Taking on the telecoms sector it’s all about timing
Entrepreneur Damian Hanson created a business phone system to disrupt telecoms as we know it. He believes the time is right to enter the market.
Tag: Seed Funding
Bumble CEO teams Ollie Locke for investment in gay dating app Chappy
Through her growing female-centric dating service Bumble, Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe has backed gay dating app Chappy, which has been created by Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke.
Netmums co-founder raises £2m for YouTube-powered video blog Channel Mum
The mummy blogger community has grown significantly over the years and now it’s time for the rise of the “mummy vlogger,” according to Netmums co-founder Siobhan Freegard, who has sealed a £2m investment for video blog Channel Mum.
David Haye provides recruitment app a fighting chance with 2.65m seed round
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.
New venture capital firm writing cheques to those referring deals
With stints at Andreessen Horowitz, McKinsey & Company and Index Ventures under his belt, Andre de Haes is well placed to know what the right approach for his fledgling seed-based investment fund is – and told Real Business all about it.
Passion Capital fund boosted by 17.5m from British Business Bank
The British Business Bank announced a £17.5m investment in Passion Capital, for the venture investment firm’s £45m second fund.
Considering seed funding Have a look at your invoices instead
By Simon Brooke
With many banks still unwilling to lend, and finance in short supply for small and medium-sized enterprises, a growing number of smaller companies are looking to other sources of finance.
Europes pre-Series A funding gap is good news for both investors and entrepreneurs
Maria Dramalioti-Taylor, founder of London-based VC firm AngelLab, shows the scale of the “No Man’s Land” between seed and Series A funding in Europe and argues that despite appearances, it is actually good news for the ecosystem.