It’s a truism of investing that you should invest in great people. In fact, we believe it’s most importantly about investing in great founder CEOs.

So like most VCs, we believe our job is to find those A-star founder CEOs working on a big disruptive idea with the right timing to be a market leader in their space and then just back them.

Idinvest has published its second annual UK Entrepreneurship Barometer which studies the UK’s attitudes towards entrepreneurship.

The Venture Capital and Private Equity Country Attractiveness Index suggests the UK will lose it's #3 ranking post Brexit.

Kernel Capital, has invested in Dublin City University spin-out Pilot Photonics, a developer of comb source laser technology. 

Pioneering tech company Spark EV is driving business development of its artificial intelligence-based journey prediction system for electric vehicles

A Nottingham regenerative medicine company which has developed a groundbreaking therapy that can help prevent sight loss has completed a £500,000 funding round backed by Mercia Fund Managers, angel investors and the University of Nottingham.

The investment will allow NuVision Biotherapies to further develop its product range, strengthen its management team and increase sales in the UK and internationally.

Isher Capital, the private equity firm for the contact centre industry, is on the acquisition trail with a £20 million warchest.

A Yorkshire inventor, who is developing a range of water heating products for off-grid energy markets, has secured a £400,000 investment from NPIF

Beauhurst's The Deal shows 2017 as the best year on record for investment in the UK's high-growth companies.

Doug Barrowman & Baroness Michelle Mone OBE have joined forces to launch their most ambitious business venture yet, EQUI. A new cryptocurrency-powered investment platform, EQUI opens up venture capital to a wider audience, providing access to vetted, early-stage high-growth tech companies. Businesses on the platform have been hand-selected by a team of established venture capitalists, led by Doug Barrowman with his 30 plus years experience in identifying good investments that deliver outstanding returns.

NanoFlex Limited, an early stage sensor design company, has secured £250,000 of funding from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).  The fund is delivered by MSIF working with Maven Capital Partners in the Liverpool City Region.

Triodos Bank, a global pioneer of sustainable banking, has become the first bank in the UK to launch its own crowdfunding platform. The platform offers a range of crowdfunding opportunities enabling people to invest directly in equity or bonds issued by organisations delivering positive social and environmental impacts. The bonds are eligible to be held in the Innovative Finance ISA, allowing investors to receive the interest they earn on these investments tax-free.