Wise founder and Legal & General back £63m ‘inclusive’ London start-up venture fund March 12, 2024 Legal & General and the founder of fintech firm Wise are among a host of big name investors to back a new London venture fund looking to pump cash into “inclusive” start-ups.
YFM smashes target raising £90m for British smallcap VCTs March 11, 2024 Since January 2022, the funds have invested around £70m in a variety of UK business, including the North West's first unicorn, Manchester-based cloud data platform Matillion.
Agronomics posts loss, sees improving outlook for cell-cultured low-carbon food products February 14, 2024 The Isle of Man-based venture capital firm saw its net asset value fall 0.2 per cent throughout the year
Shift: The Yodel deal orchestrator backed by Sir Andy Murray and the Duke of Norfolk February 13, 2024 All you need to know about Yodel's new owner which is backed by Sir Andy Murray and the Duke of Norfolk.
Spring Budget 2024: What measures could Labour continue in government? February 13, 2024 With an election expected this year, and a Labour Party hell-bent on wooing business, are there financial measures a Starmer government could support?
Top City investors unite in plan to unlock funding for British start-ups following Hunt’s Mansion House reforms February 13, 2024 A group of top pension and venture capital chiefs are drawing up plans to unlock a wave of cash from the pension industry into Britain’s start-ups, as the industry looks to implement a government-led commitment signed last year.
Cazoo founder and state-backed investor drive £76m injection into AI fund February 6, 2024 The state-backed investor British Patient Capital and founder of troubled car firm Cazoo have backed a £76m injection into an London-based venture capital firm as it gears up for a spate of AI investment in the coming months.
UK tech sector is ‘not just OnlyFans’, business minister claims January 25, 2024 A business minister has told MPs the UK’s science and technology sector is “not just Only Fans”.
Back in the game: Venture Capital Trust to raise after Chancellor’s stay of execution January 25, 2024 A venture capital trust (VCT) is set to launch a £50m fundraise on the London Stock Exchange next month in one of the first major moves since Jeremy Hunt delayed a phase-out
Plural launches £342m fund to target new ‘tech titans’ January 23, 2024 Venture platform Plural has launched a second fund aiming to raise €400m (£342.6m) for early stage ‘tech titans’. The firm, which began in June 2022, was founded by Wise co-founder Taavet Hinrikus, along with other entrepreneurs such as Songkick founder Ian Hogarth and angel investor Khaled Heloui. Over the last 18 months, the firm’s original [...]