Meet the Investor: Dominic Wilson, Pi Labs
The co-founder and managing partner of "focused, deeply networked and accretive" investment firm Pi Labs reveals what makes his perfect investee...…
Venture capital
Venture capital (VC) investment can be a useful way to raise funds for your small business. With articles explaining what venture capital is, how to find VC investment and details of venture capital firms, use this section to assess if venture capital investment is right for you.
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…
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…
Meet the investor: Melissa Yvonnou, BOOST&Co
The principal of the growth capital provider behind Triptease and The Clubhouse explains why innovation holds the key to unlocking investment...…
BOOST&Co
The VC and venture debt firm which backs scaling UK technology businesses with amounts of between £1m and £10m…
Meet the investor: Philippe Collombel & Jean-Marc Patouillaud, Partech Ventures
Fresh from raising a €400m warchest, the partners of the transatlantic VC firm behind Made.com and Brandwatch discuss what makes an 'ideal investment'…
Frog Capital
The venture capital and private equity firm which invests up to €20m in European technology scale-ups generating €3m to €30m in revenue…
Beringea
The transatlantic venture capital firm which proactively helps UK businesses scale, investing between £1m and £5m in companies across all sectors…
Partech Ventures
The VC firm which invests €200,000 to €40m in disruptive tech businesses based in the UK and beyond, including backing Made.com with $34m…
80 UK venture capital investments of over £10m that will make every entrepreneur envious
We've analysed the biggest VC funding rounds in UK businesses over the last 18 months. These are the sectors you should be starting a business in...…
Meet the investor: Karen McCormick, Beringea
She's the partner and CIO of one of the UK's "biggest evergreen growth capital funds" - Find out how McCormick brings "entrepreneurs' ideas to life"…
Meet the investor: Matthieu Baret, Idinvest Partners
Partner of the European investment firm with over €7bn under management, Baret backs "ambitious entrepreneurs hoping to change the world"…
Meet the investor: Michael Jackson, Mangrove Capital Partners
Partner of the European VC firm behind Skype and Wix, Jackson offers up a number of useful insider tips to help you secure funding...…
Meet the investor: Nic Brisbourne, Forward Partners
With 15 years VC experience, Brisbourne discusses the future of e-commerce, the rise of 'hyphen-tech', & why he values founders with self-belief…
Meet the investor: Will Fraser-Allen, Albion Ventures
Deputy managing director of one of the UK's largest VC firms, Fraser-Allen gives an overview of what he looks for in a potential business investment…
Meet the investor: Jon Lerner, Smedvig Capital
Principal of the high-growth tech VC firm, Lerner discusses his dislike for "Uber for X" analogies, sourcing prospects, and support for "non-unicorns"...…
Meet the investor: Martijn de Wever, Force Over Mass Capital
The CEO of the two year-old SEIS and EIS fund backs entrepreneurs "without an ounce of self-doubt" and is excited by the opportunities in virtual reality…
The Investor Directory
Trying to raise finance? Look no further than our A-Z investor directory covering venture capital funds, private equity, angel networks and more...…
JamJar Investments
Meet the Innocent Drinks founders’ VC firm – backing consumer-focused businesses with an aim to make “the world a little better”…
Playfair Capital
With a focus on technology, find out more about the venture capital fund helping early stage start-ups bring new and disruptive ideas to market……