2020
Livingbridge, one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investors...
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No-deal Brexit fears trigger investors to seek international options
17th June 2020
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Willa secures $3 million from EQT Ventures
3rd July 2020
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Maven VCTs lead £3.5 million funding round in Bright Network
2nd July 2020
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Protean Risk strengthened by new staff from Aston Lark
1st July 2020
As of 1 July 2020, the Aston Lark Financial Institutions team will join the Protean Risk bra...
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29th June 2020
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Guernsey hosts sustainable Finance Week in June
28th May 2020
Guernsey, a leading global centre in green and sustainable finance, is hosting an array of intern...
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Volunteers from the UK’s tech community come together to create Meals for the NHS
19th May 2020
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18th March 2020
The latest AngelNews wine column from Caspar Bowes of Bowes Wine looks at the effects of experime...
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