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Deals of the week May 4 to May 7 – a GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, May 4 to May 7, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

Venture Capital Funding

Authenticity is key when it comes to Octopus Ventures backing your startup

Too many founders overprepare when pitching for Seed and Series A, says Alliott Cole, co-CEO of £1.3bn VC Octopus Ventures

Funding

Deals of the Week, March 8 to March 12 – GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, March 8 to March 12, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

Funding

Deals of the week, February 28 to March 5 – GrowthBusiness roundup

Growth Business roundup of Deals of the Week, February 28 to March 5, listing seed funding, venture capital and crowdfunding deals of note

Funding

Rishi Sunak review moots £1bn fintech growth fund

Institutions would own £1bn fintech growth fund, which would take stakes in fast-growing financial technology companies

Venture Capital Funding

Interview with Simon Rogerson and Chris Hulatt of Octopus Group

The rise of sustainability in scale-ups, the braver disposition of today's entrepreneurs, why businesses ignore company culture; we cover all of it with Simon Rogerson and Chris Hulatt, founders of Octopus Group.

News

Octopus Investments backs talent development business SCM World

VC and private equity fund invests in talent management development business.

Venture Capital Funding

Why I invested in Zoopla

After watching one of the firm's early investments join the London Stock Exchange, Alex Macpherson, head of the Ventures team at Octopus Investments, explains what he saw in Zoopla that first excited him.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Octopus-backed Hydrobolt exits through deal with LoneStar

Energy parts business Hydrobolt has been snapped up by LoneStar for an undisclosed amount with help from private equity firm AEA Investors.

News

Octopus invests in online contact lens business

Octopus Ventures has invested £1.355 million into GetOptics, forming what it claims is the UK’s largest web-based contact lens business.

News

Graze.com backed by Lovefilm investors

Healthy snack company Graze.com has raised £2 million from two of the venture capital backers of DVD rental business Lovefilm.