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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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SoftBank considers launching third Vision Fund

The world’s largest conglomerate is considering a new fund for tech start-ups to make up for poor performance and record losses

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Deals of the Week Sept 5 to Sept 9 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a healthtech making fertility treatment more accessible, a start-up getting more women into coding and a wildlife habitat designer

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Concentric launches second fund for European start-ups

The pan-European fund will invest between £400,000 and £1.3m in post-product stage software businesses

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Deals of the Week August 22 to August 26 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a platform that brings Michelin star chefs into your home, an influencer management platform and sustainable omega-3

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Worst over for high-growth tech start-ups, says Chrysalis

The investment firm’s tech portfolio, which includes unicorn Klarna, has seen its share price plummet 65 per cent since January

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Deals of the Week August 15 to August 19 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include healthy cat food, low-calorie alcohol and champagne-filled fine dining

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Future Energy Ventures launches €250m climate tech fund

The fund will focus on Series A and B investments in Europe, North America and Israel

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Deals of the Week August 8 to August 12 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include a harvesting robot, a healthy meal provider for athletes and a surgical simulation platform

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More UK scaling tech start-ups exiting than ever before

Tech Nation data has revealed the UK achieved 54 IPOs over the past decade – 37 taking place in 2021 alone.

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Future Fund backed ‘zombie businesses’

British Business Bank director Dharmash Mistry warned in June last year that businesses in the scheme had a ‘limited chance of growth to a sufficient scale for success’

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Future Fund now has stakes in 400 UK start-ups

The government takes equity in 400 companies after providing £1.14bn in Covid loans

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Deals of the Week August 1 to August 5 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include an alternative to palm oil, a social app which connects people based on shared interests and a mystery activity subscription service