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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.
Beauhurst Publish Scale-Up Index 2019 19 Nov 2019 Investment, Trends - 2018 saw £1.3b invested into visible scale-ups through 63 deals: the largest of these was £150m into Oxford Nanopore, closely followed by Trilico's £149m round.
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.
UK Equity Investment Declines In Q3 2019 Despite Record Year 22 Oct 2019 Investment - Q3 2019 in the UK was riddled with uncertainty, which pushed investors to prefer later-stage, lower-risk companies, encouraging a number of mega-deals.
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.
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?
Money Out – Exits in Q2 ’19: M&A, IPO, Secondary Sale 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Tech, Trends - Transportation giant Uber Technologies finally reached its highly anticipated IPO in May, along with other notable companies that were welcomed with mixed reactions by the public.
Money In – Investment in Q2 2019 22 Jul 2019 Investment - The past quarter saw shifts across geographical regions, development stages and key players in terms of start-up investment.
Capital Efficiency: Do Larger Investments Make Better Businesses? 22 Jul 2019 Investment, Strategy - Funding rounds have been growing at unprecedented pace while capital efficiency decreases: do larger investments lead to superior returns and exits?
CleanTech Report: Are UK VCs investing to fight climate change? 28 Jun 2019 Investment, Strategy - The CleanTech sector require huge investments in order to become profitable and efficient at scale. Are VCs investing in British CleanTech start-ups?
What a VC learnt from the 600 start-ups he said “NO!” to 13 May 2019 Investment, Strategy - VC portfolios are often too small to make accurate links between metrics and performance. What if they used companies they rejected as a dataset instead? This VC studied 600 start-ups he said "no" to and found some interesting connections.
Should we trust all the fuss about Chinese Start-ups? 13 May 2019 Investment, Trends - There has been a lot of buzz around Chinese start-ups raising huge amounts of capital. However, not only numerous reports dating suggest that the hype around the Chinese VC scene is exaggerated: some argue that Western media is playing its part in overstating its size and momentum.