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.
London firm Funding Circle entered the record books on 23 April by securing a place as one of the top five VC investment deals in British history. Real Business has caught up with CEO Samir Desai, who opened up on how the company managed to raise rounds of $65m and $150m in under a year.
Following one of the biggest venture capital deals in UK history that took place on 23 April, here are the VC trends that happened across the wider European business market throughout the first quarter of 2015.
By Rob Toms
Rob Toms shares his insights on how growth investor Smedvig Capital backs companies, and tells the story of portfolio company Tusker – from investment to exit.
By Simon Brooke
Looking for a holiday cottage in Britain for this summer Snaptrip offers holidaymakers late deals on a choice of 25,000 rental properties all around the country.
On the back of completing an investment round that means his business has now raised nearly $150m since founding, Real Business quizzes WorldRemit founder and CEO Ismail Ahmed on the best way to get funding.
By David Craik
London has been hailed as a mecca for business and magnet for investors, but the likes of Manchester, Liverpool and Edinburgh could be higher achievers if they can make their voices heard.
By Jason Hesse
Famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz has published the 16 tech trends that it is most excited about.
We spoke to Michael Kent, CEO of money transfer business Azimo, about growing a disruptive business and the future of fintech.
By Karen Darby
Venture capitalists are loyal to money, not people and they are utterly ruthless if they sense they ?re not going to get their returns, says SimplySwitch founder Karen Darby.
