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Venture capital investment is down across Europe, but AI is bucking the trend
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Currently, the UK average stake a university will have in a spinout is 22.8 per cent
The Chancellor is looking to cultivate a group of investors specialising in AI, robotics and vaccines
Globally, the UK is behind only the US and China for levels of start-up VC funding so far this year
Cambridge makes up the ‘golden triangle’ of R&D-rich start-ups in the sciences sector
The backer of Klarna and Lilium has a target of £1.35bn despite a challenging economic climate
The London-based fintech could follow the high-profile flotation of chip designer Arm
The new investment scheme — Europe's largest early-stage fund of its kind — comes as B2B software start-ups in the region maintain growth ambitions
The state-owned economic development bank expects pressure to remain on its portfolio valuations over the next 12 to 18 months
Funds will go toward research tackling diseases, climate change and developing emerging technologies
Businesses with all-female founded teams received only two per cent of venture capital funding in 2021, with even less going to black and ethnic minority-led businesses
Over £27.5bn of private equity and venture capital was invested into UK businesses in 2022 – 22 per cent more than 2019
