Venture capital firm launches UK’s only fund for British pensions September 2, 2024 A venture capital firm has launched the first-ever fund devoted to helping UK pension funds invest in British start-ups and scale-ups. Future Planet Capital’s new British Co-Investment Fund (BCF) will channel pension investment into some of the UK’s fastest growing and most innovative businesses in a move that has been praised as “much-needed” by start-ups [...]
Aviva backs Reeves pension investment push with new venture capital arm September 2, 2024 Aviva has launched a dedicated venture capital arm today as it rows in behind the government’s drive to pump more pension cash into start-ups. The move by the FTSE 100 pension giant forms part of a wider project to restructure its private market arm, which previously focused solely on real assets. In a statement, Aviva [...]
Angel fund backed by former Credit Suisse CEO and Bridgerton star raises over £8m August 29, 2024 An angel fund backed by the former CEO of Credit Suisse and Bridgerton actress Charithra Chandran has raised $10.9m (£8.3m) in its first close. The Arāya Super Angel Fund, run by Arāya Ventures, is set to invest in up to 60 pre-seed and seed stage founders over the next four years in health tech, fintech, [...]
European VC firm Redalpine opens London office after £151m fundraise August 27, 2024 European venture capital firm Redalpine has raised $200m (£151.3m) for its largest ever fund, Redalpine capital VII, and opened a new office in London. Founded in Switzerland in 2006, the company has been the backer of companies like Klarna, tax filing software Taxfix and German neobank N26. Redalpine has also funded more than 10 UK-based [...]
Molten Ventures: Private equity portfolio slumps five per cent July 29, 2024 Venture capital trust Molten Ventures saw its net asset value plummet by five per cent over the last year, as the company hopes that a resurgence in private equity may be on the horizon.
Why doesn’t the UK government run its own venture capital funds, like China? July 24, 2024 With how essential venture capital is to the UK economy, why isn't the government running its own VC funds?
‘Critical growth hub’: Hedge funds drive demand for office space in London July 19, 2024 Over $13.1 trillion (£10.4 trillion) in assets are managed in London, and the capital has remained the world's second-largest centre for hedge funds and private equity firms globally after New York.
London cyber firm CultureAI raises £8m to double workforce and ‘fix human error’ July 17, 2024 CultureAI's latest capital injection follows seed rounds of $4m (£3.1m) in 2021 and $5m (£3.8m) in 2023.
13books Capital raises £121m for fintech venture capital fund July 17, 2024 13books Capital focuses on early-stage fintech companies catering to the increasing digitisation of the financial services industry.
‘Green shoots all around’ for the UK venture capital scene but challenges remain July 16, 2024 "We are seeing green shoots all around," principal at Atomico, Sarah Guemouri, said. "Despite a slow start to the year, we expect capital invested as a whole to exceed last year’s figures."