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Diversity VC Publishes Report On UK Venture Capitalists 5 Aug 2019 Employment - Earlier this month, Diversity VC carried out a research on 171 active VC firms to look into the diversity issue within the Venture Capital sector.
Corporate VCs: The Europe Top 10 5 Aug 2019 Fundraising - Despite their mixed reputation as investors, Corporate VCs are a rising segment of the start-up landscape. Here are the Top 10 in Europe according to the Financial Times.
Entrepreneurs’ relief – the basics 22 Jul 2019 Bookkeeping, Strategy, Tax - Formerly, to qualify for entrepreneurs' relief, the assets or shares had to be held by the individual for at least 12 months to the date of disposal. However, the length of ownership condition has recently been increased.
Money Out – Exits in Q2 ’19: M&A, IPO, Secondary Sale 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Tech, Trends - Transportation giant Uber Technologies finally reached its highly anticipated IPO in May, along with other notable companies that were welcomed with mixed reactions by the public.
Money In – Investment in Q2 2019 22 Jul 2019 Investment - The past quarter saw shifts across geographical regions, development stages and key players in terms of start-up investment.
Capital Efficiency: Do Larger Investments Make Better Businesses? 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Strategy - Funding rounds have been growing at unprecedented pace while capital efficiency decreases: do larger investments lead to superior returns and exits?
Dividends Complexities – What Do The Cuts Change? 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Tax - Many family-owned companies allocate dividends towards the end of their financial year and/or the tax year, so it was not until March/April 2019 that the impact of the reduction first started to hit home.
Susie Cummings – Founder and CEO of Nurole 28 Jun 2019 Clients, Tech - Nurole is on a mission to make the world’s best talent much more accessible with new technology that changes the whole process of search. They provide a fresh approach that’s more effective, more collaborative and much more affordable.
When should a business register for VAT? 28 Jun 2019 Tax - Businesses are required to register for VAT when their annual sales reach the threshold of £85,000. You can also register volountarily in some instances.
The investment funnel: What are a start-up’s chances to succeed? 28 Jun 2019 Investment, Strategy - Out of the original sample, only 12 companies went through the whole funnel to reach a valuation over $1bn, achieving "unicorn" status.
CleanTech Report: Are UK VCs investing to fight climate change? 28 Jun 2019 Investment, Strategy - The CleanTech sector require huge investments in order to become profitable and efficient at scale. Are VCs investing in British CleanTech start-ups?
Humanising Autonomy Raises £4.2m Seed Round 27 Jun 2019 Clients, Fundraising - Humanising Autonomy develops an AI platform that is able to predict pedestrian behaviour across different environments and cities based only on RGB data from a camera.