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02/01/2025

"In line with previous years, 2024 has proved to be another very busy and successful year for Archangels." David Ovens, joint MD at Archangels

Co-investors on deals during 2024 included Investment Fund for Scotland (managed by Maven Capital), Scottish National Investment Bank, Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise, Par Equity, Mercia and various Scottish angel syndicates.

20/10/2023

The ceremony at the historic Churchill Hall, House of Commons, is dedicated to celebrating the achievements of the Bengali ethnic community from India and Bangladesh.

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Bengalis have been rewarded and acknowledged for their substantial contribution to healthcare, finance, politics, education and the arts.

20/10/2023

The Accelerator Programme - which runs for 12 months - is backed by Ordnance Survey (OS) and HM Land Registry (HMLR).

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A new cohort of six GeoTech and PropTech start-ups has just been selected to start on its Accelerator Programme.

20/10/2023

In 2020, data confirmed that there are 1,223,850 tonnes of waste disposed in the ocean, with future predictions standing at a rise of 60% by 2030, 147.4% by 2040 and 274% by 2050.

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In 2020, data confirmed that there are 1,223,850 tonnes of waste disposed in the ocean, with future predictions standing at a rise of 60% by 2030, 147.4% by 2040 and 274% by 2050

04/10/2023

Funding dried up and inflation and rising interest rates hit the highly leveraged aggregators’ debt hard.

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However, 2022 was the year of the Amazon aggregation downfall. Funding dried up and inflation and rising interest rates hit the highly leveraged aggregators’ debt hard.

21/09/2023

Asendia UK, the cross-border ecommerce specialist, announces Renaud Marlière as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

An internal appointment, Renaud’s promotion underlines Asendia’s desire to nurture leadership talent internally, and he assumes the role on 1st November 2023.

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Marlière has been an integral part of Asendia's senior global team since the company’s inception over a decade ago.

19/09/2023

The Amplify Venture programme has received £1.4m from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Offering a free transformative two-year programme for ambitious and underserved founders.

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15/09/2023

A founder may not be able to change the market or the competition, but they can change their leadership and performance.

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As many as four in five start-ups will fail in their first three years. Of those businesses that secure venture capital (VC), only one or two in ten will produce substantial returns. Even if a business makes it through these hurdles, the founder may not.

14/09/2023

You are an early-stage founder eager to generate buzz and excitement around your business. You live and breathe your startup, but how do you catch the media's attention and inspire them to write about it?

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You are an early-stage founder, eager to generate buzz and excitement around your business. You live and breathe your startup, but how do you catch the media's attention and inspire them to write about it?

14/09/2023

CIBC Innovation has provided an £8m growth capital package to Ometria, a customer data and experience platform (CDXP), headquartered in London and New York.

Ometria will use the capital to further develop and advance the retail-specific AI capabilities of its platform.

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Ometria will use the capital to further develop and advance the retail-specific AI capabilities of its platform.

14/09/2023

SCVC, the early-stage deep tech VC, has announced the first close of its second fund, with a target of up to $100 million.

The new fund builds on the team’s core strategy and expertise, investing at pre-seed and seed stage with initial cheque sizes of $500k up to $3m.

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SCVC, the early-stage deep tech VC, has announced the first close of its second fund, with a target of up to $100 million.

13/09/2023

Kuano, a drug discovery company combining quantum mechanics with AI to design the next generation of medicines, has raised £1.8M seed funding, led by Mercia Ventures.

The investment will facilitate further validation of Kuano’s quantum simulation platform for the design of more effective drug candidates targeting enzymes, as well as continued Company growth through strategic partnerships and recruitment.

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The investment will facilitate further validation of Kuano’s quantum simulation platform for the design of more effective drug candidates targeting enzymes, as well as continued Company growth through strategic partnerships and recruitment.