Advice - Investors

‘We raised £400k in 90 minutes with our 67th business idea’

Peter Kirby will never forget the moment he went on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise funds f...

Pivoting your business into a SaaS-based model

Entrepreneur James Richmond never considered switching to a SaaS-based business until his chairman B...

Beware of early dilution and other funding ‘rabbit holes’

When I first met David Levine in Manchester Science Park back in 2016, I was blown away by the augme...

Why Elizabeth Holmes’ conviction must be a ‘wake-up call’ to investors and entrepreneurs

The conviction of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes on four counts of fraud should be a ‘wake-up c...

Meet 50 people who kept the UK growing in 2021

2021 has been another tough year - but amidst the doom and gloom the wheels of business have kept mo...

What happens when your first investor wants to sell?

Picture the scene: your business is enjoying hockey stick growth when your first investor rings you ...

‘Why an IPO was right for musicMagpie’ – Steve Oliver

A lot has changed since Walter Gleeson and Steve Oliver launched musicMagpie from a garage in Hazel ...

The rise and rise of musicMagpie

December 2021 marks the 15th anniversary of the nadir in Steve Oliver’s professional career and t...

How startup turbocharging VCs began with a blog

Rémy Astié has big ambitions for a startup with origins in an online blog. With record levels o...

Taking funding vs bootstrapping – what’s best?

$1.4 trillion! According to Richard Faulkner, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank, that’s ...

Meet the VC backing underrepresented founders – and looking for more

A global venture capitalist firm with a focus on backing startup founders from underrepresented grou...

Startup founders: Give yourself six months to raise capital

Startups are notoriously time-poor, with founders performing multiple roles from raising investment ...