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Atom co-founder to chair Northstar Ventures

Northstar Ventures has appointed a new chair in Edward Twiddy, co-founder of Durham-based FinTech At...

Transforming energy efficiency with £16 million funding

In a groundbreaking move to boost home energy efficiency in the UK, the government has earmarked up ...

Seedrs to bring VCTs to new generation of investors

Seedrs is aiming to bring VCTs to a new generation of investors. ProVen VCTs, managed by Beringea...

‘How I secured A List angels in my cap table’

Angel investment can be crucial to getting a startup off the ground - and is also seen as a validato...

Building My Startup: Stephen Mitchell, founder, SQCDP.co.uk

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Stephen Mitchell, founder ...

Erika Lewis named CEO at Connected Places Catapult

Erika Lewis will succeed Nicola Yates OBE as CEO of Connected Places Catapult from 1st March.  C...

Cambridge’s Carbon13 expands into Germany

Cambridge ClimateTech venture builder Carbon13 has expanded into Germany after announcing the first ...

VC funding turns corner – could 2024 be year of recovery?

New analysis indicates that 2024 could be the year of recovery after UK venture capital turned a cor...

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...

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...

Building My Startup: Louise Thompson, CEO, Myfolks

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Louise Thompson, founder &...