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| 20.09.2024 | Northern Ireland's Investment Landscape: A Growing Hub for Start-ups and Innovation | In the heart of Belfast, a revolution is brewing. The recent Inbound Investors event, hosted by Catalyst at Ulster University, showcased the vibrant pulse of Northern Ireland's start-up ecosystem. This annual gathering drew 48 venture capit... |
| 19.09.2024 | Catalyst brings together venture capital investors and NI start-ups in Belfast | Investors from 48 venture capital firms in Ireland and the UK attended Catalyst's annual Inbound Investors event at Ulster University's new campus in Belfast last week.
Northern Ireland's non-profit science and technology hub arranged for t... |
| 17.09.2024 | Glasgow-based MarTech Platform Triyit Raises £1.1 Million | Glasgow-based marketing technology platform Triyit have announced that they have raised £1.1 million growth funding finance as they gear up for global expansion.
The business, which specialises in connecting fast moving consumer goods (FMCG... |
| 14.09.2024 | Outward VC Closes £51M Fund, British Business Bank Leads Way With £30M | Listen to this article
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This week, London-based investment firm Outward VC announced the first closing, at £51 million, of its Fund II. The fund received a £30 million investment from the British Business Bank, whi... |
| 10.09.2024 | Outward VC's New Fund: A Beacon for Early-Stage Founders | In the bustling landscape of venture capital, a new wave is rising. Outward VC, a London-based investment firm, has announced the first close of its second fund at £51 million (approximately €60.5 million). This fund is not just a number; i... |
| 10.09.2024 | Outward VC announces first close of Fund II at £51M | London-based investment firm Outward VC has announced the first closing at £51m of its Fund II. The fund has received a cornerstone investment of £30m from the British Business Bank, which is deploying capital through its Enterprise Capital... |
| 10.09.2024 | Outward VC raises €60.5 million in first close to help early-stage fintech founders breakthrough | London-based investment firm Outward VC has announced the first closing at €60.5 million of its Fund II. The fund has received a cornerstone investment of €35.5 million from the British Business Bank, which is deploying capital through its ... |
| 29.08.2024 | Empowering Change: Women Entrepreneurs and AI in Education | In a world that spins faster every day, two initiatives are emerging as beacons of hope. One champions women in entrepreneurship, while the other aims to lighten the load for teachers through artificial intelligence. Both are about progress... |
| 27.08.2024 | Ana Stewart’s Pathways Forward Announces 2nd Pledge Cohort | Pathways Forward has announced its second cohort of Pledge partners, with Converge, The Open University in Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, Scottish Enterprise, SIS Ventures, Social Investment Scotland, South of Scotland Enterprise, and th... |
| 20.08.2024 | Edinburgh SaaS Firm Administrate Secures Further £3.05M in Funding | Administrate, the Edinburgh-based learning and training management software company, has secured £3.05 million in a new funding round—just over a year after it raised a £5m investment.
The British Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotlan... |
| 15.08.2024 | The Green Revolution: Innovations in Carbon Capture and Solar Technology | In the race against climate change, innovation is the fuel driving us forward. Two recent funding rounds highlight this momentum. Promethean Particles and GraphEnergyTech are at the forefront, each tackling environmental challenges with gro... |
| 14.08.2024 | Promethean Particles secures £8M for carbon capture materials production | Carbon capture materials company Promethean Particles has closed an £8 million financing round.
Promethean manufactures metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of materials composed of metal ions interconnected by organic molecules to form... |
| 08.08.2024 | British Business Bank posts second straight loss as tech valuations struggle | - |
| 07.08.2024 | Riverlane's Quantum Leap: $75 Million Series C Funding to Revolutionize Quantum Computing | In the heart of Cambridge, a revolution is brewing. Riverlane, a pioneer in quantum error correction technology, has secured $75 million in Series C funding. This investment is not just a financial boost; it’s a ticket to the future of quan... |
| 06.08.2024 | Riverlane raises $75 million to meet surging global demand for quantum error correction technology | Cambridge, UK; Boston, US: Riverlane, the global leader in quantum error correction technology, announces that it has raised $75 million in Series C funding to deliver its groundbreaking quantum error correction (QEC) roadmap. The funding w... |
| 27.07.2024 | British Business Bank’s Future Fund Discloses Equity Interest in 711 Companies, Total Value £708M | This week, the British Business Bank disclosed 10 additional companies in which the Future Fund holds an equity interest. That gives them an equity interest in 711 companies with a total investment of £708 million as of June 30. That’s one ... |
| 24.07.2024 | UK data watchdog blocks naming of banks which lost COVID loan guarantees | LONDON : Britain's information watchdog has rejected a Reuters appeal to identify lenders who have lost or surrendered state guarantees on millions of pounds of COVID-19 emergency loans, citing potential harm to their commercial interests.
... |
| 24.07.2024 | British Business Investments Announces a Further Commitment to Claret Capital Partners with Co-Investment Fund | Listen to this article
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British Business Investments announces a further commitment to Claret Capital Partners Limited, with a new co-investment fund.
The fund will invest in high-growth technology enabled smaller ... |
| 22.07.2024 | British Business Bank Announces First Deal from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund II | Listen to this article
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Midlands Engine Investment Fund II has announced its first major equity deal.
Aircraft robotics firm True Position Robotics has raised £1 million to support business expansion.
The British B... |
| 11.07.2024 | Scottish Businesses Secure Nearly One-fifth of UK Spinout Deals | Scotland accounted for almost one-fifth of all UK equity deals involving university spinouts in 2023, according to new figures from the British Business Bank.
The Bank’s annual Small Business Equity Tracker also places two of Scotland’s lea... |
| 08.07.2024 | British Business Bank Announces Growth Guarantee Scheme, Successor to Recovery Loan Scheme | The British Business Bank has announced the Growth Guarantee Scheme, which aims to help smaller businesses access the growth capital. The program is the successor to the Recovery Loan Scheme, which was published today.
The Bank said the pro... |
| 17.06.2024 | What Should the Next UK Gov Do to Help Support Small Scots Firms? | The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Scotland has set out its key election priorities for the next UK government to undertake to help support Scottish small businesses.
The publishing of FSB’s UK General Election Manifesto comes just we... |
| 03.06.2024 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | May 2024 | Welcome to the latest edition of the DIGIT Deal Roundup.
Last month, Scotland’s tech sector saw some big funding wins in cleantech, the space sector, and the broader innovation economy.
For a recap on those standout stories, here’s our roun... |
| 10.05.2024 | Nami Surgical: Pioneering the Future of Robotic Surgery with Innovative Ultrasonic Technology | Nami Surgical, a dynamic medtech company hailing from Scotland, is making significant strides in the realm of robotic-assisted surgery with their cutting-edge ultrasonic medical devices. Spearheaded by the visionary leadership of CEO Nico F... |
| 10.05.2024 | Iwoca's Success in Securing Debt Financing | Description at least 700 words
In the fast-paced world of finance, where big banks are tightening their purse strings, innovative startups like iwoca are stepping up to fill the gap. With a recent infusion of £270 million in debt financing,... |
| 08.05.2024 | Scots Medtech Spinout Nami Surgical Secures £3.2 Million | Nami Surgical, the Scots medtech company and spinout from the University of Glasgow, has secured £3.2 million in investment and grant funding.
St Andrews-based impact investment firm Eos led the seed £2.5m round alongside the Investment Fun... |
| 07.05.2024 | European SMB lender Iwoca secures £270M in debt financing | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Iwoca, which provides business loans and trade credit financing to SMBs in the U.K. and Germany, has secured an additional £270 million to grow its loan book.
Why it matters: While big banks are cutti... |
| 07.05.2024 | iwoca secures £270M in debt funding to support SME lending | Specifically, iwoca has received £150 million in debt financing commitments from Citibank and Insight Investment to support the company's growth in Germany and a further £120 million from Barclays and Värde for the UK business as it respond... |
| 07.05.2024 | British AI startup raises more than $1 billion for its self-driving car technology | Most drivers still skeptical about fully self-driving cars
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A British AI startup that specializes in autonomous driving technology has raised more than $1 billion from some hig... |
| 07.05.2024 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | April 2024 | Welcome to the latest edition of the DIGIT Deal Roundup.
As we enter Spring, Scotland’s tech sector is seeing some big funding wins in medtech, the energy sector, and the broader innovation economy.
For a recap on those standout stories, he... |
| 26.04.2024 | British Business Bank Announces Appointment of Kristen McLeod CBE as CSO | The British Business Bank has appointed Kristen McLeod CBE as its new Chief Strategy Officer, effective from September 2024.
Kristen joins the British Business Bank from HM Treasury, “where she has served as Advisor to the Chancellor of the... |
| 22.04.2024 | Navigating Venture Debt Financing for Tech Startups in Scotland | In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology startups, access to capital is vital for growth and innovation.
Traditional methods of financing, such as equity investment, are often the first choice for startups, but they may not always be... |
| 04.04.2024 | British Business Bank Extends ENABLE Funding Facility with Time Finance | The British Business Bank has agreed a facility increase that will provide £29.4m of funding to smaller UK businesses, through an existing ENABLE Funding transaction with independent specialist finance provider, Time Finance.
The additional... |
| 03.04.2024 | Scots Dental Biotech Firm Secures £5M Funding Boost | Calcivis, the Edinburgh-based biotechnology firm, has secured £5 million in new funding to roll out its early tooth decay detection tech.
The latest investment round was led by £4m of funding from the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB... |
| 22.03.2024 | 35% of Northern Ireland's funding deals went to women-led startups last year | 65 per cent of Northern Ireland's 72 funding deals last year went to startups with all-male executive teams, according to Catalyst’s Deal Tracker. Of all companies who received funding, 35 per cent had at least one female executive whilst z... |
| 13.03.2024 | Inclusive Alpha: Ada Ventures Leading the Way | Ada Ventures has closed an oversubscribed £63 million second fund, attracting institutional LPs like The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark, The University Of Edinburgh, Molten Ventures, and Legal & General Capital. The fund's commit... |
| 12.03.2024 | Inclusion in practice: Ada Ventures closes oversubscribed £63M Fund II | Today Ada Ventures closes an oversubscribed £63 million second fund from institutional LPs. New LPs in Fund II include The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO), The University Of Edinburgh, Molten Ventures, and Legal & General C... |
| 12.03.2024 | UK’s Ada Ventures closes €73.8M second fund to support “Inclusive Alpha” founders: Know more | Read this article in:
London-based Ada Ventures, an inclusive venture firm, has announced the final close of a £63M (approximately €73.83M) fund, the second fund from the firm, to support a diverse group of early-stage founders.
Institution... |
| 05.03.2024 | British conglomerate SayeNvest launches ops in India, to start $500 mn fund | British conglomerate SayeNvest Group has announced its global expansion with launching opertations in India, providing bespoke consulting and advisory services across various sectors like IT, energy, healthcare, asset and wealth management ... |
| 04.03.2024 | Equity Investment in Smaller Scots Businesses Remain Resilient | Equity investment in Scotland’s smaller businesses nearly halved last year but was still ahead of the UK average and on track to record the third highest annual figure in the last decade, according to new research from the British Business ... |
| 29.02.2024 | British Business Bank Is Launching £400M Midlands Engine Investment Fund II | The British Business Bank is launching its £400 million Midlands Engine Investment Fund II, unlocking additional funding to help smaller businesses in the Midlands prosper and thrive.
The fund will drive sustainable economic growth “by supp... |
| 26.02.2024 | InnoScot Health: Collaboration Key to Scottish Innovation | A UK government report has named Glasgow and Edinburgh as standout cities for their ‘high cross-county collaboration’ – a relationship that can be learnt from and further exploited, says InnoScot Health.
The new report, entitled Identifying... |
| 05.02.2024 | Early-stage UK VC Episode 1 closes $95M third fund | Early stage European venture capital (VC) firm Episode 1 has closed its third fund at £76 million ($95 million), as the London-based investor turns to in-house “data-driven deal sourcing tools” to find the next big thing.
Founded in 2013, E... |
| 30.01.2024 | New Carcinotech funding to expand tumor 3D printing commercialization | Edinburgh-based tumor 3D printing specialists Carcinotech has successfully raised £4.2 million in an investment round led by Eos Advisory (Eos) and the Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS).
This is the first equity deal from the £150 million ... |
| 29.01.2024 | Scots 3D Printed Tumour Specialist Raises £4.2M for US Expansion | Carcinotech has raised £4.2 million of funding as the company looks to build on its traction in the UK and Europe with US expansion planned later this year.
The company’s Carcino3D technology enables the manufacture of 3D printed micro-tumo... |
| 11.01.2024 | Andreessen Horowitz backs British insurance startup in $73 million funding round | Listen to this article
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| 10.01.2024 | Зачем и как уезжают русскоязычные предприниматели в Великобританию | По каким причинам уезжают
Рассмотрим основные причины, по которым русскоязычные предприниматели уезжают в Великобританию.
Рекордные инвестиции
В 2022 году Великобритания установила рекорд по уровню венчурных инвестиций с общим объемом финан... |
| 07.12.2023 | British Patient Capital Invests £5.5m in Pragmatic Semiconductor | 06 December 2023: British Patient Capital has made a £5.5 million investment into Pragmatic Semiconductor, a Cambridge-based designer and manufacturer of semiconductors, as part of a £162m first close of its Series D funding round, with a s... |
| 06.12.2023 | British Business Bank Research: UK’s VC Funds Continue to Perform Well Compared to US and European Counterparts | Research from the British Business Bank, UK Venture Capital Financial Returns 2023, finds UK venture capital funds continue “to perform well overall compared to their US and European counterparts, but top performing UK funds lag behind lead... |
| 21.11.2023 | UK Gov to Invest £320M Into Startups and Spinouts | The chancellor of the exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced a £320 million plan as part of his Mansion House reforms aiming to support high-potential companies and drive domestic innovation.
Under the multi-million pound plan, announced ahe... |
| 08.11.2023 | British Patient Capital Response to Nations and Regions Tracker 2023 | 12 October 2023: Today the British Business Bank published its Nations and Regions Tracker 2023. |
| 20.10.2023 | UK government’s Future Fund scheme “imperfect” but “critical form of support” to Covid-impacted startups, say crowdfunding platforms | A controversial UK government Covid support scheme, which lent tens of millions to failed startups, was “imperfect” but represented a “critical form of support” to pandemic-scarred startups, say the scheme’s participating crowdfunders.
The ... |
| 17.10.2023 | UK AI Startup Funding: Alan Turing Institute Identifies Huge Gender Disparity | A report from The Alan Turing Institute has highlighted the stark gender imbalance in artificial intelligence funding in the U.K., revealing that companies founded by women secured just 0.3% of the £69.5 billion ($85.1 billion) of venture c... |
| 12.10.2023 | Report: Edinburgh Top for Innovation Outside of Golden Triangle | Edinburgh and its surrounding area has emerged as the UK’s top innovation-led cluster for equity deals outside of the ‘Golden Triangle’ of Greater London, Oxford, and Cambridge, according to a new report launched today by the British Busine... |
| 22.09.2023 | ThinCats secures £696M financing for UK SMEs via Barclays and Citi | ThinCats, a Leicestershire-based mid-sized SME financing provider, has secured just shy of £700 million (£696 million) in a warehouse facility with Citi and Barclays Bank, ultimately supported by a guarantee via the British Business Bank’s ... |
| 05.09.2023 | How SFC Capital Invests in Women | For more information about the report, please visit the British Business Bank website.
SFC Capital invests in startups from their very first funding round and across a broad range of sectors including life science, health technology, and... |
| 31.08.2023 | UK’s quantum computing startup Oxford Ionics raises €2.3M; appoints former Arm CTO to its board | Read this article in:
UK-based Oxford Ionics, a startup on a mission to solve critical scalability issues facing the future of quantum computing, announced on Wednesday, August 30, that it has raised £2M (approximately €2.32M) in funding fr... |
| 10.08.2023 | Scotland's Cytomos bags £4M to expand its team, and biotech solutions | Scottish-based biotech firm Cytomos has raised a funding round of £4 million which was led by existing investors Archangels and includes participation from Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise and new investor British Business Bank.
Cyt... |
| 08.08.2023 | Archangels leads €4.6M round in Scotland’s life science firm Cytomos: Know more | Read this article in:
Edinburgh-based Cytomos, a life science company that has developed a new approach to analysing cells, announced on Tuesday that it has secured £4M (approximately €4.64M) in a fresh round of funding to scale up market-t... |
| 01.08.2023 | Archangels raises €14M to empower Scotland’s aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators | Read this article in:
Edinburgh-based Archangels, a business angel syndicate that invests and mentors startups and early-stage Scottish life sciences and technology companies, announced on Monday, July 31, that it has secured £12M (approxim... |
| 25.07.2023 | Привлечение инвестиций: Как виза UK Innovator Founder стимулирует финансирование стартапов | 0 Обсудить
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В современном мире предпринимательства доступ к капиталу является ключевым для превращения инновационных идей в успешные стартапы. Великобритания давно славится своими инновационными достижениями и привлекает видных ... |
| 24.07.2023 | Mint Ventures Partners With British Business Bank | The British Business Bank has announced that it is working with Mint Ventures – Scotland’s women-led angel investment syndicate – to improve access to finance for female business owners and to grow the pool of women angel investors.
With su... |
| 13.07.2023 | British Patient Capital invests £10m in Tenpoint Therapeutics | 12 July 2023: British Patient Capital has invested £10m in Tenpoint Therapeutics, an engineered cell-based therapeutics and in vivo reprogramming company developing breakthrough regenerative treatments for ocular diseases, as part of a $70 ... |
| 10.07.2023 | How Has One of Scotland’s Most Influential Tech Investors Evolved? | Having noticed their potential and backed the likes of DirectID, Aveni, and Gigged.AI — companies who are all making waves in Scotland and beyond due to their innovative ideas and technologies — it’s fair to say that Par Equity, the Edinbur... |
| 05.07.2023 | Cornerstone VC hires Ella Wales Bonner as first female partner | Cornerstone VC, one of the leading funds in the U.K. with a diversity-led investment thesis, announced today the hiring of its latest partner: Ella Wales Bonner.
She will be the fund’s first female partner and will also focus time on buildi... |
| 04.07.2023 | GMG Ventures rebrands to Mercuri and closes a £50 million fund backed by British Business Bank | London-based VC firm Mercuri, (formerly GMG Ventures) has closed a £50 million fund which will focus on ‘exceptional’ media-tech start-ups who are ‘reinventing traditional media models using artificial intelligence’. It says it plans to ‘ma... |
| 26.06.2023 | British Patient Capital Response to Small Business Equity Tracker 2023 | 15 June 2023: Today the British Business Bank published its Small Business Equity Tracker 2023. |
| 05.06.2023 | UK’s Isomer Capital announces first close of new €250M fund; aims to become Europe’s venture capital partner | London-based Isomer Capital, a private investment firm focused exclusively on European venture capital, announced on Monday the first close of its latest €250M fund, Isomer Capital III (IC III).
The first close of the fund took place four m... |
| 15.05.2023 | British Patient Capital Invests £10m in next generation drug development company OMass Therapeutics | 15 May 2023: British Patient Capital has made a £10 million investment into OMass Therapeutics, a platform therapeutic company that discovers and develops novel small molecule medicines in areas of high, unmet clinical need, to help advance... |
| 12.05.2023 | BGF explains: What is patient capital? | Patient capital has a longer time horizon than traditional private equity and venture capital. This long-term investment approach is being used by funds like BGF to better support entrepreneurs up and down the country. Read on to learn more... |
| 05.04.2023 | British Patient Capital invests £4m in Quantexa’s Series E funding round | 4 April 2023: British Patient Capital has announced a follow-on investment of £4m in Quantexa, a global data and analytics software company, as part of a £104.6m Series E funding round. The company is now valued at more than £1 billion and ... |
| 30.03.2023 | British Patient Capital invests £30 million in university spinout backer Northern Gritstone | 30 March 2023: British Patient Capital has made a £30 million investment into Northern Gritstone Limited, the investment company focused on university spinouts and R&D-intensive businesses across the North of England. |
| 08.03.2023 | British Patient Capital signs the Investing in Women Code | 07 March 2023: Today, British Patient Capital has signed the Investing in Women Code, committing to support the advancement of female entrepreneurship in the United Kingdom by improving female entrepreneurs’ access to finance in the venture... |
| 02.03.2023 | Interim Evaluation of British Patient Capital published | Today, the British Business Bank has published an interim evaluation of British Patient Capital (BPC). The evaluation, delivered by SQW, finds that British Patient Capital has helped create up to 5,000 additional jobs across the UK, driven ... |
| 02.03.2023 | British Patient Capital invests £5 million in quantum computing innovator Quantum Motion | 21 February 2023: British Patient Capital has invested £5 million in Quantum Motion, a UK-based quantum computing start-up led by academics from UCL and Oxford University, as part of its Series B funding round. |
| 02.03.2023 | British fintech SteadyPay closes a $3M seed round. Ukrainian N1 fund is among the investors | British fintech SteadyPay closes a $3M seed round. Ukrainian N1 fund is among the investors
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| 01.03.2023 | Report: Scotland Top Outside London for Net Zero Deals | The Small Business Finance Markets 2022/23 report found that from 2018 to Q3 2022, Scotland accounted for 14% of the UK’s net zero-related SME equity deals. This is double its 7% share of total UK low carbon and renewable energy sector turn... |
| 25.02.2023 | Mantra Or Reality: What Do Britain’s Scaleups Want From The “Science Superpower” Agenda? | Scott White, CEO of Pragmatic SemiconductorPragmatIC |
| 13.02.2023 | DIGIT Deal RoundUp: January 2023 | Funding and Investment Scottish Enterprise
£150,000 of funding awarded by the Scottish Enterprise will go towards two university projects focusing on green energy and renewables.
The High Growth Spin Out funding is directed at products and ... |
| 27.01.2023 | British Patient Capital invests $7m in immuno-oncology specialist Grey Wolf Therapeutics | 26 January 2023: British Patient Capital has participated in the $49m Series B funding round of immuno-oncology specialist Grey Wolf Therapeutics as the company looks to begin testing their novel small molecule anti-cancer treatment in the ... |
| 24.01.2023 | Northern Gritstone helps pour £3 million into decision intelligent startup Slingshot Simulations | Slingshot Simulations, a UK-based digital twins and decision intelligence software company based on University of Leeds IP, is announcing a £3 million series A raise backed by regional academic investor Northern Gritstone.
Northern Gritston... |
| 24.01.2023 | Seeking overseas growth, Perceptual Robotics marks initial close of new funding | Bristol's Perceptual Robotics is announcing a new fundraise for its drone fleet geared to data gathering from renewable power plants.
London investor Brookstreet Equity Partners led the first close of Perceptual's latest funding to support ... |
| 24.01.2023 | Unwasted raises £1.5m seed for cardboard construction panel | Climate tech startup Unwasted has received £1.5m in seed funding from Elbow Beach Capital, ahead of an anticipated £72m Series A.
It has developed a process that alters the fibres inside waste cardboard to produce a panel board that can be ... |
| 18.01.2023 | SandboxAQ Strengthens Relationships and Seeks New Opportunities for Innovation and Collaboration in the United Kingdom | PALO ALTO, Calif. (PRWEB) January 18, 2023
SandboxAQ, an enterprise SaaS company delivering the compound effects of AI and Quantum (AQ) technology to governments and the Global 1000, today announced it is strengthening its partnerships to a... |
| 17.01.2023 | British Patient Capital and Mubadala Invest in SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund | 16 January 2023: British Patient Capital and Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, today announced their investment into the SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund (SV BCOF). The co-investment betwe... |
| 16.01.2023 | British Patient Capital and Mubadala Invest in SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund | 16 January 2023: British Patient Capital and Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, today announced their investment into the SV Biotech Crossover Opportunities Fund (SV BCOF). The co-investment betwe... |
| 16.01.2023 | Metahelios Gains Funding Lift Off for Imaging Tech | Metahelios, the Glasgow-based start up specialising in advanced imaging technology, is hoping to send its cameras off to space after securing funds from the British Business Bank’s Start Up Loans programme.
Launched in January 2022 by metas... |
| 09.12.2022 | British Patient Capital response to UK Venture Capital Financial Returns 2022 report | Response from Catherine Lewis La Torre, Chief Executive Officer, British Patient Capital: |
| 08.11.2022 | Lift off! Seraphim Space Accelerator & Generation Space Accelerator launches Mission #10 with nine startups from four continents | Seraphim Space Accelerator (UK) & Generation Space Accelerator (USA) launches Mission 10 with nine startups from four continents |
| 03.11.2022 | Why VCs can’t be experts all the time | To properly understand the vast array of early-stage technology businesses pitching for funding today, venture capital investors require a breadth of knowledge that is almost impossible to comprehend.
A recent report by the Spanish bank BBV... |
| 02.11.2022 | How Big a Role Will Deep Tech Play in the UK’s Future? | The UK can arguably be viewed as a global leadership contender in technological innovation, proving itself in areas including artificial intelligence, fintech and electric vehicles.
One thing that can’t be argued against is that the tech se... |
| 01.11.2022 | Form3 secures €23 million to continue rapid market expansion | London-based Form3 announced it has secured €23 million in funding from Atempo Growth. The funding will support acquisitions, new market and new product growth.
The cloud-native payment technology provider's latest funding follows its $160 ... |
| 27.10.2022 | British Business Bank Posts Updated of Equity Stakes in Future Fund Backed Firms | The British Business Bank has posted an updated list that includes new companies backed by the Future Fund, one of several schemes enacted to provide assistance to firms harmed by the COVID-19 health crisis. Created in 2014, The British Bus... |
| 26.10.2022 | Building a startup as a female entrepreneur | Before becoming Prime Minister, Liz Truss launched a new “Taskforce for Women-Led High-Growth Enterprises” whilst she was Minister for Women. It is a very welcome initiative and one of many that emerged in recent years with the aim to suppo... |
| 25.10.2022 | British Patient Capital commits €25 million to Finch Capital’s Fund III | 5 October 2022 |
| 07.10.2022 | British Patient Capital commits €25m to Finch Capital’s Fund III | 5 October 2022: British Patient Capital has committed €25m to Finch Capital’s Europe Fund III, which has reached a final close. |
| 06.10.2022 | UK net zero ambition needs “huge engagement” from SMEs | Small businesses are keen to play their part in the UK’s journey to reach net zero by 2050 but decarbonising is complicated and expensive. |
| 04.10.2022 | Early stage VC house Ada Ventures goes for round two with £36 million at first close | After having backed Huboo, Organise, MOONHUB, SideQuest, and Spill, London’s Ada Ventures is restocking the shelves and going for round two, announcing their second fund with a £36 million at first close.
From its first fund, Ada hosts a po... |
| 07.08.2022 | One Step Beyond the Future Fund | The UK Government is looking for new ideas that will stimulate investment and growth in the UK economy as we come out of a COVID 19 induced lockdown. Big ideas that will also address some of the structural problems that face the UK especial... |
| 02.08.2022 | DIGIT Deal Roundup | July 2022 | Funding CodeBase
Edinburgh-based company CodeBase was awarded a contract worth up to £42 million to establish seven new tech scaler hubs across Scotland.
The Scottish Government investment will help tech founders scale-up their businesses b... |
