by David Yates | Nov 11, 2019 | Blog Post
Zopa, the world’s oldest P2P lending platform, is in a race against time to secure an investment of between £100m and £150m or face losing its banking licence, Financial News has revealed. The firm has now turned to US banking giant for help as it looks to raise the...
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 20, 2019 | Blog Post, business, Loan
4 Oceans Capital has teamed up with Capital on Tap to offer our growing network of small businesses fast access to additional working capital as and when they need it most. Not unlike 4 Oceans itself, Capital on Tap was founded in 2012, and is on a mission to help...
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...
by David Yates | May 5, 2017 | Blog Post, EIS, fintech, Investment, SEIS
Yieldify, a London, UK-based marketing experience company, raised $6m in its second funding round. The round was led by Binomial Ventures with participation from John Giuliani, CEO of digital marketing leader Conversant, who has also joined the Yieldify board as...
by David Yates | May 5, 2017 | Blog Post
Struggling technology firm Ve Interactive, once thought to be worth at least £1bn, was bought by its new management team for just £2m, in what is thought to be a pre-packed administration. The AdTech firm also made headlines last month after it surfaced that its...
