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European VC to support founders with childcare costs

Ada Ventures is set to become the first investor in Europe to directly support founders in their por...

British Business Bank’s £150m Scotland commitment

The British Business Bank has committed £150 million of new funding to Scotland. Investment Fund...

Stephen Welton named new chair of British Business Bank

The Department for Business and Trade has announced the appointment of Stephen Welton CBE as the new...

Behind the scenes of ‘event designed for entrepreneurs’

TechBlast’s first annual FUEL Manchester event saw the founders of big-name businesses Peak, Playd...

Northstar Ventures ‘puts North East on global map’

Northstar Ventures has invested more than £95 million into SMEs and social enterprises across the N...

Record H1 for Scotland’s Kelvin Capital

Scottish-based investment syndicate Kelvin Capital completed record investment of £7.8 million in t...

How to crack the American market

Cracking America has always been the ultimate test for musicians, retailers and brands alike. Now...

Bristol-focused fund deploys £1m into impact ventures

Local impact investor BBRC (Bristol & Bath Regional Capital) has successfully deployed £1 milli...

Creative UK dishes out £35m investment fund

Creative UK has launched a new creative industries investment fund to support the UK’s ambitions t...

ECI hits £1bn hard cap ‘to defy fundraising doldrums’

Mid-market private equity firm ECI Partners has closed its 12th buyout fund at a hard cap of £1 bil...

London’s Dawn Capital raises $700m fund

Dawn Capital has raised $700 million to back software companies. The London firm’s primary $620...

FUEL Manchester: Leading entrepreneurs offer top tips for growth

Focus on ambition, agility and organic growth was the key advice to up-and-coming founders from a st...