Founders Forum Group (FF Group), a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys, has formally acquired Tech Nation. 

In 2022, Finnish angels invested €37 million in 248 growth companies, says the latest study conducted by the Finnish Business Angels Network (FiBAN), collecting answers from 450 private investors out of FiBAN's 670 members. 7% of FiBAN members’ investments were made outside of Finland. The most popular countries were Estonia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

Almost half of retail investors in the UK do not have a good understanding of the taxes they must pay on their investments, new research from Shojin has revealed.

Businesses led by women accounted for a record 45% of the funds raised by companies at tech incubator SETsquared Bristol, according to their 2022 impact results.

Venture capital investment in Northern Ireland firms reached an all-time high in 2022 with the overall number of deals also surpassing previous record figures, according to new data from Catalyst. Research for Catalyst’s annual NI Deal Tracker report has revealed that £139m was invested across 89 deals in locally based innovation and growth stage companies in 2022.

The British Business Bank’s Small Business Finance Markets 2022/23 report shows £35.5bn of bank lending came from challenger and specialist banks in 2022. This exceeded lending by the major banks during the period, giving challenger and specialist banks a 55% share of the market.

The National Enterprise Network (NEN) has released its report ‘Adding Value Across Enterprise’ 

Proud Ventures, a UK collective of LGBTQ+ investors and investors, has released a new data report 

Report shows investment in startups with a strong focus on sustainability and food security is growing in scope and importance each year.

A new report by Economic Intelligence Wales assessing the impact of the Welsh Government’s interventions through its Economic Resilience Fund (ERF) shows 30% of small businesses surveyed have seen their employee numbers grow since the pandemic – with nearly half predicting further growth in the next 12 months.

After a decade as a government-backed organisation serving the UK scaleup tech ecosystem, Tech Nation will be closing its doors from 31st March 2023.

Businesses must tackle late payments to unlock growth for the UK’s small businesses, according to campaigning organisation Good Business Pays.