Securing the right funding can help turn an entrepreneur’s business dream into reality – whether that’s simply getting a company off the ground or expanding an existing operation.
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Azimo Closes $10 Million Series A funding Round
Founded by Michael Kent, Ricky Knox, and Marek Wawro in 2012, Azimo is a UK-based FinTech start-up that allows customers to send money to 190 countries around the world from any mobile or Web-connected device.
Canary Wharf Group’s accelerator sees first success in less than a year
Canary Wharf Group have announced its first “home grown” tenant, endorsing its innovative strategy to diversify by nurturing growing technology companies to become fully-fledged occupiers at Canary Wharf.
Balderton Capital lead $8M Series B in Hotel recommendation start-up Top10.com
Hotel shortlist specialist Top10.com has secured $8m Series B finance in a deal led by equity investment firm Balderton Capital, bringing its total funding to date to $12.4m.
Quill signs up Smedvig Capital as new investor in £5M round
Content creation platform to use new funding to consolidate position as UK’s “content marketing leader” and to expand abroad
BeerBods funds in 36 hours to become Crowdcube’s fastest pitch
Online beer lovers’ club raises £150k, mostly from customers, in record time from over 100 investors
Startups struggle to find right talent, with nearly half citing staff as reason for failure
Nearly 80 per cent of startups struggle to find the right talent, with over forty per cent citing staff issues as the reason for failure, according to new research fromStartup Institute, the career accelerator.
John Lewis launches tech incubator with spaces for five start-ups at Canary Wharf
The retail giant has opened it’s new incubator for five businesses to win office space, investment and mentoring to develop their products
Buzzmove moves out of Wayra & secures $650,000 funding ahead of national launch
The removals comparison service gets funding support to launch the nationwide launch of it’s service from some key investors
Earn-outs – don’t always follow the crowd….
Earn-outs are a common feature of M&A transactions, particularly those involving sales of “people” businesses by individual entrepreneurs who will continue to be engaged by the target business post-completion.
Business information company DueDil raises $17M to go global
DueDil founder and CEO Damian Kimmelman has announced he has raised $17 million Series B financing round with the new capital set to be used to boost DueDil’s product and expand into new countries.
Crowdcube celebrates three years of invigorating British business
Crowdcube, the world’s first equity crowdfunding platform, celebrates its third birthday this month. Since it launched in 2011, the company has raised over £19.9 million for 103 start-ups as well as small and growing businesses.
Indian Business Angels To Make First UK Investment
The Indian Angel Network (IAN) is Asia’s largest angel network of over 250 investors comprising a who’s who of successful entrepreneurs and CEOs, spread across 10 countries.
Weapon-detector designers recruit crowdfunding investors to the frontline
The makers of the first security scanner able to detect plastic firearms made on a 3D printer have today begun selling shares in their business through the crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom.
British landmine disposal firm turns to crowdfunding
With more than 120m landmines stored and deployed in places of conflict and post-conflict around the world and 20,000 victims of landmines every year, a British company is set to tackle the problem head on with its revolutionary pyrotechnic torch technology
