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 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 | 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 1, 2017 | Blog Post, EIS, Investment, SEIS
Raising capital from business angels and private investors isn’t as easy as some people think There’s no question about it: Raising funding for a start-up from angel investors or venture capitalists is hard. Some entrepreneurs seem to think that investors should be...
by David Yates | Jan 11, 2017 | Blog Post, business, EIS, Investment, PE/VC, SEIS
Companies currently raising rounds of venture investment are inevitably learning some hard truths. Primarily, VC money isn’t as readily available as in previous years, and for the companies that are receiving funding, they’re finding that the terms are becoming...
by David Yates | Nov 17, 2016 | Blog Post, business, EIS, Investment, Loan
A year since the launch of its first venture debt fund for UK technology firms, Barclays has announced it is extending the fund to £200 million. Barclays has seen huge take up from businesses and since launching in May last year has provided £100million in earlier...
