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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...

Invest in Women Hub to help female entrepreneurs secure finance

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), in partnership with the Council for Investing in Female...

Idea dismissed as ‘crazy’ by investors nears £1bn valuation

Today tech-enabled sportswear brand Castore is on the brink of a £1bn valuation. Fresh from rais...

Oxx closes second fund at cool £150m

Oxx, a specialist investor in European B2B SaaS scaleups, has reached the final close of its second ...

YFM’s new £95.5m fund shatters target

YFM Equity Partners has closed its latest fund at £95.5 million. The private equity firm says Bu...

Molten Ventures in £41m swoop for rival tech VC

Molten Ventures has swooped to acquire fellow tech-focused venture capital firm Forward Partners in ...

110 growth measures: Tech sector reacts to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt plans to introduce 110 measures to boost the UK’s economic growth. Deliv...

Building Our Startup: Ian & Lisa McCartney, Plytime Learning

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Ian McCartney, co-founder ...