by David Yates | Mar 5, 2014 | Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC, SEIS
With the Tax Year end looming now is the time for both start-ups and investors to take advantage of tax-efficient Seed Enterprise Investment Schemes (SEIS). But is £150,000 per start-up really enough to succeed in today’s economy? Since its introduction in 2012, SEIS...
by David Yates | Jan 7, 2014 | Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC
Do you think that you have what it takes to be the next $1 Billion Startup? What are the actual Odds of your business being the next Instagram, Tumblr or Twitter? The odds that your tech startup will become worth $1 billion or more are incomprehensibly small,...
by David Yates | Oct 4, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Investment, M&A, PE/VC, SEIS
Have you ever seen a story about a start-up firing its investors? Me neither. The reality is that investors don’t get fired. They may get squashed in a recapitalisation, minimised in a down round, or bought out, but they don’t get removed. Because the minute they...
by David Yates | Sep 7, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC
It sounds like the start of a really bad joke doesn’t it? But the truth is that this question is often asked by entrepreneurs and is probably one of the most infuriating questions VC’s and Advisors are faced with. No legitimate VC or Advisor will sign an...
by David Yates | May 13, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Crowdfunding, Investment, PE/VC
Crowdcube has raised £1.5 million through what it describers as a new world record for funds raised via an equity crowdfunding platform. Founded in February 2011, Crowdcube allows businesses to showcase themselves and secure growth capital from a large group of...
by David Yates | Apr 23, 2013 | Blog Post, business, Investment, PE/VC
A sum of £1 million has been injected into six SMEs by the London Business Angels (LBA) alongside other co-investments of around £4.5 million. The six companies backed by the private angels network includes trunk mains monitoring company Syrinx, which is backed by LBA...
