Bhanu Choudhrie is a director at London-headquartered private equity firm C & C Alpha Group, which has investments globally. And while money isn’t a problem for him now, his humble beginnings in unpaid jobs, such as car valet for his father, means he understands the true value of money as an investor.
Luxury restaurant booking and payments app Velocity has already had significant global growth since its London launch in 2014, but will now push into 29 cities worldwide with a $22.5m Series B round from investors including the founder of Starwood Hotels.
The parent company of venture capital firm Octopus Investments, Octopus Group, has opened Octopus Labs, a new accelerator programme launched to support fintech startups, while also independently creating in-house products.
Speaking as a partner at Mangrove Capital Partners, I personally believe the Brexit could be more of an opportunity than a problem for small businesses in the UK.
Heavyweight boxer David Haye has used his platform to champion British business, contributing to a £2.65m seed investment round for recruitment app Syft alongside David Cameron’s former enterprise advisor Lord Young.
Real Business attended the Sage Summit 2016 in Chicago, where one of the guest speakers was Ashton Kutcher. And while the Hollywood star may be best known for his exploits in film and TV, the actor has become a respected investor in over 100 companies, so we’ve taken a look at the incredible transition.
It may have slowed down, but China’s economy is still growing at three times the speed of the UK’s and there are still massive opportunities for outbound investment. Recent figures attribute a record-breaking $101bn worth of global deals to Chinese buyers in the first three months of 2016 alone.
UK-headquartered identity verification service Onfido, which boasts over 1,000 clients, has raised a $25m Series B investment to meet increased demand in the US and other international markets.
Klaus Nyengaard, former CEO at Just Eat, has backed local marketplace StarOfService with a “decent six-figure sum” to support the company’s global growth ambitions.
Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has smashed the milestone for £150m of investments for growing businesses, which prompted the five-year-old business to relive its biggest moments in little over five years of operating.
