Industry news
18.12.2019
£50m investment milestone for FW Capital and Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund across the North
In just two and a half years, FW Capital has invested £50m from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) into 170 businesses across the North and created over 600 jobs...
18.12.2019
STOKR Announce Support for the Liquid Securities Platform
STOKR, the European marketplace for issuing tokenised digital shares, has announced that they will support Blockstream’s Liquid Securities platform. This will enable companies to issue shares on the Liquid...
16.12.2019
Angel investor Laura Harnett explains how completing The Effective Angel Investor e-learning course has given her the tools to succeed on her journey
For those coming to angel investing for the first time, it can seem like a daunting proposition with lots to learn before you can get to grips with the...
13.12.2019
With 14 deals and 3 exits, Chris Smith, Managing Partner of Playfair Capital, shares his angel investor journey and the biggest lessons he’s learned along the way
Following on from our recent piece focusing on seed stage investors Playfair Capital, we dug a little deeper with Managing Director Chris Smith. During our conversation, Chris shared his...
13.12.2019
Acceleris invited on Silicon Valley delegation to fly the flag for the North West VC sector
Acceleris have been invited to embark on a trade delegation to San Francisco with the Lord Mayor of the City of London. With a packed schedule Patrick Molyneux is...
13.12.2019
ClearlySo raises more than £2 million to capitalise on surging interest in impact investing
London, United Kingdom – ClearlySo, Europe’s leading impact investment bank, announces it has secured more than £2 million, exceeding its original fundraising goal, from a combination of existing and new individual...
12.12.2019
Jenny Tooth shares her hope that the next government will continue to support angel and early stage investment
As we all cast our votes today and try to ignore the predictions by the pollsters, we can only hope that the next government will continue to support the...
11.12.2019
New data from SyndicateRoom reveals the UK’s 100 fastest-growing startups
SyndicateRoom’s Top 100 report used a unique method to rank the UK’s top private companies by analysing their valuations over time. Green energy supplier Bulb tops the league table...
11.12.2019
New ClearlySo report on responsible consumer market
A dramatic rise in mentions of the ‘responsible’ consumer (the ethically-mindful buyer who is conscious of the potentially harmful impact of their consumption on society and/or the environment) has...
11.12.2019
Final OION Showcase of 2019 sees nine companies pitch for investment
The final OION Showcase of 2019 was hosted by OION sponsor, PwC, last week at their Frontier hub in the Reading offices. As a tech-enabled, creative space, the Frontier...