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Venture Capital

Articles, news and analysis on UK and European venture capital financing and its role in heling startups and early-stage companies.

News

Plural launches €400m VC fund for tech founders

London-based VC will look to back tech founders across the UK and Europe

News

UK pension funds trail Scandinavia for start-up investment

Venture capital investment is down across Europe, but AI is bucking the trend

News

Jeremy Hunt announces science and tech VC programme

The Chancellor is looking to cultivate a group of investors specialising in AI, robotics and vaccines

News

European VC Atomico raises $1.1bn

The backer of Klarna and Lilium has a target of £1.35bn despite a challenging economic climate

Opinion

Top 5 sectors attracting venture capital finance

Fieldfisher partner Tim Bird outlines which sectors are set to receive the lion's share of venture financing this year.

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital: Evaluating the risk profile of investments 

How do VCs assess risk when looking forensically at investment portfolios? Here's how to assess venture capital investments

Venture Capital Funding

Pembroke VCT raising another £60m of investment

One third of money raised will be invested in new growth-stage businesses, with the rest going on follow-on rounds for existing portfolio companies

Venture Capital Funding

Venture Capital Trusts – a Growth Business guide

Venture Capital Trusts currently manage £6bn worth of investment in UK start-ups invested in more than 1,000 companies. But what is a VCT and how does it differ to regular venture capital?

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital jobs – what to expect working for a VC

What job roles are available in venture capital? What does it involve day-to-day and how do you get into the industry?

Venture Capital Funding

24 venture capital firms you need to know about – Growth Business guide

Here are 24 venture capital funds you need to know about to fund your start-up, in every sector from AI through to deep tech

Venture Capital Funding

Venture capital funding way down on last year

Amounts raised by VCs in H1 2023 fall by nearly two thirds compared with same period in 2022

Alternative Finance for Business

How to raise pre-seed funding

If you're a young business that needs finance to grow, it could be time to look into pre-seed funding. Here's how to do it