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The 13 best business ideas you should start in 2019
From bespoke beauty to living for less, Startups.co.uk’s annual report reveals the 13 hottest business ideas you should start next year...…
Business ideas for 2018: Late-night food
With consumers eating patterns shifting significantly, and a growing trend for a fourth meal set to take off in 2018, cash in with an alternative food offering…
The Entrepreneur: Derek Moore, Coffee & TV
The founder of animation and VFX studio Coffee & TV talks expansion, maintaining company culture and the importance of learning as a CEO...…
The Entrepreneur: Nigel Davies, Claromentis
From exporting Stateside to learning how to tango, read how this week's entrepreneur in the spotlight has built a multi-million pound business…
Meet the investor: Sebastian Peck, InMotion Ventures
The MD of the London-based fund owned by Jaguar Land Rover outlines the winning founder combination; competitiveness, humility and self-awareness…
Cardiff-based career and recruitment platform Digital Profile raises £275,000
Launched in June 2016, the careers portal already has over 450 approved businesses and more than 3,000 individuals using its system…
Finance Friday: Who raised funding this week? January 15-19
Our weekly selection of the successful start-ups who raised significant amounts of funding Jan 15-19. Did we miss yours? Read below on how to get featured…
Finance Friday: Who raised funding this week? January 8-12
Our weekly selection of the successful start-ups who raised significant amounts of funding Jan 8-12. Did we miss yours? Read below on how to get featured…
Young Gun-founded Snaptrip raises £2.1m and acquires Last Minute Cottages
The Startups 100-ranked holiday booking platform will also use the fresh injection of cash to fuel its expansion into mainland Europe…
Recruitment software tool that rates ‘culture fit’ of candidates raises £130,000
Based in TMRW in Croydon, ThriveMap has recently landed US giant Dolby as a client and will use the fresh funds to build API integrations…
How does venture funding work?
An easy-to-read guide on everything you need to know about the different stages of raising venture capital funding for your start-up or small business…
Zego, the insurance provider for delivery drivers, has raised £6m of Series A funding
Balderton partner Rob Moffat will now take a seat on the board at Zego - who have increased its employee headcount from 7 to 33 since the start of 2017…
Trouva bags $10m to “save the high street” and help shoppers find local boutiques
The Startups Awards 2017 finalist and Startups 100-ranked business will now establish a new base in Lisbon and triple the size of its tech team…
Proptech platform No Agent raises $1.1m and calls for a “rental revolution”
Helping landlords ensure their properties remain profitable, the end-to-end management platform will look to raise Series A funding next year…
Informatics software provider Dotmatics raises “significant investment”
Backed by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), the fresh funds will allow the Bishop's Stortford-based business to invest in product innovation…
Customer service chatbot start-up BotSkill raises £250,000
The robotic start-up was backed by the British Robotics Seed Fund and counts the Northamptonshire Police Crime Commission as a client…
The Entrepreneur: Steve Folwell, LOVESPACE
The CEO of the multi-million pound storage company reflects on mistakes in his early career, the importance of resilience, and his love of duvet days...…
Debenhams invests $10m into on-demand beauty services start-up blow LTD.
As a result of the deal, which now sees the retail giant control a minority stake, Seedrs shareholders have been offered the opportunity to sell shares…
Delivery start-up Deliveroo raises £285m Series F to hit $2bn valuation
The Startups 100-ranked gig economy business, which was only launched in 2013, has been backed by US investors Fidelity and T Rowe Price…
Clinical trial matching platform Antidote raises $11m
The fresh injection of cash will allow the digital health start-up to reach "millions more patients in need of new and better treatments"…