MMC Ventures has launched a new podcast series, ‘Beyond the Hype: Artificial Intelligence’, sponsored by Barclays.

Andrew Mearns Spragg, CEO of Jellagen, talks about how Newable's investment enabled the company to take the next step in its development. 

In honour of International Women’s Day 2018, UKBAA asked Angel Investor of the Year Meganne Houghton-Berry some key questions on the barriers to Women in Angel Investing and her advice to those starting out.

Private equity is well-placed to support the European Commission’s sustainable finance plan, but any further measures need to take into account the diversity of the industry, says Invest Europe.

The Week That Was is released every week by OFF3R. At OFF3R you can compare investments from leading equity crowdfunding and peer to peer lending sites through to robo-advisors and stocks and shares ISAs.

The Amazon bank account is coming, Just Eat dips into the red and the cashless society worry

As early stage investors, in predominantly B2B startups, the team here at Episode 1 sees our portfolio companies wrestling with the many attempts to achieve Product Market Fit. We love backing very smart entrepreneurs, often first timers, who are trying to solve big problems or deliver mission critical services in a variety of different industries.

Deepbridge Capital comments on the likelihood of the Finance Bill receiving Royal Asset this month and its inclusion of reforms to Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) investment which will focus on investment in higher-risk, knowledge intensive companies rather than lower-risk, capital preservation schemes.

Research released by Knight Frank in the European Quarterly, Commercial Property Outlook (Q3 2017) proves a strong third quarter last year has put 2017 European investment volumes on course to beat 2016.  

Every quarter around 50,000 new businesses startup in London (Source: https://realbusiness.co.uk/business-growth/2017/05/05/uk-top-locations-for-startup-growth-in-2017/) and many of these will turn to crowdfunding to help them launch and/or grow.

The Bank of England governor’s comments on the regulation of cryptocurrencies can be expected to help fuel a sustainable recovery of the likes of Bitcoin, Etehreum, Ripple, Litecoin and Dash.

This is the prediction of Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations, following Mark Carney’s declaration that the exchanges that clear cryptocurrencies should come into the “regulatory tent.”

"The Week That Was is released every week by OFF3R. At OFF3R you can compare investments from leading equity crowdfunding and peer to peer lending sites through to robo-advisors and stocks and shares ISAs."

Better Wi-Fi on the moon than the Tube, Porsche is bullish on blockchain and half of ICOs have failed

Baroness Michelle Mone OBE, co-founder of EQUI, a cryptocurrency-based platform, comments on Mark Carney's speech on the Future of Money.