Winner of the Future Unicorn Award at our Everline Future 50 2016, peer-to-peer lending platform LendInvest has been given a mammoth challenge, but CEO Christian Faes has told Real Business he’s confident the firm can become a $1bn company – by trotting, not galloping.
For founder Avin Rabheru, a former VC investor in several companies such as Crowdcube, Kabbee and Streetcar, it was a natural step to take on the challenge of building his own business – and it’s clear his entrepreneurial pursuit has paid off and even earned a place in the Everline Future 50 2016.
Challenger bank Mondo, which is mobile-first by design, is in the midst of a £6m hybrid investment round and wants customers to become investors by contributing £1m through equity crowdfunding service Crowdcube.
Connectivity, venture capital, diversity, community and more – we take an in-depth look at the various factors and accomplishments that make London deserving of the “business capital of Europe” label.
London-based Admedo, the programmatic advertising platform used by the likes of Boots and Airbnb, has secured a $6m Series B investment led by MMC Ventures.
Having just taken up the CFO role at technology Anaplan, a business which has just banked $90m of venture capital investment, James Budge answers a few of our questions on building a fast-growth company and how being cloud-based is unique.
The British technology industry continues to surge, as new results from Boris Johnson’s London & Partners promotional company have revealed that the sector raised a $3.6bn worth of venture capital funding in 2015 – a new record.
Edge Investments has received support from the British Business Bank to address the “funding drought” in Britain’s creative industries with a new £40m pot to invest in high-growth enterprises.
The government-backed trade body Sharing Economy UK (SEUK) has struck a partnership with Balderton Capital to launch a pitch event, which will seek out British entrepreneurs disrupting the lucrative space filled with firm such as Airbnb and BlaBlaCar.
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielson has been recruited by Balderton Capital to lead early-stage investments into new businesses, leveraging experience gained at taxi booking platform Uber – as well as roles at Dropbox, Skyhook Wireless and Voicesignal.
