- US Patent Office Wants To Regulate Copyright On AI Generated Content 3 Dec 2019 Policy, Tech - The US Patent Office published a notice last month seeking comments from the public about the implications of AI-generated content for copyright law.
- 5 Deals From Last Week’s “Merger Monday” Were Worth Over $45bn 3 Dec 2019 Exit - Last Monday (the 25th of November) news came out of several high-profile M&A deals, of which just the 5 largest added up to over £45bn in value.
- Seedrs Introduce Direct Investment To Their Crowdfunding Platform 29 Nov 2019 Fundraising, Investment - In addition to their nominee structure Seedrs introduced direct investment. Users will be able to control all administrative aspects of their shareholdings.
- Open Up 2020 Challenge Finalist Kalgera Awarded £100k By Nesta 19 Nov 2019 Awards - Kalgera is a finalist in the Open Up 2020 Challenge, aiming to address some of the longstanding financial issues faced by the UK population.
- UK Economy 2.9% Smaller Due To Brexit Uncertainty 4 Nov 2019 Brexit - Brexit uncertainty has left the UK economy 2.9% smaller than it would have been had it voted to stay, says new research by the Centre for European Reform.
- Is Winter Really Here? David Sacks Thinks So 4 Nov 2019 Investment, Opinion, Trends - Unicorn Founder and investor David Sacks thinks the party is over for companies hoping to raise fund without a clear path to profitability. Let's dig deeper and find out why and why it's actually god news!
- Theragnostics Announce Global Partnership With GE Healthcare 22 Oct 2019 Clients - Biotech company Theragnostics have entered into a global partnership with GE Healthcare for the development and distribution of imaging agent GalliProst.
- Missive Is Top UK Small PR Agency To Work For 22 Oct 2019 Awards, Clients - Missive's Founders describe the agency as an "evolving cooperative", with an aim to give the team greater say over how the agency is run.
- SaaS Forward Multiples See Correction Amid Uncertainty In Public Markets 8 Oct 2019 Exit, Valuation - As of Sep 13th the median of forward multiples for public SaaS was 9.3x. A 11% drop from its latest high. What does it mean for private SaaS companies?
- Revolut Starts Targeting Teenagers With Its Youth Feature 8 Oct 2019 Trends - UK challenger bank Revolut announced its Youth feature last week targeting teenagers with a parent-controlled card and a child-friendly app.
- Seema Kher Joins Finerva as Head of Accounting Services 16 Sep 2019 Company News, Employment - Seema brings to Ignition her 20+ years experience working at KPMG. She will help us further improve our Core Accounting offering and service delivery.
- Nexford University Entrepreneurship Scholarship Deadline Approaches 2 Sep 2019 Clients - After awarding the 100 scholarships based on the answers to these questions, graduates will have a chance to pitch their start-up idea.