Livingbridge, one of the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investors, has invested in leading social media publishing business, Jungle Creations. The investment was made through Livingbridge’s Enterprise 3 fund, which invests in fast-growth SMEs.

Gannons' Commercial law expert Alastair Manning looks at creative solutions for cancelling shares in a private company.

Nadine Campbell, of the ACE Entrepreneurs Investment Program, reminds us that diversity can only have wider benefits

For those thinking about starting a business in the UK, research from Bruntwood Group has found 

BurdaPrincipal Investments (BPI), the growth capital arm of media and tech company Hubert Burda Media, has invested in UK-based Oddbox, a platform that is leveraging technology to fight food waste. BPI has invested a total of £16m, comprising a combination of primary and secondary investment. 

The news, as reported in The Times on 24^th August, that US VC investment in the UK hit £4.5bn in 2020 is significant.  That is more than the EIS Scheme and The Future Fund combined.  A sign of the great opportunities for investors certainly and a welcome sharing of the load required to spin UK companies into unicorns, of course.  But how does this inform angels about the nature of what they do?

SnapDragon Monitoring, an online brand protection business, has raised £1.2m in its latest funding round - bringing the total raised to just over £3m - from ACF Investors, Mercia, and Scottish Enterprise, to help brand owners identify and remove fakes, copycats and online threats, using intellectual property to do so.

Chantelle Arneaud of Envestors looks at how networks can best connect with investors and companies.

The UK Government has published its first Hydrogen Strategy, in a Policy Paper which has been greeted with a fanfare of publicity.

Echion Technologies is a leading developer of next generation materials for Lithium-Ion batteries. Its products deliver a unique combination of fast-charging capability, cost-effectiveness, and high energy density, vital for the world’s shift towards decarbonisation through pervasive electrification.

DataMilk, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool which autonomously optimizes E-Commerce websites to improve the customer experience and drive increased sales, has raised a $1.7m seed round led by Brazilian VC big_bets, European investors RTP Global, and Berlin-based Angel Invest, with additional support from investor Matthew Freud and the founders of digital commerce platform VTEX to expand its product offering across the globe as it takes on more employees to drive forward product development.

Lime Global Ltd, the UK’s leading provider of online-only affordable and accessible digital healthcare top-ups, has raised £474,838 from 209 investors via crowdfunding platform, Seedrs – exceeding its initial target of £400,000 at 117%.