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The latest Funding Review from TechIreland reveals that Irish Startups raised €746M in the first-half 2022 but early-stage rounds have dropped to a five-year low. Today, TechIreland published their H1 2022 Funding Review. The report shows that 91 Irish startups between them raised €746.2 Million in the first half of the year. This is 20% lower than the same period last year, but 2021 ...
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Leading disability-focused organisations join forces to launch the #Access2Funding campaign - calling on the VC and investment community to improve the representation, opportunities presented to and experience of disabled founders. A congress of disabled entrepreneurs and leading disability-focused organisations have joined forces to launch a ground-breaking campaign this Disability Pride Month...
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Time to celebrate the outstanding achievements of angels, early stage VC’s and the innovators they back as nominations are opened for the UKBAA Angel Investment Awards. Good news folks! The annual UKBAA Angel Investment awards are returning for an in-person event to be held at the Science Museum, London on 7th July 2022. Now in its 16th year, the UK Angel Investment Awards are o...
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  Anonymous VC review site Landscape has launched the first in a new series of lists that highlight the best funds in Europe based entirely on founder reviews. Anonymous VC review site Landscape - a service born from a community need - has today launched Landscape Lists, a new service to highlight the best VCs based on anonymous founder feedback. The first list highlights the top 20 Europea...
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Landscape launches OpenScout to empower anyone in Tech with Access to Exciting Startups to Scout for VCs Landscape, the anonymous review platform for founders to rate interactions with venture capitalists, has just announced details of the upcoming launch of OpenScout, a new scout platform that will enable anybody with access to exciting startups to both share these with investors through their...
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An overview of Capital Investment that should help whether you're looking to invest or looking for funding... Whether you’re an investor looking for an opportunity, or you’re a business owner looking for funds, there’s a lot you need to know when it comes to capital investment, and how you can all benefit from each other. Defining Capital Investment Essentially, capital inve...
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Aldea Ventures Announces First Close as it Targets €100M Fund to Back the Best Micro VCs and Future Champions of European Tech Fantastic news from Aldea Ventures which has just announced a €60M first close of a target €100M first fund to invest in 700 technology-enabled startups across Europe. The firm takes a hybrid approach. Firstly, as a fund of funds Aldea invests in up to 20...
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The annual Tech Nation Report has been launched and highlights the resilience and innovation of the UK's tech sector despite the challenges caused by the pandemic and the EU Exit It’s that time of year again - Tech Nation, the leading scaleup accelerator, has released its annual Tech Nation Report, the ultimate state-of-the-nation report on the UK tech sector. After what was an extraordi...
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New investment fund launched by Innvotec to back female founded UK startups  Good news to start the week with the announcement that Alternative Investment Fund Manager, Innvotec Limited (Innvotec), has launched its Female Ventures Fund (FVF) to invest exclusively in UK female founded or co-founded enterprises. Innvotec also aims to encourage more women to invest in start-ups and early stag...
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Investment announced for ShapeDo, the tech startup which is innovating in the construction sector As regular readers may know, we recently did a feature on Goldacre’s RELab programme and its current call out for tech startups that could shape the future smart built environment.And it is quite timely since, ShapeDo, one of the RELab cohort from 2018/2019 has just secured a Late Seed inv...
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