| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.03.2024 | IVF uncertainty aside, startups rush to offer fertility care amid rising demand | AI tools, egg freezing, surrogacy, IUI, donorship, oncofertility, genetic analysis, loans, and more
In the aftermath of the Roe v. Wade overturn, U.S. fertility clinics (and patients alongside them) are battling an unlikely complication in ... |
| 31.07.2023 | Béa Fertility raises £2.5 million to launch its at-home fertility treatment in the UK | Béa Fertility is providing an alternative to In vitro fertilisation (IVF) and Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) procedures with its at-home fertility kit for those trying to start a family. This allows the user to perform Intracervical Insemi... |
| 16.04.2023 | В помощь бизнесу: краткий обзор венчурных фондов Великобритании | Великобритания — одна из самых привлекательных стран для бизнеса в мире. Давайте разберемся, почему:
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| 13.03.2023 | APEXX Global raises $25 million to expand further stateside | APEXX Global a global payments platform that specialises in offering a payment orchestration layer, has raised $25 million, closing its Series B funding round. Funds will aid further expansion in North America and product development.
Inves... |
| 08.12.2022 | Helping make the makers of tomorrow, London’s Makers makes off with £7 million | London-based Makers, a startup that’s aiding in the creation of a generation of tech talent who are skilled and ready for the changing world of work has raised £7 million in a new funding round. The significant investment will allow Makers ... |
| 18.10.2022 | UK’s OutThink bags €10.1M from AlbionVC, others to combat human mistakes in cybersecurity | London-based OutThink, a SaaS-based cybersecurity human risk management platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $10M (approximately €10.16M) in a Seed round of funding.
The round was led by AlbionVC. Additionally, TriplePoint Capi... |
| 13.06.2022 | London-based SPOKE dresses up with £5 million to customise menswear | London-based custom-made on demand menswear brand Spoke has raised £5 million in a crowd-funding round on the Seedrs platform. The round was supplemented by existing investors, led by Oxford Capital, with participation from Forward Partners... |
| 20.04.2022 | Disrupting 3D design process, Gravity Sketch swipes off $33 million | While we think and live in a 3D world, everything we interact with — from cars and shoes, to furniture, movies and games — starts out as a 2D sketch and goes through a digital to physical design process. This includes back-and-forth between... |
| 22.03.2022 | Enabling farmers to grow healthier animals and trade better, livestock management app breeds in £12 million | UK-founded livestock data management platform Breedr has raised £12 million in a mixture of equity and debt led by Investbridge Capital. The new investment will be used to develop new financial products to enable farmers to invest in their ... |
| 03.03.2022 | Transforming the way businesses make decisions, London’s no-code startup rakes in £3.4 million | London-based AI-powered decision-making platform Silico has raised £3.4 million funding. The round was led by Berlin-based early-stage VC firm Join Capital, with participation from existing investor Forward Partners and high-profile angel i... |
| 03.02.2022 | B2B SaaS-focused Connected Capital goes for round two with new €154 million fund | Amsterdam-based Connected Capital has announced the close of its oversubscribed second fund at €154 Million. Reloaded for round two, the firm intends to retain its singular focus on European B2B SaaS companies, invest in no more than 10 lat... |
| 05.07.2021 | Forward Partners seeks IPO on London Stock Exchange AIM market | London-based VC firm Forward Partners has announced its intention to trade on AIM (Alternative Investment Market), a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange. Following the family lineage, both BlackRock and Draper Esprit have signaled their... |
| 30.06.2021 | Real-time data synchroniser Ably raises $70 million, powers Hopin, Bloomberg, and others | Real-time data synchonisation platform Ably has raised $70 million in a Series B round. With 30% of all global data projected to be real-time related by 2025, companies around the globe are facing the massive challenge of bringing their sys... |
| 27.04.2021 | 5 Ways To Avoid Buyer’s Remorse When Raising Venture Capital | A recent report reveals that a majority of founders report a negative experience with value-add ... [+] compared to what they were promisedgetty |
| 26.04.2021 | Founders who don’t properly vet VCs set up both parties for failure | Andrés Dancausa Contributor
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Andrés Dancausa is fund partner, EMEA for operator-led international investors TheVentureCity. Before entering the world of VC, he was the CEO of a Spanish fintech company and launched his own st... |
| 01.04.2021 | VCs don’t add as much value as they think, say founders | Startup founders are after more than just funding from VCs — but the majority of them feel they don’t get it anyway.
That’s according to a new report by Forward Partners which surveys 500 founders and investors in the UK.
92% of VCs intervi... |
| 01.04.2021 | 92% of VCs say they offer value beyond capital; founders reply, “mmm yeah no” | A new report published by Forward Partners and Landscape VC reveals that almost half (47%) of all founders consider value-add more important than a VC firm’s brand and portfolio.
Of the 500+ pre-seed, seed, and series A founders surveyed ac... |
| 11.02.2021 | Which Funds Are Funding Black Founders? (And How Can You Get Some?) | Black founder getting funded.getty |
| 28.01.2021 | Heights raises $2M for its subscription supplements aimed at new ‘braincare’ category | New wellness startup Heights is formally launching this week, focusing on a category it describes as ‘braincare’. The startup will market “ultra high quality, sustainable plant-based supplements that feed your brain” based on what it says i... |
| 03.04.2020 | Forward Partners launches Forward Advances, a revenue-based finance solution for startups | Forward Partners, the early-stage venture fund and startup studio, has long offered something a little different to the U.K’s tech startup ecosystem, and today the VC is continuing that trend with the launch of “Forward Advances,” a revenue... |
| 23.10.2019 | Learn how to raise your first euros at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin | Thinking about sending a cold pitch? Curious how to connect with investors? Looking for fundraising tips for your first venture?
Startup funding experts — including Forward Partners managing partner Nic Brisbourne, Target Global partner Mal... |
| 10.10.2019 | UK Tech 100: The 100 most influential people shaping British technology in 2019 | HungryPanda; Blossom Capital; Depop; Tara Ziemba/WireImage; GoCardless; Samantha Lee/Business Insider
Welcome to Business Insider's UK Tech 100.
Every year, we track down and showcase the 100 most influential and interesting people impactin... |
| 14.03.2019 | Transforming a 10,000 Year Old industry: Why LocalGlobe Invested in Breedr | Editor’s Note: Remus Brett is partner at UK venture capital firm LocalGlobe, previously the cofounder of a specialist benchmarking and advisory Finalta, which was acquired by McKinsey. Today, LocalGlobe announced its lead role in the £2 mil... |
| 08.02.2018 | What VCs look for in early-stage tech startups | Luke Smith, an investor at early-stage venture capital firm Forward Partners, explains what VCs typically look for when investing at pre-Seed.
Raising funding at pre-Seed is entirely different to raising funding later in your business journ... |
| 08.12.2017 | Investing in the Future of Transport and Mobility | Over 200 investors, entrepreneurs and industry stakeholders joined us for another fantastic Investing in the Future of Transport and Mobility event at Kings Place in London on Tuesday 21st November.
A selection of InMotion portfolio compan... |
| 21.11.2017 | Investing in the Future of Transport and Mobility | New technological and societal trends are transforming the transport and mobility space. This change is creating unique opportunities for startups to build valuable businesses and create new experiences for customers.
The latest instalment... |
| 31.07.2017 | Personalised children’s book publisher Lost My Name rebrands to Wonderbly, raises $8.5 million | Wonderbly, the personalised book publisher formerly known as Lost My Name, has raised $8.5 million in a Series B led by Ravensburger, the veteran German children’s book publisher and toy maker.
Previous investors GV (Google Ventures), Greyc... |
| 19.05.2017 | Splitting the pie: How to find the right equity balance for your startup | Entrepreneurs are the new rock stars. Everyone wants to be their own boss, to create their success story, to be lauded in the business pages of the now online newspapers.
600 startups launched per day in London in the first six months of 2... |
| 06.04.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, April 6 | SOFTWARE AND BREAD
Today’s column is third in a series of interviews with the heads of M&A at the most acquisitive companies in the tech industry. Previously we’ve spoken with dealmakers at Salesforce and Google.
Paid Content Securing t... |
| 05.04.2017 | Forward Partners Closes £60M Early Stage Venture Capital Fund | Forward Partners, a London, UK-based venture capital firm, closed a £60m second fund to invest in pre-seed and seed stage startups.
Led by Founding Partner Nic Brisbourne, Investment Partner Martyn Holman and Product Partner Dharmesh Raitha... |
| 05.04.2017 | London-based Forward Partners closes new £60M fund to invest in startups at idea and Seed stage | Forward Partners, the London-based VC firm originally founded by Forward Internet Group and Nic Brisbourne, has closed a new £60 million fund to continue investing in tech startups from idea to late Seed stage.
Noteworthy, the new fund has ... |
| 18.01.2017 | ClickMechanic Raises $1m in Funding | ClickMechanic, a London, UK-based car repair startup, has just raised $1m in funding.
The round was led by Forward Partners, along with 500 Startups, and a number of renowned angel investors, including Klaus Nyengaard (former CEO of JustEat... |
| 18.08.2016 | European VC Funding: Great, But Not at the Pre-Seed Stage | Since 2003, 35 European startups have hit a billion-dollar unicorn valuation. The tech ecosystem in general is booming, according to an Atomico report last year that stated there has “never been a better time to be a European Entrepreneur.”... |
| 28.04.2016 | UK Digital Business Leaders Want to Remain in the EU | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Seven out of ten tech business founders and investors intend to vote Remain in June’s referendum. Some of the UK’s fastest growing tech companies explain why they back the Rem... |
| 07.03.2016 | Open-Sourcing a Framework for Rapid Business Creation | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
One of the greatest qualities of the startup ecosystem is the desire to learn fast and share knowledge. We hear from Tom MacThomas, Head of Marketing Forward Partners, one of ... |
| 02.11.2015 | Daily funding roundup - November 2, 2015 | Handy raised $50M; Clearsky Data scored $27M; Confer secured $17M
Twigly, a Gurgaon, India-based curated food marketplace, raised $200,000 in seed funding. Backers included Tracxn Labs and angels Amit Gupta, Aloke Bajpai, Ashish Kumar, and ... |
| 11.10.2015 | Listen To Nic Brisbourne Talk Future Of VC, European Tech Scene, And Ubergeddon | Earlier this week I got on a call with Nic Brisbourne, Managing Partner at London-based Forward Partners, which helps build and backs startups largely in the e-commerce space. Before that Nic spent 9 years at leading European VC firm DFJ Es... |
| 20.03.2015 | RightClinic Raises £250K in Funding | RightClinic (formerly known as TreatmentSaver), a London, UK-based cosmetic treatment company, raised £250k in funding.
Venture capital firm Forward Partners made the investment.
The company intends to use the funds to expand into new verti... |
| - | Transforming the way businesses make decisions, London’s no-code startup rakes in £3.4 million | London-based AI-powered decision-making platform Silico has raised £3.4 million funding. The round was led by Berlin-based early-stage VC firm Join Capital, with participation from existing investor Forward Partners and high-profile angel i... |
| - | Working its magic, code refactoring platform Sourcery closes $1.75 million in seed funding | London-based Sourcery, an AI code assistant that helps developers write better code faster, has raised $1.75 million in seed funding. The new dust will help the alchemists expand the engineering team, continue development of the platform, a... |
| - | Real-time data synchroniser Ably raises $70 million, powers Hopin, Bloomberg, and others | Real-time data synchonisation platform Ably has raised $70 million in a Series B round. With 30% of all global data projected to be real-time related by 2025, companies around the globe are facing the massive challenge of bringing their sys... |
| - | London-based SPOKE dresses up with £5 million to customise menswear | London-based custom-made on demand menswear brand Spoke has raised £5 million in a crowd-funding round on the Seedrs platform. The round was supplemented by existing investors, led by Oxford Capital, with participation from Forward Partners... |
| - | Forward Partners’s Founders Programme Is Open To Application | Forward Partners just opened the third cohort of their ambitious Founders Programme. The 5-week course equips first-class founders with the tools they need to turn their back-of-a-napkin concepts into venture-ready startups. And at the end ... |
| - | Forward Partners seeks IPO on London Stock Exchange AIM market | London-based VC firm Forward Partners has announced its intention to trade on AIM (Alternative Investment Market), a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange. Following the family lineage, both BlackRock and Draper Esprit have signaled their... |
| - | AI-powered software testing platform Virtuoso raises $13.3 million | London-based automated software testing platform Virtuoso has raised $13.3 million in a Series A funding round. Employing machine learning and robotic process automation, Virtuoso helps software quality assurance teams squash bugs and error... |
| - | Disrupting 3D design process, Gravity Sketch swipes off $33 million | While we think and live in a 3D world, everything we interact with — from cars and shoes, to furniture, movies and games — starts out as a 2D sketch and goes through a digital to physical design process. This includes back-and-forth between... |
| - | B2B SaaS-focused Connected Capital goes for round two with new €154 million fund | Amsterdam-based Connected Capital has announced the close of its oversubscribed second fund at €154 Million. Reloaded for round two, the firm intends to retain its singular focus on European B2B SaaS companies, invest in no more than 10 lat... |
| - | Enabling farmers to grow healthier animals and trade better, livestock management app breeds in £12 million | UK-founded livestock data management platform Breedr has raised £12 million in a mixture of equity and debt led by Investbridge Capital. The new investment will be used to develop new financial products to enable farmers to invest in their ... |
| - | UK-based Baselime nets £1.5 million to boost serverless technology | Serverless architecture is a rapidly growing solution for companies looking to build and run applications and services in the public cloud, without the need for the software team to manage the underlying infrastructure.
Betting big on serve... |
