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A guide to the Cardiff-Bristol tech hub

Cardiff's new Innovation Hub, which received a total of £9.5m in funding, is looking to grow the Welsh cyber sector by 50 per cent by 2030

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Number of green scaleups drops by 10% year on year

The number of green businesses growing turnover at 20% over past three years drops by 10% to 256, according to The Scaleup Institute

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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%

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End of EIS could be “death-knell” to seed stage industry, investors warn

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is being urged by investors to maintain support for EIS in his mini budget on Friday

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Deals of the Week Sept 12 to Sept 16 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include GPS software to fend off criminals, a fintech which helps firms claim Government finance in minutes and a diamond identification spinout

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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 12 to Sept 16 – a Growth Business round-up

Deals this week include GPS software to fend off criminals, a fintech which helps firms claim Government finance in minutes and a diamond identification spinout

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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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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