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UK Crowdfunding Platforms Seedrs & Crowdcube Announce Merger 10 Oct 2020 Fundraising, Trends - Seedrs and Crowdcube share the mission of democratising investment into the private sector. The two companies recently announced a merger.
Arm: Sale Of Largest UK Tech Company Could Harm ‘Tech Sovereignty’ 22 Sep 2020 Exit, Trends - In an open letter to Boris Johnson one of the Arm co-Founders calls for the government to stop the Nvidia deal or impose 'legally binding conditions' to it.
2020 Investment Update: A Closer Look At Valuations 20 Aug 2020 Investment, Trends, Valuation - While many predicted a drastic fall in valuations during COVID, the data doesn't show more than a mild correction from previous levels.
How ESG Leaders Outperformed The Markets During COVID-19 19 Jun 2020 COVID-19, Trends, Valuation - ESG Leaders within the S&P 500 saw roughly half the losses than the index, and less than half of their laggard counterparts.
What’s Next For Start-Up & Scale-Up Investment 7 May 2020 Investment, Trends - Three investors discuss their investment focus and priorities in the near future, how valuations will be impacted by COVID and ultimately the effect this is going to have on investor relationships.
Social Tech Trust: COVID-19 Business Support & Start-up Funding Panel 21 Apr 2020 Tech, Trends - We'll be joining Social Tech Trust's webinar, answering questions about how to fund your companies in the current COVID-19 environment.
Cyber 101 Hosting Their Investor Showcase On 5th March 2 Mar 2020 Tech, Trends - The next Cyber 101 Investor Showcase is on Thursday the 5th of March, to be held at the Digital Catapult offices near St. Pancras.
UK Cyber Security: Investment and Valuation Data 25 Feb 2020 Investment, Tech, Trends, Valuation - £323m were invested in the Cyber Security sector in 2018. That's almost 40% up from £232m in 2017. The number of deals also saw an increase from 123 to 128.
Top VCs Make 10 Predictions On The Future Of Start-Ups In 2020 7 Jan 2020 Strategy, Trends - Leading VCs around the world all made their predictions for what 2020 has in store in for the star-up world. We collected the top 10 in this report.
5 British Companies Changing The World In 2020 According to CBInsights 7 Jan 2020 Strategy, Trends - CB Insights recently published a fascinating report called Game Changers 2020, dedicated to companies shaping the future of mankind. 5 of these companies are UK-based.
Beauhurst Publish Scale-Up Index 2019 19 Nov 2019 Investment, Trends - 2018 saw £1.3b invested into visible scale-ups through 63 deals: the largest of these was £150m into Oxford Nanopore, closely followed by Trilico's £149m round.
Is Winter Really Here? David Sacks Thinks So 4 Nov 2019 Investment, Opinion, Trends - Unicorn Founder and investor David Sacks thinks the party is over for companies hoping to raise fund without a clear path to profitability. Let's dig deeper and find out why and why it's actually god news!