Between 2016 and 2018, there were 15,970 seed or venture equity investment deals made in the UK, amounting to £22.8bn. With the broad range of businesses included in these statistics, it can be difficult to take away anything useful. So,…
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Scale-ups seeking equity finance should always overfund. Or should they? Customers are keener than ever to invest in the brands they love, which means that we are seeing records levels of scale-ups getting overfunded, which is great. Right? Well, yes…
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Our guide to ensure start-up and scale-ups don’t break the law when fundraising You’ve launched your start-up and you’ve got a proven product, a great culture and a growing list of happy customers …but, you need a cash injection…
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Whether it’s for charity or your scale-up, fundraising can be likened to the most gruelling endurance race. Though sometimes it’ll be an easy ride, mostly it’ll seem like you’re struggling to get up the steepest incline. Herewith our top six…
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The Government’s R&D tax relief scheme could provide start-ups and scale-ups with a valuable cash boost. R&D tax relief has been available since 2000, when the Government introduced the scheme to encourage scientific and technological innovation within the UK. It…
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Our top five tips on which fails could flounder your fundraising at the first furlong Whether it’s on St George’s Day or not, raising finance can be likened to a battle. However, it’s easy to launch a successful campaign if…
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If you’re an entrepreneur pitching to investors to fund your start-up, the one thing that you can be certain of is that you’re going to be asked questions about everything. The horror stories of those who’ve stumbled at the first…
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2019 heralds a new era in the world of fundraising for start-up and scaleups. Advances in digital technology have transformed the process and it is now possible to conduct the whole enterprise online. Here we give you our top ten…
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Fundraising and investor acquisition are fundamentals in the life of a founder that cannot be approached without a solid action plan. As with every aspect of a business, you’ll need to set a clear strategy before sending your very first…
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With the political and economic uncertainty that goes hand in hand with Brexit, our instincts might tell us that now is not the right time to raise funds. However, all of the available evidence is telling us the opposite. While…
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