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Now is a great time to be raising money says YFM

14th May 2020

While the initial shock of lockdown was evident in early April with some deal processes being pos...

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How a digital-first working environment can support the start-up ecosystem

13th May 2020

Financial firms need to adopt a digital-focussed working environment if they want to survive beyo...

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Coronavirus - big questions for start ups

11th May 2020

Sukendhu Pal talks about the impact of Coronavirus on London's start ups and offers advice on wha...

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Guernsey Finance to explore investment sector’s recovery from pandemic

6th May 2020

Turnaround investor Jon Moulton has described the Covid-19 environment as the ...

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Development Bank of Wales backs X4 Software with £175,000 investment

29th May 2020

Caerphilly based X4 Software Limited has secured follow-on investment of £175,000 from the ...

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Water treatment firm Industrial Phycology raises £550k from Mercia's MIPF

20th May 2020

A company which has developed an eco-friendly water treatment system that can ...

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Archangels-backed MGB Biopharma has successful outcome from Phase II clinical study

20th May 2020

MGB Biopharma, the Glasgow-based biopharmaceutical company developing a novel cl...

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Cycle insurer Bikmo raises £1.8M to support global cycling boom

20th May 2020

Expert cycle insurance provider Bikmo has secured its first venture capital funding of £1.8...

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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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Maven completes further funding round in Boiler Plan to fuel future growth

19th May 2020

Maven Capital Partners has completed a £1 million investment in Boiler Plan (U...

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Amati VCT reaches capacity in £25 million offer

11th May 2020

Against the backdrop of a challenging market environment, Amati AIM VCT la...

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Albion Capital refinances £105 million portfolio of UK-based renewable energy projects

20th April 2020

Albion Capital has refinanced Albion Community Power, the £105 million renewable energy por...

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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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Red Rock Power appoints Greenbyte to monitor growing renewables portfolio

28th May 2020

Red Rock Power Limited, a renewable and sustainable energy company, has select...

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Diversity VC moves programme online and expands cohort

26th May 2020

Future VC 2020, Diversity VC’s programme that helps people from backgr...

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Steven Haasz joins insurtech INSTANDA to lead European expansion

26th May 2020

INSTANDA, the leading customer and policy management platform for the insurance industry, has tod...

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Mole Valley Asset Management launches new Yorkshire T20 portfolio

22nd May 2020

Mole Valley Asset Management (MVAM) has launched its new Yorkshire T20 portfolio, he...

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Knowledge Read ALL

UK start-ups record strongest ever opening quarter for fundraising

29th May 2020

The value of venture capital raised by UK companies rose to its highest first quarter total on re...

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London takes over as global fintech hub

29th May 2020

Fintech investment in the UK has exploded by 500% in the last three years, compared to 170% for t...

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Banks ramp up tech recruitment in response to COVID-19

27th May 2020

New tech roles in banks has increased by a staggering +46% in the last three years – making...

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Strong start to 2020 for European VC says KPMG Venture Pulse Report

26th May 2020

European VC-backed companies raised $8.8B across 923 deals in the first quarter of...

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Equity Crowdfunding Read ALL

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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Teacher Booker raises £650,000 through Growthdeck

21st April 2020

GrowthDeck has completed a £650,000 fundraise for Teacher Booker, the online network of hig...

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It's time to re-assess my portfolio performance

14th April 2020

James Murdoch takes a considered look back over his portfolio performance from the last year and ...

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Symvan investee company UnderPinned hits £500,000 crowdfunding target

31st March 2020

Symvan investee UnderPinned...

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Lending Read ALL

Transmit Startups backs 6000th business

27th May 2020

The UK’s leading provider of Start Up Loans for business is toasting it 6,000th ...

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Innovative mine water Heat Network secures Government funding

22nd May 2020

Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management, in partnership with the Department for Business...

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IGF promotes Mike Fletcher as head of client portfolio

21st May 2020

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a leading independent commercial finance provider, has pro...

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Cycle insurer Bikmo raises £1.8M to support global cycling boom

20th May 2020

Expert cycle insurance provider Bikmo has secured its first venture capital funding of £1.8...

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Fuel Ventures leads $2.1m fundraising in AR platform Poplar

29th May 2020

Poplar has closed a $2.1million investment, le...

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Development Bank of Wales backs X4 Software with £175,000 investment

29th May 2020

Caerphilly based X4 Software Limited has secured follow-on investment of £175,000 from the ...

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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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UK start-ups record strongest ever opening quarter for fundraising

29th May 2020

The value of venture capital raised by UK companies rose to its highest first quarter total on re...

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Technology Read ALL

Fuel Ventures leads $2.1m fundraising in AR platform Poplar

29th May 2020

Poplar has closed a $2.1million investment, le...

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Development Bank of Wales backs X4 Software with £175,000 investment

29th May 2020

Caerphilly based X4 Software Limited has secured follow-on investment of £175,000 from the ...

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Red Rock Power appoints Greenbyte to monitor growing renewables portfolio

28th May 2020

Red Rock Power Limited, a renewable and sustainable energy company, has select...

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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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Media Read ALL

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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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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Continuum Industries raises £1.5m seed round led by Playfair

26th May 2020

Continuum Industries, which provides AI tools for engineering professionals to rapidly design lin...

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Lifebit Biotech closes $7.5 million funding round

4th May 2020

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, has clos...

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Bot-Hive completes Development Bank of Wales led fundraising

1st May 2020

Bot-Hive, a digital marketplace for robotics and AI solutions has successfully ...

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Health Read ALL

Sarissa Biomedical raises £1.2 million for new test to diagnose stroke

28th May 2020

Sarissa Biomedical , a...

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Navenio raises £9 million for hospital workforce AI platform

21st May 2020

The healthcare scale-up behind a location-based platform which has been shown t...

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Archangels-backed MGB Biopharma has successful outcome from Phase II clinical study

20th May 2020

MGB Biopharma, the Glasgow-based biopharmaceutical company developing a novel cl...

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Hybrisan secures £500k from Development Bank of Wales to help fight Covid-19

19th May 2020

Port Talbot-based Hybrisan has joined the fight against the Covid 19 pandemic having secured &pou...

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Steven Haasz joins insurtech INSTANDA to lead European expansion

26th May 2020

INSTANDA, the leading customer and policy management platform for the insurance industry, has tod...

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Urgentem raises £500,000 and appoints CEO

22nd May 2020

Urgentem (formerly Engaged Tracking), one of the pioneering companies in climate risk manage...

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Cycle insurer Bikmo raises £1.8M to support global cycling boom

20th May 2020

Expert cycle insurance provider Bikmo has secured its first venture capital funding of £1.8...

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Blackfinch expands capabilities with launch of Blackfinch Asset Management

19th May 2020

Blackfinch Group has launched Blackfinch Asset Management, offering adviser firms expanded capabi...

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Business Services Read ALL

Aran Services secures funding from IGF

12th May 2020

Insulation and fire protection expert Aran Services has secured £1.5 million in working cap...

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Blackfinch launches #ISOLATIONINTERN platform to help startups recruit talent

12th May 2020

Blackfinch Group has launched the #ISOLATIONINTERN platform in partnership with in...

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StaffCircle raises new funds from Blackfinch and Mercia

11th May 2020

StaffCircle, a communications, performance and culture platform that enables companies to manage ...

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Muve Beats the Covid Blues to Raise £1.1m led by Origin Capital

29th April 2020

Innovative law firm Muve has completed a £1.1 million equity funding round to finance its f...

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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

Meals for the NHS, ...

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The AngelNews wine column - If you keep playing with it…

18th March 2020

The latest AngelNews wine column from Caspar Bowes of Bowes Wine looks at the effects of experime...

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Sunburnt grapes and bouncing stones

3rd December 2019

I was in Burgundy last week with a travelling companion to have a look at the wines of the 2018 v...

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