- Future Fund Applications Are Closed: Who Secured Government Investment? 10 Feb 2021 COVID-19, Fundraising - The Future Fund provided just over £1,066m to 1,055 companies. An average of £1m for each company, but who secured the funds?
- All The Costs Of Going Public… And New Ways To Reduce Them 18 Nov 2020 Fundraising, Strategy - In this report, we outline all the (visible and hidden) costs of going public, as well as how new solutions are helping company spend less on their IPOs
- Q2 ’20 Report: Investment During Lockdown 18 Jul 2020 COVID-19, Fundraising, Investment - Investment data from Q2 is now available. Was it harder to raise funding during lockdown? The answer is not as simple as a yes or no.
- The IPO Pipeline For 2020 Is Looking Good 17 Jul 2020 Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - As the world moves on from the shock of lockdowns and tries to go back to some version of normality, many successful scale-ups resumed their IPO plans.
What A Post-COVID-19 Funding Round Will Look Like 30 Apr 2020 COVID-19, Fundraising - In this report we answer three key questions on what VC investment will look like after the COVID-19 crisis. From A Funding Round To Another: How Long Should Your Runway Be? 3 Feb 2020 Fundraising, Strategy - The time before your business runs out of cash between a funding round and the next is known as runway. Estimating it correctly is crucial to its survival. Taking Investment From A Corporate VC: All The Pros And Cons 3 Dec 2019 Fundraising, Investment - The figure of the Corporate VC comes with an aura of mixed opinions. CB Insights surveyed 365 of them to get a deep insight into how and how well they work. IPO: What Is A Direct Listing And Why It Matters 4 Nov 2019 Exit, Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - An increasingly high number of tech start-ups are deciding to list their shares publicly through a direct listing rather than a classic IPO. The Weirdest “Risk Factors” In 2019’s IPO Filings 16 Sep 2019 Exit, Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - One of the requirement for S-1 filings are "Risk Factors". It is a chance for a company to acknowledge its weaknesses and publicly declare what could get in the way of its success. What’s Hot & What’s Not? Seed Funding Activity Gives Us An Insight Into The Trendiest Sectors 2 Sep 2019 Fundraising, Strategy - Change happens before you know it. By analysing seed funding, we assessed start-up sectors to understand what's trending and what's already past its prime.Equity Crowdfunding Report For The First Half Of 2019 19 Aug 2019 Fundraising, Investment, Strategy - Equity crowdfunding platforms enable companies to raise finance directly from the public, democratising the venture capital environment. But how are they performing in the first half of 2019? Corporate VCs: The Europe Top 10 5 Aug 2019 Fundraising - Despite their mixed reputation as investors, Corporate VCs are a rising segment of the start-up landscape. Here are the Top 10 in Europe according to the Financial Times.