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...
by David Yates | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog Post, EIS, Investment, PE/VC
The Angel CoFund, a London, UK-based venture capital fund launched with an initial Government-backed funding of £50m has announced its main results culminating with the celebration of its fifth birthday. With its mandate remaining to back the best UK-based high...
by David Yates | Mar 5, 2017 | Blog Post, Investment, PE/VC, SEIS
Stormburst Studios, a Birmingham, UK-based startup which develops game-inspired software for business use, raised £150k in seed funding from Mercia Fund Management. Co-founded by Derry Holt and James Heath, Stormburst Studios provides OneUp, which allows sales teams...