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Dom is a feature writer for Growth Business and Small Business, focused on matters concerning start-ups and scale-ups. He has also been published in the Independent, FourFourTwo magazine and various lifestyle publications.

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Deals of the Week Oct 10 to Oct 14 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a fintech that helps under-18s with financial skills, a website builder for side-hustlers and a psychedelic start-up helping cancer patients

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US venture capital market resilience gives hope to UK

The first nine months of 2022 has seen a record-breaking $151bn pumped into venture capital funds in the US

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Calculus launches EIS fund for impact start-ups

Calculus Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund focuses on technology and healthcare start-ups with a ‘societal purpose’

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Deals of the Week October 3 to October 7 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a platform that can spot fake advertising clicks, an ethical eyewear company and a platform which gives small creative agencies a leg-up

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Career moves – a Growth Business round-up

This quarter saw moves to Manchester-based VC Praetura Ventures, Northern Gritstone and fintech Nucleus

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Metaverse technology company Improbable set for £100m

Blockchain investor ready to back the London-based metaverse company despite its financial losses

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Ada Ventures launches £36m fund for early-stage founders

For its second fund, Ada Ventures will focus on climate, healthcare and economic empowerment

Funding

Deals of the Week Sept 26 to Sept 30 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a medtech combating global medicine shortages and a start-up providing a greener way to mine

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Mini-Budget: Kwasi Kwarteng extends EIS beyond 2025

EIS was due to expire in April 2025 because of a European Union state aid ‘sunset clause’, resulting in investors to call for an extension.

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Deals of the Week Sept 19 to Sept 23 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include pre-packed net-zero homes, a language detection platform and a London start-up with Silicon Valley backing

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Female angels invest £2bn in UK companies

Almost 25% of companies backed by female angel investors over the past decade been founded by women – higher than the national average of 19%

Managing

Is the new office jargon a sign that hybrid workers feel disconnected?

A recent national survey reveals the most annoying workplace phrases - and what they reveal about hybrid working