Following the grand finale of the three-month Pitch to Rich competition, which saw JustPark, Fourex and Kino-mo scoop the big prizes, Real Business has rounded up the founders to determine how you pitch to a billionaire tycoon like Richard Branson and walk away with his money.
After launching a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube in May, mobile tech company Chirp has beaten its £400,000 investment target with a 188 per cent overfund to enhance its “internet of sound”.
A new £60m aerospace and 3D printing centre has been opened in Coventry by business minister Anna Soubry, who also revealed small businesses in the aerospace sector are able to apply for investment from a £10m fund.
It seems everybody is doing the crowdfunding thing at the moment. New crowd platforms are popping up everywhere. To avoid being left behind, some business angel networks are partnering up with crowd platforms or even launching into the market themselves.
Wimbledon and Olympic champion Andy Murray has entered into a “long-term partnership” with equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs, whereby he will be advising on businesses in the health, sport and wearable technology spaces.
Following a 19-year accountancy career, CFO David Cockburn joined Innis & Gunn to pursue an ambitious expansion plan. With the company labelled as the best-selling British bottled beer abroad and a funding scheme underway to construct a brewery, he's undoubtedly helped the company take the drinks industry by storm.
Having already allocated capital to businesses including Graze, Kano and Gojimo, JamJar has made mifold its latest portfolio company through a deal worth £1.15m.
The British Business Bank announced a £17.5m investment in Passion Capital, for the venture investment firm's £45m second fund.
To stimulate high-growth British businesses, MMC Ventures and the Institute of Directors (IoD) have teamed up for a partnership that will encourage the country's young entrepreneurs and investors to connect with each other.
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