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ECI kicks off 2024 with three promotions

Private equity investor ECI Partners has kicked off 2024 with three promotions - including two new p...

Jess McCreadie joins Northern Gritstone

Northern Gritstone, the investment business focused on science and technology-enabled startups in th...

Record year for Newcastle University spinouts

Newcastle University is celebrating a record year for funding raised by its spinouts. Investments...

How to slay two Dragons just by being nice

During the Covid pandemic Christian Laing decided to help his younger brother Ross, who has Down Syn...

Japanese boost for UK life sciences sector

The UK’s life sciences sector has been boosted by a funding injection from the Development Bank of...

EHE Ventures to launch AI fund

EHE Ventures is launching a dedicated fund this quarter to capitalise on opportunities in artificial...

Jess Ennis-Hill among female athletes to join Players Fund

A host of top female athletes have joined venture capital firm Players Fund. The UK’s first ath...

Former BT CEO appointed chair of investor BGF

Investor BGF has appointed Ian Livingston as its non-executive chairman. Lord Livingston of Parkh...

Building My Startup: Billy Butt, CEO, Fassion

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Billy Butt, co-founder &am...

BGF attains B Corp certification

BGF, one of the largest and most experienced growth capital investors in the UK and Ireland, has bec...

Founder says patient capital is key ahead of US launch

The founder of a prize-winning AgriTech startup set to launch in the United States has spoken of the...

Venture builder aims to co-found 40 startups

Venture builder Cambridge Future Tech has raised more than $3 million, marking a significant develop...