About

Hunter was the Editor for GrowthBusiness.co.uk from 2012 to 2014, before moving on to Caspian Media Ltd to be Editor of Real Business.

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Cleantech deal sees Manchester business secure £500,000 from VC backer

PVC Recycling is planning on developing satellite depots around the UK after securing £500,000 of new growth capital.

Venture Capital Funding

Banking on the cloud and SaaS rise in Europe

Entrepreneurial experience is something that lots of start-ups looking for investment resonate with, and Notion Capital has no shortage of it.

Venture Capital Funding

HOWZAT Partners: In search of the next Trivago

Finding a promising young start-up in the highly competitive digital market needs skill and tenacity. GrowthBusiness meets HOWZAT Partners and the firm's co-founder David Soskin to find out how the investor found, and then sold, Trivago.

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Investor AllStars 2013: An evening in pictures

Hosted in the mighty confines of the Natural History Museum, Investor AllStars brought together the cream of the venture community.

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SoundCloud's Alexander Ljung dances to his own beat

Standing out from the crop of exciting entrepreneurs who currently populate the European landscape is no mean feat – but it's something SoundCloud's Alexander Ljung is doing with aplomb.

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Investor AllStars 2013: Winners interview

Fresh from picking up their gongs at the Natural History Museum, GrowthBusiness meets the winners at the eleventh Investor AllStars awards.

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Listed company directors targeted with new government pay policy

New reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of directors' pay for shareholders have come into force.

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New natural resources company joins AIM

Independent Oil and Gas has joined London's Alternative Investment Market and raised £2 million on admission.

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Backup Technology buy for iomart marks biggest acquisition in company history

Scottish technology company iomart has closed its biggest acquisition to date, the £23 million purchase of Backup Technology.

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Tech City's Azimo gets backing from German venture capital firm

Business secretary Vince Cable has described the backing of Azimo by e.ventures as evidence that the UK has the infrastructure, skills base and competitive edge to capitalise on its expertise in financial services.

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Kevin McCloud’s environmental development business raises £1.9 million on Crowdcube

TV designer Kevin McCloud has taken to crowdfunding to raise money for his sustainable housing development company Hab Housing, and netted £1.9 million.

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Zoopla rises to the top of Europe’s most exciting investor-backed companies

Following a period of frenetic deal making and customer acquisition, GrowthBusiness catches up with serial entrepreneur Alex Chesterman to get the inside track on Zoopla Property Group.

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