Female founders raise on average 44p for every £1 raised by male entrepreneurs
New research from Access Commercial Finance unveils the ugly truth that the gender funding gap is still alive and kicking among UK SMEs
How open banking can give startups financial freedom
After being proposed in 2016, open banking has arrived. But is the financial services shake-up exactly what startups need or is it too drastic?
UK startup Culture Trip raises impressive $80m series B
Off the back of its latest funding round, Culture Trip aims to help travellers find inspiration far and wide with its new leadership team that includes veterans from Facebook, Google and YouTube
Formula One and Crystal Palace FC bosses fund restaurant data startup Yumpingo
Serving up food intelligence has worked out well for Yumpingo, which has now received over £1m of investment from high-profile investors including leaders from Formula One and Crystal Palace FC
The ten nations UK SMEs pay the most money to
New research from WorldFirst reveals SMEs are getting bullish about international trade outside of the EU but that they’d like more help from the government to do so
Revolut banks $250m series C investment and becomes Europe’s latest fintech unicorn
In a deal that increased its valuation five-fold, Revolut, the digital bank, has secured a $250m series C funding round
European VC deals in fintech at a record low in Q1
New research from CB Insights reveals that while investment in fintech across the world rose to a record $5.4bn in Q1, VCs’ interest in Europe dropped to a five-quarter low
Despite Brexit worries, Silicon Valley’s investment in UK tech grew past £1bn for the first time in 2017
West coast-based investors have increased their investments in UK tech startups by 252% since 2011, reveals research from Penningtons Manches
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