by David Yates | Nov 29, 2019 | Blog Post, business, fintech, Investment, Startup, Technlogy
The UK has pulled well ahead of its closest rivals Germany and France as a tech investment magnet, despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty. Investment in UK technology companies rose by nearly 50pc in 2019 to reach $11.12bn (£9.4bn) compared with $7.52bn last...
by David Yates | Nov 27, 2019 | Blog Post, business, Investment, Loan, Startup
Cashplus, one of Britain’s longest-established digital challenger banks, plans to lend £400m to small businesses over five years. Cashplus applied to become a full-blown bank last year and expects to be fully authorised in Q1 2020 with the aim of becoming the...
by David Yates | Nov 25, 2019 | Blog Post, business, fintech, Investment, PE/VC, Technlogy
MiddleGame Ventures, a fintech focused investment firm, announced a $165m fund targeting post-seed, series A and series B investments in Europe and North America. MGV’s Venture Fund I has achieved a first close of undisclosed amount from the Luxembourg Future Fund...
by David Yates | Nov 18, 2019 | Blog Post, fintech, Investment, PE/VC, Technlogy
Balderton, the London based venture capital firm, has closed a new $400M early stage fund which will be deployed into outstanding European founders looking for Series A investments. The new fund will be managed by an investment team of 15 working as a single team...
by David Yates | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog Post, business, EIS, fintech, Funding Project, Investment, PE/VC, SEIS, Startup, Technlogy
Hiring good talent is still the biggest obstacle for UK’s booming tech sector, with 80% still trying to hire the right staff, up 7% from last quarter, whilst access to capital is a close second with just over two thirds of tech entrepreneurs seeking to raise...
by David Yates | May 12, 2017 | Blog Post, Investment, PE/VC
Investment Growth in Q1 The first quarter of 2017 was strong in terms of investment rounds announced by UK tech companies. A total of £576.85m ($719.27m) in funding was recorded on the Tech City News Investment Tracker in the first three months of the year. This...
