Funding

What is pre-seed funding?

Pre-seed funding means bootstrapping your business, either using your own cash or raising money through family and friends. However, some venture capitalists do offer pre-seed for the right kind of business

Venture Capital Funding

How to raise first equity finance for your business

What are the different types of equity finance you can raise for your business? Here are the different types and the amounts you can raise.

News

Cornerstone VC launches £20m fund for tech start-ups led by diverse teams

The fund will invest between £250,000 and £1m into 40 UK tech-enabled businesses at pre-seed and seed stage.

News

Concept Ventures launches UK’s largest pre-seed fund

The £50m fund will back over 60 start-ups over four years, writing cheques of up to £600,000

Venture Capital Funding

7percent Ventures – ‘Find investors who aren’t scared of your vision’

Andrew Scott, co-founder of 7percent Ventures, started investing in early stage companies because of his frustration at the timidity of European VCs. Too often, he says, British founders downplay their vision to appease investors

Alternative Finance for Business

Distill Ventures to invest $5m in black and Asian drinks start-ups

Distill Ventures has made it easier for underrepresented groups to get pre-seed funding with its pre-accelerator scheme – here's how to apply