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Venture Capital Funding

Articles, news and expert analysis on venture capital funding in the UK and Europe.

This year set to be record one for funding UK start-ups and scale-ups

First half of 2019 sets new record for investment in start-ups and scale-ups, with investment up 20pc

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IQ Capital raises $300m for investment in ‘deep tech’ growth business

Cambridge-based IQ Capital raises $125m for scale-ups and third $175m fund for start-ups working in the artificial intelligence, biotech and internet of things 'deep tech'

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Venture capital placing bigger bets on fewer scale-ups

Total amount of VC money invested in Britain rises by 37pc to £4.4bn over the first six months, according to KPMG

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Superstar scientist fund Ahren closes over £200m to invest in tech startups

Ahren has assembled brains trust to advise science fund whose investors include Sky, Aviva and Unilever

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How to pitch to a venture capitalist – a Growth Business guide

A Growth Business guide to what VCs are looking for, preparing for a pitch, and how to behave in that crucial first meeting

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Playfair Capital Chris Smith Q&A – ‘This stage of investment is an art’

Seed investment fund Playfair Capital explains what it looks for in start-ups, its new focus on Deep Tech, and what to avoid when pitching to a VC

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Crane VC fund for data-driven European startups raises $90m

New London-based fund aimed at startups harnessing data to provides solutions for business

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Bibby Financial Services provides £5 million funding line to Aspray Group

Bibby Financial Services has provided a £5 million funding line to Aspray Group in order to drive business growth.

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Crane VC fund for data-driven European startups raises $90m

New London-based fund aimed at startups harnessing data to provides solutions for business

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Bibby Financial Services provides £5 million funding line to Aspray Group

Bibby Financial Services has provided a £5 million funding line to Aspray Group in order to drive business growth.

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Salesforce launches second £99m VC fund focusing on UK startups

Europe Trailblazer Fund wants to back cloud-based businesses offering solutions to enterprise-size companies.

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Q&A Luke Davis of IW Capital – ‘Opportunity comes out of crisis’

IW Capital was founded nine years ago as a boutique EIS investment house. Today it’s grown to offer debt as it transforms into a one-stop-shop for SMEs

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Venture capitalist Accel closes £440m fund focusing on UK startups

Veteran VC says UK continues to be attractive because of the depth of its talent pool in software and artificial intelligence

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European companies raise £4.4bn of venture capital in first three months

Strongest-ever first quarter sees €5.1bn in VC funding ploughed into 339 deals - a 76pc rise year on year