People looking to invest their cash can now take advantage of a new Innovative Finance (IF) ISA, which allows investors to capitalise on British heritage projects.

Lendingblock, the open exchange for cryptocurrency loans, today announces the appointment of Funding Circle co-founder Andrew Mullinger as an advisor to the company.

An analysis by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company of the investment activity of the top 10 global venture capital (VC) companies in 2017, reveals that collectively they are investing more money on fewer deals when compared to the average numbers for 2013 - 2016.

Research from Citigate Dewe Rogerson among investors with investments in crypto-currencies, reveals 56% intend to buy more over the next 12 months, compared to 31% who plan to retain or reduce their exposure. Despite the recent volatility in the market, just 8% intend to sell all their crypto-currency holdings.

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.

Technology business Intelligence Fusion has broken through its £400,000 target and has gone on to raise over £486,000 to further develop its online global intelligence and risk management system.

This represents an early success for the new partnership between Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) and Crowdcube, an extension of GCV’s groundbreaking investment model which allows retail investors from the general public to invest alongside experienced and sophisticated investors and financial institutions.

The success of IF’s fund raising coincides with the Chancellor’s Budget proposals to stimulate investment in high growth businesses by attracting £20bn of new investment.

Leading venture capital firm Midven has been appointed to manage the £35 million equity finance portion of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). Midven will invest all of the funds into high-growth businesses across the West Midlands over the next five years.

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.

Don' worry if you you missed SyndicateRoom's Future of Fintech event on 8th March.  You can see Nick Ogden's talk here.

OurCrowd, a global leader in equity crowdfunding, today announced the opening of a new office located in Mayfair, London, the 10th dedicated location worldwide. The new office will be headed by Lina White, formerly of Goldman Sachs, who will manage OurCrowd’s activities, among the growing community of British investors interested in funding early stage high-growth tech companies.